Edward Mundy

Edward Mundy (born April 14, 1794 in Middlesex County , New Jersey , †  May 13, 1851 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1835 and 1840 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Michigan.

Career

Edward Mundy graduated from Rutgers College , now Rutgers University, in 1812 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1819, he began to work in this profession. He then moved to Illinois for a few years until a fire destroyed his new home. He returned to New Jersey and initially worked in other business areas. In 1831 he moved to Ann Arbor , Michigan . There he became a justice of the peace and a regular judge at one of five territorial courts. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1835 he took part as a delegate to the constituent assembly of the future state of Michigan.

In the same year Mundy was elected the new state's first lieutenant governor alongside Stevens Mason . He held this office between 1835 and 1840. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1847 he was appointed public prosecutor. Then he was Attorney General of Michigan from 1847 to 1848 . He served as a judge on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1848 until his death . He died in Grand Rapids on May 13, 1851.

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• Biography at the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society