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... Michigan City , Ind . , Jan. 3 , 1837 ; son of Joseph H. and Salina ( Fuller ) Hackley . When quite young his father removed from New York state to Indiana and became a contractor and railroad builder . About 1840 the family removed to ...
... Michigan City , Ind . , Jan. 3 , 1837 ; son of Joseph H. and Salina ( Fuller ) Hackley . When quite young his father removed from New York state to Indiana and became a contractor and railroad builder . About 1840 the family removed to ...
Page 1871
Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown. largest in the state of Michigan . Mr. Hackley became vice - president of the Muskegon shingle and lumber company ; president of the Muskegon national bank ; vice - president of the Lumber- man's ...
Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown. largest in the state of Michigan . Mr. Hackley became vice - president of the Muskegon shingle and lumber company ; president of the Muskegon national bank ; vice - president of the Lumber- man's ...
Page 1873
... Michigan , LL.B. , 1871 , and practised law in Edwardsville , Ill . In 1874 he formed a law partnership with Judge W. H. Krome , which continued until 1890. In 1886 he was elected as a Republican to the state senate and was renomi ...
... Michigan , LL.B. , 1871 , and practised law in Edwardsville , Ill . In 1874 he formed a law partnership with Judge W. H. Krome , which continued until 1890. In 1886 he was elected as a Republican to the state senate and was renomi ...
Page 1893
... Michigan , and their oldest son , Chandler , became in 1897 secretary of the American embassy at Rome . Senator Hale received the honorary degree of A.M. from Bow- doin in 1869 and that of LL.D. from Bates in 1882 , and from Colby in ...
... Michigan , and their oldest son , Chandler , became in 1897 secretary of the American embassy at Rome . Senator Hale received the honorary degree of A.M. from Bow- doin in 1869 and that of LL.D. from Bates in 1882 , and from Colby in ...
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... Michigan , 1856-57 , where he studied astronomy under Brun- now ; was under Prof. W. C. Bond as student and assistant , 1857-59 , and under Prof. George P. Bond , 1859-62 ; was aide at the U.S. naval obser- vatory , Washington , D.C. ...
... Michigan , 1856-57 , where he studied astronomy under Brun- now ; was under Prof. W. C. Bond as student and assistant , 1857-59 , and under Prof. George P. Bond , 1859-62 ; was aide at the U.S. naval obser- vatory , Washington , D.C. ...
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