Thomas Read | |
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| 44thSpeaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920 | |
| Governor | Albert E. Sleeper |
| Preceded by | Wayne R. Rice |
| Succeeded by | Fred L. Warner |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from theOceana County district | |
| In office January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1920 | |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Rankin |
| 36th & 40th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office January 1, 1935 – January 1, 1937 | |
| Governor | Frank D. Fitzgerald |
| Preceded by | Allen E. Stebbins |
| Succeeded by | Leo J. Nowicki |
| In office January 1, 1921 – January 1, 1925 | |
| Governor | Alex J. Groesbeck |
| Preceded by | Luren Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | George W. Welsh |
| 41st Michigan Attorney General | |
| In office January 1, 1939 – January 1, 1941 | |
| Governor | Frank Fitzgerald Luren Dickinson |
| Preceded by | Raymond Wesley Starr |
| Succeeded by | Herbert J. Rushton |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the26th district | |
| In office January 1, 1927 – December 31, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Orville E. Atwood |
| Succeeded by | Orville E. Atwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1881-05-28)May 28, 1881 |
| Died | April 7, 1962(1962-04-07) (aged 80) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ethel |
| Residence | Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan |
| Profession | Attorney |
Thomas Read (May 28, 1881 – April 7, 1962) was aRepublican politician fromMichigan who served in theMichigan House of Representatives including as its Speaker during the 50th Legislature, as thelieutenant governor of Michigan underAlex J. Groesbeck, as a member of theMichigan State Senate, and asMichigan Attorney General.[1]
Born inRochester, New York, of English and Scottish ancestry to Thomas and Jane Read on May 28, 1881, Read was either a candidate for or served in nearly all state-level offices in Michigan (he was never a candidate for or electedSecretary of State). He was a candidate in the primary forGovernor of Michigan in 1924, losing toAlex J. Groesbeck, and 1940, losing toLuren Dickinson.
Read was a presidential elector for Michigan in 1928, casting a ballot forHerbert Hoover, and a delegate to the1940 Republican National Convention inPhiladelphia which nominatedWendell Willkie (who eventually lost toFranklin D. Roosevelt. SenatorArthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan was a candidate for the nomination at that convention.
Read died after surgery at a hospital inKalamazoo, Michigan in 1962.[2] The elementary school in his hometown ofShelby is named for Read.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1921–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1935–1936 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Michigan Attorney General 1939–1940 | Succeeded by |
