John T. Rich
23rd Governor of Michigan
In office January 1, 1893 – January 1, 1897
Lieutenant	J. Wight Giddings Alfred Milnes Joseph R. McLaughlin
Preceded by	Edwin B. Winans
Succeeded by	Hazen S. Pingree
28th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office 1877–1880
Governor	Charles Croswell
Preceded by	John P. Hoyt
Succeeded by	Seth C. Moffatt
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's7th district
In office April 5, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Omar D. Conger
Succeeded by	Ezra C. Carleton
Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from theLapeer County district
In office 1873–1880
Preceded by	Horace D. Rood
Succeeded by	George Davenport
Member of theMichigan Senate from the20th district
In office January 1, 1881 – March 21, 1881
Preceded by	Joseph B. Moore
Succeeded by	William W. Andrus
24th Michigan State Treasurer
In office 1908–1908
Governor	Fred M. Warner
Preceded by	Frank P. Glazier
Succeeded by	Albert E. Sleeper
Personal details
Born	John Treadway Rich (1841-04-23)April 23, 1841 Conneautville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1926(1926-03-28) (aged 84) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Resting place	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lucretia
Relations	Charles Rich (grandfather)

John Treadway Rich (April 23, 1841 – March 28, 1926) was an American politician serving as aU.S. Representative and the 23rdgovernor of Michigan.

Rich was born inConneautville, Pennsylvania, the son of John W. Rich and Jerusha Treadway Rich. John Treadway Rich's middle name is mistakenly given as "Tyler", perhaps because he was born just nineteen days afterJohn Tyler became U.S. president upon the death ofWilliam Henry Harrison. In 1846, he moved with his parents toAddison County, Vermont, and two years later they moved toElba Township, Michigan. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. On March 12, 1863, he married Lucretia M. Winship.

Rich was a member and chairman of the board of supervisors ofLapeer County, 1869–1872. He was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives, 1873–1881, and served asspeaker of the house during the last two terms. He was also a delegate to theRepublican State conventions in 1873, 1875, and 1878.

Rich served in theMichigan Senate from January 1, 1881, until March 21, 1881, when he resigned, having been elected to theUnited States House of Representatives for the47th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofOmar D. Conger, serving from April 5, 1881, to March 4, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the48th Congress. He later served asState Railroad Commissioner, 1887–1891, and a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1884 to electJames G. Blaine and 1892 to re-electBenjamin Harrison as U.S. president, both of whom lost toDemocratGrover Cleveland.

Rich served asGovernor of Michigan from 1893 to 1897. During his four years in office, a railroad strike, as well as an iron mine strike occurred. Also, three members of the State Canvassing Board were fired for falsifying returns on a salary raise vote for state officeholders.

After leaving office, he served as United States collector of customs at Detroit from February 16, 1898, to January 30, 1906. He was electedState Treasurer of Michigan to fill a vacancy and served from January 23, 1908, to January 1, 1909. He was then collector of customs atPort Huron from December 11, 1908, to May 30, 1913.

Rich died inSt. Petersburg, Florida, and is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery ofLapeer, Michigan.

• "s.v. Hon. John T. Rich".Portrait and biographical record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola counties, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. 2005 [1892]. pp. 215–216. RetrievedMarch 11, 2007.

• United States Congress."John Treadway Rich (id: R000208)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard
• National Governors Association
• John Treadway Rich papers, 1884-1914" Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• 1841 births
• 1926 deaths
• People from Conneautville, Pennsylvania
• Republican Party governors of Michigan
• Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives
• Republican Party Michigan state senators
• State treasurers of Michigan
• Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
• 19th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
• 20th-century Michigan politicians
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

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