Edwin Willits

Edwin Willits

Edwin Willits (born April 24, 1830 in Otto , Cattaraugus County , New York , †  October 22, 1896 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1883 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In September 1836 Edwin Willits came with his parents to the Michigan Territory , where he studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor until 1855 . He then settled in the city of Monroe . Between 1856 and 1861 he published the newspaper "Monroe Commercial". After studying law and being admitted to the bar in December 1857, he began to work in Monroe in his new profession. Between 1860 and 1862, Willits served as the district attorney in Monroe County . From 1860 to 1872 he was a member of the education committee of his state. From 1863 and 1866 he was also the postman of the city of Monroe. In 1873, Willits served on a commission to revise the Michigan constitution.

Politically, Willits was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the second constituency of Michigan, where he succeeded Henry Waldron on March 4, 1877 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1883 . From 1881 to 1883 he was chairman of the Ministry of Justice's expenditure control committee.

In 1882, Willits renounced another congressional candidacy. He then headed the State Normal School in Ypsilanti between 1883 and 1885 . From 1885 to 1889 he was president of the Michigan Agricultural College . Then Willits was from 1889 to 1893 State Secretary ( First Assistant Secretary ) in the US Department of Agriculture . He then worked as a lawyer in the federal capital Washington. He died there on October 22nd, 1896. He was buried in Monroe.

Web links

• Edwin Willits in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edwin Willits in the database of Find a Grave (English)