Verner Main | |
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.jpg) Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), December 18, 1935 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's3rd district | |
| In office December 17, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Kimball |
| Succeeded by | Paul W. Shafer |
| Member of theMichigan State House of Representatives | |
| In office 1927–1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1885-12-16)December 16, 1885 Ashley, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 1965(1965-07-06) (aged 79) Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Hillsdale College University of Michigan |
Verner Wright Main (December 16, 1885 – July 6, 1965) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Main was born inAshley, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Marion High School inMarion, Ohio. He also graduated fromHillsdale College of Michigan in 1907, and from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1914. He served as principal of the high schools atHudson, Michigan in 1908 and 1909 and atNiles from 1909 to 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and commenced the practice of law inBattle Creek.
During theFirst World War, Main volunteered for military service with the Field Artillery and was in training at the officers' training camp atLouisville, Kentucky when the armistice was signed. He later served as assistant prosecuting attorney ofCalhoun County, Michigan in 1926. He served in theMichigan State House of Representatives from 1927 to 1929. He was also a member of the Battle Creek School Board 1929-1932.
Main was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 3rd congressional district to the74th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofHenry M. Kimball and served from December 17, 1935 to January 3, 1937. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1936, losing toPaul W. Shafer in the Republican primary election. Main resumed the practice of law. He died in Battle Creek and is interred there in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan December 17, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Succeeded by |
