History of Wexford County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions . ct came to Clam Lake and became asso-ciated with Charles M. Ayer, the firm thusconstituted doing an extensive and verylucrative lumber business on Big Clam lake,and continuing the same for a period of tenvears. During his residence at Clam Lake took an active interest in the devel-o])ment of the place, served as president ofthe village, and subsequently, after its incor-poration as the city of Cadillac, he was elect-ed mayor. He did much to advance
History of Wexford County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions . ct came to Clam Lake and became asso-ciated with Charles M. Ayer, the firm thusconstituted doing an extensive and verylucrative lumber business on Big Clam lake,and continuing the same for a period of tenvears. During his residence at Clam Lake took an active interest in the devel-o])ment of the place, served as president ofthe village, and subsequently, after its incor-poration as the city of Cadillac, he was elect-ed mayor. He did much to advance itsindustrial and commercial interests, was alsozealt)us in promoting the educational, socialand moral welfare of the young and thrivingcity, and few have been as influential as washe in shaping and directing the public policyof the municipality. In 1883 the firm ofI\IcCoy & Ayer was dissolved, and the samevear the subject ilisposed of his businessinterests at Cadillac and removed to CrandRapids, which city he has since made hishome and in tiie ci\ic and public affairs ofwhich he h,-\s l)een a prominent and inlluen-tial DAYHUFF GROUP. V/EXPORD COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 469 Mr. McCoy lias been honored with anunilier of liigli oFlicial positions, inckidingthat of jjresident of the State Bank of Micli-iyan, \\hich he has held since the organiza-tion of the institntion, in iiSrjj. and. as statedin a ])receding- [janigraph, he is now servinghis second term as treasurer of the state,having been first elected to the office in No-vember, 1899. Among the industrial enter-prises with which he is identified are theGram! Rapids Edison Electric Light Com-pany, of which he has been president since1886, the year of its organization; the Im-perial Eurniture Company of the same city,and the .Mfretl Baxter Company, to both ofwhich he sustains the relation of execn-ti\e head. He is also connected withthe Herkner Jewelry Company, of GrandRapids, and various other important inter-ests, with the ma
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