| 词条 | William M. Fenton |
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| name = William Matthew Fenton | image = William M. Fenton.png | caption = | order = | office = 7th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | term_start = 1848 | term_end = 1852 | governor = Epaphroditus Ransom John S. Barry | predecessor = Charles P. Bush | successor = Calvin Britain | order2 = | office2 = Michigan State Senator | term_start2 = 1846 | term_end2 = 1847 | governor2 = | predecessor2 =Gardner D. Williams | successor2 =Andrew Parsons |constituency2 = 6th District[1] | order3 = 4th | office3 = Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan | term_start3 = 1858 | term_end3 = 1860 | governor3 = | predecessor3 = Henry M. Henderson | successor3 = Henry H. Crapo[2] | order4 =1st | office4 =Alderman | term_start4 = 1855 | term_end4 = 1856 |alongside4 = Alvin T. Crosman | governor4 = | predecessor4= none | successor4 = Henry I. Higgins |constituency4= Third Ward, City of Flint[2] | order5 = | office5 =Supervisor | term_start5 =1847 | term_end5 =1848 | governor5 = | predecessor5=William Patterson | successor5 =John L. Gage |constituency5=Township of Flint[3] | birth_date = December 19, 1808 | birth_place = Norwich, New York |nationality = |party =Democratic |spouse = Adelaide Birdsall |relations = Joseph S. Fenton, Father[4] |children =Ada B., John Brush, Henry, Sarah R.[4] |residence = |alma_mater = Hamilton College |occupation =Sailor, Lawyer |profession = |religion =Episcopal |signature = | death_date = November 12, 1871 | death_place = |website = |footnotes = }} William Matthew Fenton (December 19, 1808 – November 12, 1871) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is the namesake of the city of Fenton, Michigan. Early lifeFenton was born in Norwich, New York in 1808[5] and graduated at the top of his class in 1826 at Hamilton College. PoliticsFenton was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 6th District,[5] representing Genesee, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties, 1846-47. He moved to Flint in 1847. In 1847, he was elected Flint Township Supervisor.[3] He served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Michigan[5] from 1848 to 1852 under Governors Epaphroditus Ransom (1848–50) and John S. Barry (1850–52). At the first village elections in 1855, Fenton was elected as a Third Ward Alderman with Alvin T. Crossman.[6] He held the position of register of the U.S. land office at Flint from 1852 until it was moved to East Saginaw,[7] and was mayor of Flint from 1858 to 1859.[5] Fenton was the Democratic candidate for governor in 1864,[5] losing to Henry Crapo. He erected the large block and public hall in Flint that bear his name. DeathAs chief of the fire department of Flint, while on duty, he received an injury which resulted in his death on November 12, 1871. He was interred at Glenwood Cemetery of Flint.[5] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen1840s.html |title=Michigan: State Senate, 1840s |accessdate=2009-03-24 |work=Political Graveyards.com |publisher=Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum |date= }} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box |2. ^1 {{cite book| last =Ellis | first =Franklin |authorlink =| coauthors =| title =History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers.| publisher =Everts & Abbott | year =1879 | location =Philadelphia, PA. | pages =177 | url =http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=bc2e9508b2f4f83b0bb57f56ffd896b4;q1=Burton;q2=Genesee;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=pages;idno=bad0919.0001.001;view=image;seq=507;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset; | doi = | id = }} 3. ^1 {{cite book| last =Ellis | first =Franklin |authorlink =| coauthors =| title =History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers.| publisher =Everts & Abbott | year =1879 | location =Philadelphia, PA. | pages =184 | url =http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad0919.0001.001;q1=Burton;q2=Genesee;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=230 | doi = | id = }} 4. ^1 JOSEPH BRUSH FENTON MIGenWeb 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fenton -- Fenton, William M. entry 6. ^Chapter XIII: First City Officers. The History of Genesee County, MI. 7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=RhUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA375&lpg=PA375&dq=William+S.+Patrick,+Mayor+of+Flint&source=web&ots=F3QoNmhv_G&sig=jwsyEPQFsoXtr3ouED7S6WQnUCc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA359,M1 The Development of Flint]. Historical Collections. By Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. Published by The Society, 1907. pg. 371. before= Charles P. Bush | title= Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | years= 1848–1852 | after= Calvin Britain}}{{succession box | title=Mayor of Flint | before=Henry M. Henderson | after=Henry H. Crapo | years=1858-60 }}{{succession box | title=Alderman, of Flint 3rd Ward jointly with Alvin T. Crossman | before=None | after=Henry I. Higgins | years=1858-59 }}{{succession box | title=Supervisor, of Flint Township | before=William Patterson | after=John L. Gage | years=1847-48 }}{{s-end}}{{Lieutenant Governors of Michigan}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenton, William M.}} 10 : 1808 births|1871 deaths|American fire chiefs|Lieutenant Governors of Michigan|Michigan Democrats|Michigan state senators|Mayors of Flint, Michigan|Hamilton College (New York) alumni|19th-century American politicians|People from Norwich, New York |
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