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The new state of Michigan elected its new senators in 1835, both Jacksonians: Lucius Lyon (Class 1) and John Norvell (Class 2). They were not seated until January 26, 1837, due to a territorial dispute with Ohio. In the term beginning March 4, 1837, they would sit as Democrats.
The 1st Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, met in Detroit in three sessions between November 2, 1835, and July 26, 1836, during the first year of Stevens T. Mason's governorship of the (prospective) state.
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In the first election for the newly-created state legislature in 1835, Ellis was elected to represent Monroe County in the Michigan Senate, and was re-elected for a second term. [4] He sold his newspaper and moved to Detroit around 1842, where he began publishing the American Vineyard newspaper.
Conrad "Old Coon" Ten Eyck (August 13, 1782 – August 23, 1847), also known as Conrad TenEyck or Teneyck, was an American politician in the U.S. state of Michigan in the mid-19th century. He served as a member of the Michigan Senate starting in its inaugural session in 1835, and as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1846.
Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1834 and 1835, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. [1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2. The Anti-Jackson coalition maintained control of the Senate.
The 1835 Constitution on display at the Michigan Historical Center on Statehood Day in 2013. On January 26, 1835, Acting Territorial Treaty and Military Officer/ Marshal of the Union Assigned to the Territory of the 1662-1776 State of the Union Stevens T. Mason issued an enabling act authorizing the people of Michigan to form a constitution and state government.
Following the adoption of the state constitution and the creation of the Michigan Legislature, McDonell represented Wayne County as the senator from the 1st District in the Michigan Senate from 1835 until his resignation on March 23, 1838. [15] [16] He also served as an alderman of the city of Detroit in 1837. [17]