Wykes, Roger Irving, 1874-

Roger I. Wykes was born in Grand Rapids on September 6, 1874, and educated in the Grand Rapids and South Grand Rapids High Schools. He then taught school for two years before entering the Law School of the University of Michigan. He graduated in 1895, then in 1896 began the practice of law in Grand Rapids.

Over the course of his career, Wykes became a specialist in laws affecting railroads. From 1897 to 1904 he was with the Michigan Attorney General's office, in charge of litigation against railroads and other corporations regarding their compliance with state laws regulating rates and tax liability. From 1904 to 1906, he was assistant general counsel of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company.

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