History of Marshall, (Calhoun County) Michigan United States of America

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Isaac Edwin Crary, representative, was born in Preston, Conn., Oct. 2, 1804; son of Elisha and Nabbey (Avery) Crary. He was graduated at Trinity college, Hartford, Conn., in the class of 1827, the first class graduating from that institution. He was admitted to the bar and in 1833 settled to practise in Marshall, Mich., where he subsequently became general of the state militia. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1835; and the first representative in congress from the state, serving in the 24th, 25th and 26th congresses 1835-41. He was regent of the University of Michigan, 1837-44; a member of the state board of education, 1850-52; and editor of the Democratic Expounder for several years. He was a representative in the Michigan legislature, 1842-46, and speaker in 1846. He was twice married: first to Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock, niece of Bishop Brownell, and secondly, in 1841, to Bellona, daughter of Judge Abner Pratt of Marshall. He died at Marshall, Mich., May 8, 1854.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Walter Ingalls Hayes, representative, was born in Marshall, Mich., Dec. 9, 1841; son of Dr. Andrew L. and Elmira Selden (Hart) Hayes; grandson of William and Abigail (Sanborn) Hayes and of Dr. L. N. and Sybil (Selden) Hart, and a descendant of John Hayes who settled in Dover, N. H. He was graduated at the University of Michigan, LL.B. in 1863, and practised in his native city. He was city attorney and U.S. commissioner for the eastern district of Michigan. He removed to Clinton, Iowa, in 1866; was U.S. commissioner for Iowa; city solicitor of Clinton; judge of the 7th judicial district of the state, 1875-87; and a Democratic representative in the 50th, 51st, 52d and 53d congresses, 1887-95. He was an advocate of tariff reform, opposed trusts and monopolies and favored fewer hours of labor. After leaving congress he resumed the practice of law. He was elected to the 1897 special session of the Iowa general assembly, called for the purpose of revising the laws of the state, and took an active part in the business before the session, serving on the committee on annotating, editing and publishing the new code.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor