Edward Lacey | |
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| 7thComptroller of the Currency | |
| In office May 1, 1889 – June 30, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Trenholm |
| Succeeded by | A. Barton Hepburn |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Jonas H. McGowan |
| Succeeded by | James O'Donnell |
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| Born | (1835-11-26)November 26, 1835 Chili, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1916(1916-10-02) (aged 80) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Olivet College |
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Edward Samuel Lacey (November 26, 1835 – October 2, 1916) was apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan andComptroller of the Currency from 1889 to 1892.[1]
Lacey was born inChili, New York and moved with his parents toBranch County, Michigan, in October 1842, and then toEaton County in March 1843. He attended the public schools andOlivet College and engaged in various business pursuits and in banking. He was a resident ofKalamazoo, 1853–1857 and moved toCharlotte, where he was register of deeds for Eaton County, 1860–1864, and the mayor of Charlotte in 1871. He was also trustee of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane 1874–1880, and a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1876.
Lacey was elected as aRepublican to representMichigan's 3rd congressional district in theForty-seventh andForty-eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.
Lacey declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1884. He also served as chairman of theMichigan Republican Party, 1882–1884. He was commissioned byU.S. PresidentBenjamin Harrison to beComptroller of the Currency on April 17, 1889, and was reappointed December 16, 1889, serving until his resignation in 1892. He moved toChicago and again engaged in banking. He died inEvanston, Illinois and is interred in Maple Hill Cemetery, in Charlotte, Michigan.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan 1881 – 1885 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1882– 1884 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | 7thComptroller of the Currency May 1, 1889 - June 30, 1892 | Succeeded by |
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