George A. Loud | |
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 Loud, c. 1925 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Roy O. Woodruff |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert A. Currie |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Aplin |
| Succeeded by | Roy O. Woodruff |
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| Born | (1852-06-18)June 18, 1852 Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1925(1925-11-13) (aged 73) Myrtle Point, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Colonel George Alvin Loud (June 18, 1852 – November 13, 1925) was a politician and businessman from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Loud was born inBainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, and moved with his parents (Henry M. Loud and Vilitta Kile) toMassachusetts in 1856 and then toAu Sable, Michigan, in 1866. He attended theEnglish High School inBoston, and Professor Patterson's School atDetroit, He graduated from Ann Arbor High School (nowPioneer High School) in 1869. He was vice president and general manager of theAu Sable and Northwestern Railroad. For four years he was a colonel on the staff ofMichigan GovernorHazen S. Pingree. He was paymaster on theU.S. revenue cutterMcCulloch when it participated in theBattle of Manila Bay during theSpanish–American War.
Loud was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 10th congressional district to the58th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1913.[1] In 1912, Loud was defeated byProgressiveRoy O. Woodruff. Loud defeated Woodruff in 1914 to be elected to the64th Congress, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1917. In 1916, Loud was defeated in the Republican Party primary elections byGilbert A. Currie.
Loud returned to engage in the lumber business at Au Sable. He was killed in an automobile accident atMyrtle Point, Oregon, and was interred in Au Sable Cemetery inOscoda.
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