Colonel George Alvin Loud (June 18, 1852 – November 13, 1925) was a politician and businessman from the

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. Loud was born in

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, and moved with his parents ( Henry M. Loud and Vilitta Kile) to

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in 1856 and then to

Au Sable, Michigan Au Sable ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iosco County, Michigan. The population of the CDP was 1,453 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Au Sable Township at the mouth of the Au Sable ...

, in 1866. He attended the English High School in

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, and Professor Patterson's School at

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, He graduated from Ann Arbor High School (now Pioneer High School) in 1869. He was vice president and general manager of the Au Sable and Northwestern Railroad. For four years he was a colonel on the staff of

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Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree (August 30, 1840 – June 18, 1901) was an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd mayor of Detroit from 1889 to 1897 and the 24th governor of Michigan from 1897 to 1901. A Yankee who migrated from New England, h ...

. He was paymaster on the U.S. revenue cutter ''McCulloch'' when it participated in the

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during the

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. Loud was elected as a Republican from

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to the

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and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1913. In 1912, Loud was defeated by Progressive Roy O. Woodruff. Loud defeated Woodruff in 1914 to be elected to the 64th Congress, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1917. In 1916, Loud was defeated in the Republican Party primary elections by

Gilbert A. Currie Gilbert Archibald Currie (September 19, 1882 – June 5, 1960) was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives including as Speaker and served in the United States House of Representa ...

. Loud returned to engage in the lumber business at Au Sable. He was killed in an automobile accident at

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, and was interred in Au Sable Cemetery in Oscoda.

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The Political Graveyard

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loud, George Alvin 1852 births 1925 deaths Road incident deaths in Oregon Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan People from Bainbridge Township, Ohio People from Iosco County, Michigan Politicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) alumni 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives