Azariah S. Partridge
Azariah S. Partridge | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from theGenesee County1st district | |
| In office January 1, 1881 – 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Bedtelyon |
| Succeeded by | Sumner Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1834 Saratoga County, New York |
| Died | April 28, 1901(aged 66) Mount Clemens, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican(1881-1882) Prohibition(1886-1890) Populist(1894) |
| Spouse | Lura Penoyer |
| Children | 4 |
Azariah S. Partridge(December 19, 1834 – April 28, 1901) was aMichiganpolitician.
Early life
[edit]Partridge was born on December 19, 1834, inSaratoga County, New York.Around 1856, Partridge moved toFlushing Township, Michigan.Partridge worked as a teacher for several years.[1]
Political career
[edit]Partridge was a farmer and a fruit grower.[1]In 1874, Partridge served as drain commissioner for Flushing Township.[2]On January 5, 1881, Partridge was elected as a member of theMichigan House of Representativesfrom the Genesee County 1st district as aRepublican.He held this seat until 1882.[3]In 1886, Partridge ran unsuccessfully as aProhibitionistcandidate for the position ofUnited States Representative from Michigan's 6th District.Partridge became a member of the Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee in 1887. Partridge ran unsuccessfully as a Prohibitionist candidate in the1890 Michigan gubernatorial election.Henry I. Allen, ofSchoolcraft, Michigan,ran as the Prohibitionist candidate for lieutenant governor alongside Partridge.[4]In 1894, Partridge ran unsuccessful once again for the position ofUnited States Representative from Michigan's 6th Districtas aPopulistcandidate.[5]Around 1898, Partridge moved toMount Clemens, Michigan.[6]he was the president of the MichiganPatrons of Industry[7]
Personal life
[edit]Partridge married Lura Penoyer on February 7, 1862. She was one of the first white woman to be born in the Flushing area. Together they had four children. Lura died on May 11, 1892.[8]Partridge was aFreemason.Partridge was Baptist.[6]
Death
[edit]Partridge had a stroke of paralysis on April 23, 1901. On April 27, he had another stroke. On April 28, Partridge died in his home in Mount Clemens.[6]He is interred atFlushing CityCemetery.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abMichigan Historical Commission (1924).Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2.
- ^Ellis, Frank (1879).History of Genesee County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical...Everts & Abbott – viaInternet Archive.
- ^"Legislator Details - Azariah S. Partridge".Library of Michigan.RetrievedNovember 28,2019.
- ^"Michigan Happenings".Crawford County Avalanche. August 14, 1890.RetrievedApril 1,2021.
- ^"Parsons-wright to Pasula".Political Graveyard.RetrievedNovember 28,2019.
- ^abc"Items and Incidents".Wolverine Citizen.May 4, 1901. p. 6.RetrievedOctober 21,2021.
- ^"Page 4".Osceola County Democrat. May 20, 1891.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^abFlushing Area Historical Society (1985).Flushing Sesquicentennial History: A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories Written by People of the Flushing, Michigan Community, Volume 1.pp. 333–334.
- 1834 births
- 1901 deaths
- American Freemasons
- Baptists from Michigan
- Farmers from Michigan
- People from Saratoga County, New York
- People from Genesee County, Michigan
- Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Prohibitionists
- Michigan Populists
- Burials in Michigan
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Michigan politicians