History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . nd also manufactures tur-pentine. He was one of the organizers of thiscompany as he also was of the Onoway Lime-stone Company, of which he is also the presi-dent. Mr. Churchill was married, during his res-idence in Chicago, to Amelia Montgomery, whois a daughter of Joseph A. Montgomery of thatcity. Of their three children but one survives,a daughter, Florence. The family belong tothe Protestant Episcopal Church and has been a vestryman for many years. Mr. Churchill became prominent in politicsat Alpena, where lie was
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . nd also manufactures tur-pentine. He was one of the organizers of thiscompany as he also was of the Onoway Lime-stone Company, of which he is also the presi-dent. Mr. Churchill was married, during his res-idence in Chicago, to Amelia Montgomery, whois a daughter of Joseph A. Montgomery of thatcity. Of their three children but one survives,a daughter, Florence. The family belong tothe Protestant Episcopal Church and has been a vestryman for many years. Mr. Churchill became prominent in politicsat Alpena, where lie was twice elected 1875 he was sent to represent the district inthe State Legislature. In 1894 he was unani-mously chosen by the Democratic party of theloth Congressional District as a candidate forCongress, but was defeated, that being the yearof the great Republican victories all over thecountry. Hon. John Donovan was the onlyDemocrat elected that year to the Legislature,being tlie only one of the partys candidatessuccessful on State or national MK. AND MRS. HENRY KRANEK AND FAMILY AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 583 Mr. Churchill has withdrawn from manyof his business enterprises and devotes moretime, than he formerly permitted himself, to theleisurely enjoyment of the good things of takes much interest in the raising and driv-ing of good horses and owns many valuable ani-mals. His fraternal connections include theKnights of Pythias and the Elks. Personally,Mr. Churchill is a man very pleasant to meeteither in a social or business way. His manneris cordial, his attitude engaging and his cour-tesy of the kind that wins friendship and ad-miration.
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