Collection: Governors of Michigan

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A useful collection of Michigan's forty-seven governors. Subjects range from Stephens T. Mason (1835-1840), the first governor of Michigan through Jennifer Granholm (2002-), the forty-seventh. Entries include personal information, party affiliation, residence, and location of manuscript materials.

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  • thumbnail Alger, Russell A.

    Russell A. Alger, 20th Governor of Michigan, 1885-1886. Republican. Born in Ohio in 1836. Died 1907. Buried in Detroit. Worked in the lumber industry.

  • thumbnail Comstock, William A.

    William A. Comstock, 33rd Governor of Michigan, 1933-1934. Democrat. Religion: Episcopal. Born in Alpena in 1877. Died 1949. Buried in Alpena. Banker and businessman by trade.

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