Begole, Josiah Williams, 1815-1896

Begole was born in N.Y. (State) on Jan. 20, 1815. He left for Mich. Territory at the age of 21, settling in what is now Flint (Mich.). In 1839 he married Harriet A. Miles and began work on a farm. After holding several local political positions, he served as County Treasurer, 1856-1864; State Senator, 1871-1872; a member of Congress, 1873-1875; and Governor of Mich., 1883-1885. He died at Flint on June 6, 1896. GAR Post 127 was named for Billy Begole, who was probably his son. No information is available on Anderson. (Information from Michigan Biographies, v. 1, p. 71.).

From the description of Correspondence, 1875. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 45110253

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