Wing, Austin Eli, 1792-1849

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Michigan legislator and congressman.

Born in Conway, Hampshire County, Mass., Feb. 3, 1792; moved to Marietta, Ohio; attended common schools, academy at Chillicothe, and Athens College; graduated from Williams College, 1814; moved to Detroit and later to Monroe; sheriff of Michigan Territory; elected to Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-second Congresses; affiliated with the Whigs; member state House of Representatives; 1842; member Board of Regents, University of Michigan, 1845-50 ;U.S. Marshal for District of Michigan, 1846-49; died in Cleveland, Aug. 27, 1849. (from Biog. Cong. Dir., 1928 ed.) (blue index cards)

From the description of Austin E. Wing papers, 1815-1921 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495812280

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creatorOf Wing, Austin Eli, 1792-1849. Austin E. Wing papers, 1815-1921 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Grignon family. Grignon, Lawe and Porlier papers, 1712-1884 (bulk 1820-1840). Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wing, Warner, 1805-1876. Warner Wing papers, 1837-1878. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn University of Michigan student portraits, ca. 1860-ca. 1950, 1870-1920 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Alpheus Felch Papers, 1817-1896 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Nights, Benjamin. Abstract of estate, 1841. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Wing family. Wing family papers, 1817-1905. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Daniel Webster correspondence, 1824-1852 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865. James Duane Doty papers, 1779-1879. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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associatedWith Dane, Nathan. person
associatedWith Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865. person
associatedWith Felch, Alpheus, 1804-1896 person
associatedWith Michigan Historical Collections collector corporateBody
associatedWith Nights, Benjamin. person
associatedWith Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. person
associatedWith Wing family. family
associatedWith Wing, Warner, 1805-1876. person
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United States
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Birth 1792-02-03

Death 1849-08-27

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