William S. Linton

William S. Linton

William Seelye Linton (born February 4, 1856 in St. Clair , St. Clair County , Michigan , † November 22, 1927 in Lansing , Michigan) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1859, William Linton moved with his parents to Saginaw , where he attended public schools. He then worked as a shop clerk in Farwell . Later he worked in the wood industry in Alger . He was also twice elected to Bay County County Council at the time. After his return to Saginaw in 1878 he worked again with his father in the wood industry. At the same time he was also active in various other economic areas. Politically, Linton became a member of the Republican Party . He served on the East Saginaw parish council in 1884 and 1885 . From 1887 to 1888 he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives . In 1890 he ran unsuccessfully within his party for nomination for the office of lieutenant governor of Michigan. He was the head of the Saginaw City Water Committee, where he was also elected mayor in 1892.

In the congressional election of 1892 Linton was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Democrat Henry M. Youmans on March 4, 1893 . After re-election in 1894, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . From 1895 he was chairman of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Linton served as a postman in Saginaw between 1898 and 1914 . From 1905 to 1911 and again between 1913 and 1917 he was chairman of the city's trade committee. In 1913 he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for gubernatorial election . In 1919 he was appointed to the Michigan State Tax Commission. He held this mandate until his death in Lansing in 1927.

Web links

• William S. Linton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William S. Linton in the database of Find a Grave (English)