George Anson Starkweather
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Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:...
(in Wayne County). He is not to be confused with his Uncle, also named George A. Starkweather
George A. Starkweather
George Anson Starkweather was a United States Representative from New York, his eldest son being John Converse Starkweather...
, of New York State, or several other distant cousins also named George Anson Starkweather. George was a first cousin to John Converse Starkweather
John Converse Starkweather
John Converse Starkweather was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
and a descendant of Robert Starkweather who came from the British Isles in 1641 and settled which was at that time cornhill section of Boston.
After a brief stay in New York State where he studied law, he came home to Plymouth and went on to become a local merchant, schoolteacher, lawyer, farmer, greenhouse owner, banker, Plymouth Village President, Plymouth Township Supervisor, philanthropist, and served one term in the Michigan Legislature
Michigan Legislature
The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the...
in the 1850s representing Plymouth. George was a leading community member who helped to bring a railroad route to Plymouth (much to the chagrin of present day residents of Plymouth), through what is now known as "Old Village" or "Lower Town". Later in life George Anson Starkweather donated the land on which the old downtown plymouth high school is now situated - land which was once part of the family farm. He was a firm believer in education.