Mason Area Historical Society
Mason Area Historical Society

First Elected Officials Mason MI

 
 

First Elected Officials:

Image result for minos mcrobert mason mi   

Photo Added by: Mike Beard

The photo is of Minos McRobert, from the History of Ingham and Eaton Counties by Samuel Durant

 

President: Minos McRobert (Mason's first physician, pictured)     

Find a grave Link:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19380268     

FamilySearch Link - 1880 Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBQ-9C7L?mode=g&i=6&cc=1417683

 


Trustees (two year term):

John Dunsback    FindAGrave Link:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dunsback&GSfn=John++&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=72430639&df=all&

 

Orlando Mack Barnes (later became mayor of Lansing)    FindAGrave Linkhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21175277/orlando-barnes                                                                                                                                          


Trustees (one year term):

Peter Lowe Find a grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lowe&GSfn=peter&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31203250&df=all&

 

Philetus Peck:  N/A                                                            


Clerk:

Dr. R. H. Davis:  N/A

FindAGrave Link:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henderson&GSfn=perry&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=24&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=34379839&df=all&        

 

Assessor:

Perry Henderson    **  Leroy Township's First Postmaster (received his commision from President Martin Vanburen) and Supervisor of LeRoy Twp  -- Ingham County Sherif - Erected the "Phoenix Mills" in 1858  - Elected 4 times Vevay Supervisor -  Elected Mason Mayer.                                                                 

FindAGrave Link:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henderson&GSfn=perry&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=24&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=34379839&df=all&


Treasurer:

Jesse Beech 

Find a grave Link:   https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=beech&GSfn=jesse&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=24&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=38536414&df=all&


Marshal:

Joseph Huntington Find a grave Link:    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Huntington&GSfn=joseph&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=24&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=42771764&df=all&

 

 

 

Mayors of Mason

A VIRTUAL CEMETERY CREATED BY MASON, MICHIGAN

 11 memorials

FINDAGRAVE  https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/143384?page=1#sr-32329716

 

Spencer Hezekiah Beecher  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32329716/spencer-hezekiah-beecher

Arlington A. Bergman   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33220007/arlington-a_-bergman