Azariah S. Partridge (December 19, 1834 – April 28, 1901) was a Michigan politician.
Azariah S. Partridge | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Genesee County 1st district | |
| In office January 1, 1881 – 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Bedtelyon |
| Succeeded by | Sumner Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1834 Saratoga County, New York |
| Died | April 28, 1901 (aged 66) Mount Clemens, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican (1881-1882) Prohibition (1886-1890) Populist (1894) |
| Spouse | Lura Penoyer |
| Children | 4 |
Early life edit
Partridge was born on December 19, 1834, in Saratoga County, New York. Around 1856, Partridge moved to Flushing Township, Michigan. Partridge worked as a teacher for several years.[1]
Political career edit
Partridge was a farmer and a fruit grower.[1] In 1874, Partridge served as drain commissioner for Flushing Township.[2] On January 5, 1881, Partridge was elected as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Genesee County 1st district as a Republican. He held this seat until 1882.[3] In 1886, Partridge ran unsuccessfully as a Prohibitionist candidate for the position of United States Representative from Michigan's 6th District. Partridge became a member of the Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee in 1887. Partridge ran unsuccessfully as a Prohibitionist candidate in the 1890 Michigan gubernatorial election. Henry I. Allen, of Schoolcraft, Michigan, ran as the Prohibitionist candidate for lieutenant governor alongside Partridge.[4] In 1894, Partridge ran unsuccessful once again for the position of United States Representative from Michigan's 6th District as a Populist candidate.[5] Around 1898, Partridge moved to Mount Clemens, Michigan.[6] he was the president of the Michigan Patrons of Industry[7]
Personal life edit
Partridge married Lura Penoyer on February 7, 1862. She was the first white woman to be born in the Flushing area. Together they had four children. Lura died on May 11, 1892.[8] Partridge was a Freemason. Partridge was Baptist.[6]
Death edit
Partridge had a stroke of paralysis on April 23, 1901. On April 27, he had another stroke. On April 28, Partridge died in his home in Mount Clemens.[6] He is interred at Flushing City Cemetery.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2.
- ^ Ellis, Frank (1879). History of Genesee County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical ... Everts & Abbott – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Legislator Details - Azariah S. Partridge". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Happenings". Crawford County Avalanche. August 14, 1890. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Parsons-wright to Pasula". Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Items and Incidents". Wolverine Citizen. May 4, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Page 4". Osceola County Democrat. May 20, 1891. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Flushing Area Historical Society (1985). Flushing Sesquicentennial History: A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories Written by People of the Flushing, Michigan Community, Volume 1. pp. 333–334.