Records from and relating to Douglass Houghton, 1827-1952.

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Records from and relating to Douglass Houghton, 1827-1952.

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Series 1 of record group 79-44 consists of records from and relating to Douglass Houghton for the years 1827-1952. Contains mostly handwritten material concerning Houghton's studies, travels, employment, land purchases, financial problems, family matters, and health, plus documents relating to his death. Includes letters to his brothers, Alured and Richard; his sister Lydia; his mother and father, Jacob and Mary Lydia; letters from Jacob Houghton, Jr.; and other correspondence from or to Alured Houghton, Mrs. Douglass Houghton, Henry N. Walker, Edward H. Thomson, Witter J. Baxter, Edmund A. Brush, and Lydia Houghton Bradish. Also includes: two compositions and a poem written by Douglass; substance of a sermon preached on the death of Douglass, by Rev. John A. Baughman; A memoir of Dr. Douglass Houghton, by Bela Hubbard; an obituary of Jacob Houghton, Sr.; newspaper articles relating to Douglass; and other such items.

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Thomson, E. H. (Edward H.), 1810-1886

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Edward Hughes Thomson was born in Kendall, England, on June 15, 1810, and moved with his parents to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1813. After attending school and spending two years at sea, he studied law with Thomas T. Sherwood and Millard Fillmore. He practiced law in New York and Ohio between 1832 and 1837, when he moved to Lapeer County, Michigan. He moved to Flint shortly thereafter and opened a legal practice with John Bartow. Thomson held multiple civil offices throughout his career, serving ...

Hubbard, Bela, 1814-1896

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Born in Hamilton, New York on April 23, 1814, Bela Hubbard was the son of Thomas H. Hubbard. He came to Detroit in 1835. Bela Hubbard married Sarah E. Baughman of Adrian, Michigan on March 2, 1848. After his admission to the Michigan Bar in 1842, Hubbard practiced law for a time with Charles Collins, but he soon gave up the law to devote his time to real estate. Hubbard was selected as assistant geologist of Michigan by Douglass Houghton when the geological survey of Michigan was reorganized, 18...

Houghton, J., Jr. (Jacob), 1827-1903

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Mining expert and engineer; Superintendent of Detroit Waterworks, credited with discovering iron ore in Upper Peninsula. From the description of Jacob Houghton papers, 1853-1904 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 435462872 ...

Baughman, John W.

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Houghton, Richard

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Houghton, Mary Lydia

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Houghton, Alured

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Baxter, Witter J.

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Bradish, Lydia Houghton

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Houghton, J., Jr. (Jacob), 1827-1903

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Mining expert and engineer; Superintendent of Detroit Waterworks, credited with discovering iron ore in Upper Peninsula. From the description of Jacob Houghton papers, 1853-1904 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 435462872 ...

Brush, Edmund A.

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Walker, Henry N. (Henry Nelson), 1811-1886

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Detroit lawyer and businessman. Born in Chautauqua County, New York on Nov. 30, 1811, Henry N. Walker attended the Fredonia Academy and read law with James Mullett. In 1834 he came to Detroit, where he was admitted to the bar, and became a partner of Farnworth, Douglass & Campbell. In 1837 Walker was master in chancery; attorney general from 1843-1845; state representative in 1846, and Supreme Court reporter. Walker served as city historiographer, postmaster, 1859-18...

Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Thomson, Edward Maunde

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...