Edward S. Lacey

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Edward S. Lacey

Edward Samuel Lacey (born November 26, 1835 in Chili , Monroe County , New York , †  October 2, 1916 in Evanston , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1881 and 1885 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Lacey moved to Michigan with his parents in 1842. The family settled first in Branch County and from 1843 in Eaton County . Lacey attended public schools in his new home. After that he worked in various professions; among other things he worked in the banking industry. Between 1853 and 1857 he lived in Kalamazoo and then in Charlotte . He was elected mayor of this city in 1871. Lacey was a land registrar in Eaton County from 1860 to 1864. He also served as the curator of the Michigan State Mental Hospital between 1874 and 1880.

Politically, Lacey was a member of the Republican Party . In 1876 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati , where Rutherford B. Hayes was nominated as a candidate for president. From 1882 to 1884, Lacey was regional party chairman for Michigan. In the congressional elections of 1880 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of his state , where he succeeded Jonas H. McGowan on March 4, 1881 . After re-election in 1882, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1885 . In 1884, Lacey renounced another candidacy.

In 1889, Lacey was named Comptroller of the Currency by President Benjamin Harrison to succeed William L. Trenholm . He held this high-ranking position within the US Treasury Department until 1892. He then moved to Chicago , where he worked in the banking industry. Edward Lacey died on October 2, 1916 in Evanston near Chicago.

Web links

  • Edward S. Lacey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)