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Rich family of Lapeer, Michigan

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  Charles Rich (1771-1824) — of Shoreham, Addison County, Vt. Born in Warwick, Franklin County, Mass., September 13, 1771. Democrat. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1800-11; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1813-15, 1817-24 (at-large 1813-15, 1817-19, 3rd District 1819-24); died in office 1824. Died in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., October 15, 1824 (age 53 years, 32 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Addison County, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Rich; married 1791 to Molly Watts; father of Charles Rich Jr.; grandfather of John Tyler Rich.
  Political family: Rich family of Lapeer, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Rich Jr. (1802-1872) — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born July 30, 1802. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861-67. Died in 1872 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Rich and Molly (Watts) Rich; married, March 18, 1827, to Elizabeth Treadway; uncle of John Tyler Rich.
  Political family: Rich family of Lapeer, Michigan.
  John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) — also known as John T. Rich — of Elba, Lapeer County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa., April 23, 1841. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated, 1882; Governor of Michigan, 1893-96; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 28, 1926 (age 84 years, 339 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
  Presumably named for: John Tyler
  Relatives: Son of John W. Rich and Jerusha (Treadway) Rich; married, March 12, 1863, to Lucretia M. Winship; nephew of Charles Rich Jr.; grandson of Charles Rich.
  Political family: Rich family of Lapeer, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
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