Portrait and biographical album of Huron county . 141 S ^. OSES WISNER. Governor of^Michigan from 185910 1861,^^was born in Springport, Cayu-ga Co., N Y., June 3, early education was onlywhat could be obtained at a:{=)conimon school. Agricultural laborand frugality of his parents gavehim a pliysical constitution of unus-1^ ual strength and endurance, whichjj|was ever preserved by temperate hab-its. In 1837 he emigrated to Michi-\r- gan and inirchased a farm in Lapeer}™ County It was new land and he atonce set to work to clear it and plantcrops. He labored diligently at histask for two
Portrait and biographical album of Huron county . 141 S ^. OSES WISNER. Governor of^Michigan from 185910 1861,^^was born in Springport, Cayu-ga Co., N Y., June 3, early education was onlywhat could be obtained at a:{=)conimon school. Agricultural laborand frugality of his parents gavehim a pliysical constitution of unus-1^ ual strength and endurance, whichjj|was ever preserved by temperate hab-its. In 1837 he emigrated to Michi-\r- gan and inirchased a farm in Lapeer}™ County It was new land and he atonce set to work to clear it and plantcrops. He labored diligently at histask for two years, when he gave upthe idea of being a farmer, and removed to Pontiac,Oakland Co. Here he commenced the study of lawin the office of his brother, George W. Wisner, andRufus Hosmcr. In 1841 he was admitted to the barand established himself in his new vocation at thevillage of Lapeer. While there he was apppointedby Gov. Woodbridge Prosecuting Attorney for thatcounty, in which capacity he acquitted himself welland gave i)romise of that eminence he af
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