Augustus C. Baldwin | |
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.jpg) Picture of Baldwin, from 1897'sBench and Bar of Michigan | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Succeeded by | Rowland E. Trowbridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1817-12-24)December 24, 1817 |
| Died | January 21, 1903(1903-01-21) (aged 85) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (December 24, 1817 – January 21, 1903) was apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Baldwin was born in Salina (nowSyracuse, New York) and attended the public schools. He moved toOakland County, Michigan, in 1837 and taught school. He studiedlaw, was admitted to thebar in 1842 and commenced practice inMilford, Michigan. He was a member of theMichigan State House of Representatives 1844–1846, serving as Speaker in 1846.
He moved toPontiac, Michigan, in March 1849 and wasprosecuting attorney for Oakland County in 1853 and 1854. He was a delegate to the1860 Democratic National Conventions atCharleston andBaltimore.
Baldwin was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives for the38th Congress, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865, becoming the first person to representMichigan's 5th congressional district. He unsuccessfully contested the election ofRowland E. Trowbridge to the39th Congress. He was a delegate to1864 Democratic National Convention inChicago, and to the 1866National Union Convention atPhiladelphia.
He was a member of the Pontiac School Board, 1868–1886, mayor of Pontiac in 1874, judge of the sixth judicialcircuit court of Michigan from 1875 until April 15, 1880, when he resigned and resumed the practice of law. He was a member of theboard of trustees of the Eastern Michigan Asylum.
Baldwin died in Pontiac, aged 85, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery there.
Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Baldwin, Augustus Carpenter".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. pp. 195–196.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative for the5th Congressional District of Michigan 1863 – 1865 | Succeeded by |
