Foss O. Eldred
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Foss O. Eldred was Attorney General of Michigan in 1946 when he was appointed to fill out an unexpired term. He also held many other political offices.
Elder was from Ionia, Michigan
. He studied at Albion College
and then Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University
), graduating with a degree in teaching from the latter. He served as superintendent of schools in Lyons, Michigan
and then was an assistant instructor of reading at Michigan State Normal College.
Eldred was a Republican. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate from the 18th District from 1921 to 1924. He then served as Prosecuting Attorney for Ionia County
from 1925 to 1928. In 1931 he ran unsuccessfully for congress in the Michigan 8th Congressional District, losing to Michael J. Hart
by 5,000 votes largely because Eldred supported prohibition and Hart was a hard-core supporter of its repeal. He was elected mayor of Ionia in 1935 and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940.
Eldred married Erminie Mary; they had one son, Ney Eldred, who as of 1951 was Ionia County Prosecutor.
Elder was from Ionia, Michigan
Ionia, Michigan
Ionia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 11,394 at the 2010 census. Every late July it hosts what may be the world's largest free-admission fair...
. He studied at Albion College
Albion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Related to the United Methodist Church, it was founded in 1835 and was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. It has a student population of about 1500.The school's sports teams are...
and then Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
), graduating with a degree in teaching from the latter. He served as superintendent of schools in Lyons, Michigan
Lyons, Michigan
Lyons is a village in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. Most of the village is within Lyons Township. A small portion extends west into Ionia Township.- Geography :...
and then was an assistant instructor of reading at Michigan State Normal College.
Eldred was a Republican. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate from the 18th District from 1921 to 1924. He then served as Prosecuting Attorney for Ionia County
Ionia County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61,518 people, 20,606 households, and 15,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 107 people per square mile . There were 22,006 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
from 1925 to 1928. In 1931 he ran unsuccessfully for congress in the Michigan 8th Congressional District, losing to Michael J. Hart
Michael J. Hart
Michael James Hart was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hart was born in Waterloo, Quebec, Canada. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1880 and settled in James Township, Michigan, where he attended the district schools of Jamestown and Saginaw, and a business college...
by 5,000 votes largely because Eldred supported prohibition and Hart was a hard-core supporter of its repeal. He was elected mayor of Ionia in 1935 and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940.
Eldred married Erminie Mary; they had one son, Ney Eldred, who as of 1951 was Ionia County Prosecutor.