John J. Bagley | |
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| 16th Governor of Michigan | |
| In office January 1, 1873 – January 3, 1877 | |
| Lieutenant | Henry H. Holt |
| Preceded by | Henry P. Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Charles Croswell |
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| Born | (1832-07-24)July 24, 1832 Medina, New York |
| Died | July 27, 1881(1881-07-27) (aged 49) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Frances E. Newbury (m. 1855) |
| Children | 6 |
John Judson Bagley (July 24, 1832 – July 27, 1881) was a politician from the US state ofMichigan, as well as the 16thgovernor of Michigan.
Bagley was born inMedina, New York to John and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley. Bagley was initially raised inLockport, New York. However, at the age of eight, he moved with his family toConstantine, Michigan. At age thirteen, he moved, this time to the opposite side of the state – toOwosso, Michigan.
Bagley moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1847 as an apprentice and starting his working career in a small chewing tobacco shop of Isaac Miller. Bagley bought out Miller after seven years and renamed his store the Mayflower Tobacco Company, turning it into an industry leader that competed against other Detroit tobacco brands–at the time, tobacco was a major industry in Detroit. Bagley was afreemason. He was member in Charity Lodge No. 94 inDetroit,Michigan.
In 1855, he won election to the Detroit Board of Education, a position he held three years, by which time he had helped found theRepublican Party. He also served as analderman in Detroit. On January 16, 1855, he married inDubuque, Iowa to Frances E. Newbury, daughter of Rev. Samuel Newbury, a pioneer missionary of Michigan. They had six children together.
Bagley also served on the Detroit Common Council from 1860 to 1861, and was a member of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners from 1865 to 1872. Bagley helped to organize the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company and served as its president from 1867 to 1872. During that time, he was also chairman of theMichigan Republican Party from 1868 to 1870.
Bagley served asGovernor of Michigan between 1873 and 1877. He encouraged the establishment of a state commission to regulate railroads, dealt with the matter of juvenile delinquency, and led the effort to establish the state Board of Health and the state Fish Commission. Bagley, aUnitarian, was an enthusiastic supporter of prohibition and passed the liquor-tax law.
Bagley died in San Francisco from tuberculosis, three days after his 49th birthday. He was interred inWoodmere Cemetery of Detroit.
In 2019, his once believed to be lost statue was discovered in storage at theDetroit Institute of Arts.[1]
"Bagley, John Judson".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. pp. 181–182.| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1868– 1870 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Michigan 1872,1874 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Michigan 1873–1877 | Succeeded by |
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