Jerome Eddy was a Michigan businessman, politician and diplomat.
. The History of Genesee County, MI.
Political Graveyards.com He served on the Democratic Michigan State Central Committee and was a delegate to many Democratic State Conventions. During the

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Presidency, he served as a United States Consul in

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Early life

Born on November 29, 1829, in

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, Genesee County,

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, Eddy moved to

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with his parents, Willard and Eliza (Case) Eddy, in 1837. In 1841, he left school to become an apprentice to George H. Hazleton, brother of another Flint Mayor,

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. When he reached the age of 20, he went into business for himself as a merchant and into real estate. Ellen M. Curtis married Eddy in 1858. Eddy was in the lumbering business with Artemus Thayer operating a

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. Original, he lived with his wife at the corner of East Kearsley and Clifford streets, later the location of the Flint Public Library building, The Carnegie Library, in 1910. Around 1870 they moved to a house on Church Street built by George Hazelton in the 1930s.

Political life

He was elected as the

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of the City of Flint in 1878 serving a 1-year term.Index to Politicians: -- Eddy, Jerome of Flint Entry
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managed and edited the Democrat. His son became a noted businessman, art collector, and writer. His son married Lulu Orrell, the granddaughter of

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.Chapter XVI: The Press
The History of Genesee County, MI.

Post-political life

Eddy was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint after he died on November 24, 1905.

References

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