. Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . ietors; he closed his interests in the enterprise in 1885-86. From 1888to 1892 he was associated with the Centennial Copper Mining Company, andon January 1, 1893, entered upon the duties of county clerk. He served soacceptably that he was re-elected in 1894 and 1896, leading the Republicanticket. After serving as county clerk for six years, he resigned in order toaccept the clerkship of the Arcadian Copper Company, this connection resultingin his appoi
. Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan .. . ietors; he closed his interests in the enterprise in 1885-86. From 1888to 1892 he was associated with the Centennial Copper Mining Company, andon January 1, 1893, entered upon the duties of county clerk. He served soacceptably that he was re-elected in 1894 and 1896, leading the Republicanticket. After serving as county clerk for six years, he resigned in order toaccept the clerkship of the Arcadian Copper Company, this connection resultingin his appointment as superintendent two years later. The officers of theArcadian Copper Company, whose general offices are at Boston, Massachusetts,are: A. C. Burrage, president; C. D. Burrage, secretary and treasurer; NathanF. Leopold, of Chicago, Illinois, general manager; and Robert H. Shields,superintendent. Mr. Shields is also the efficient supervisor of Franklin town-ship and is now serving his fourth term. In 1883 Mr. Shields married Carrie K. Merton, daughter of the lateJames Merton, of Calumet, Michigan, and four children have been born to. GEORGE HALL. HOUGHTON, BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES 151 this union, viz.: Marion, Dorothy, Nathan L. and Robert Merton. Fra-ternally Mr. Shields belongs to the Elks and is very prominent in Masonry,being now the illustrious potentate of Ahmed Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., ofMarquette, Michigan. He is one of the leading Republicans of the county andis also identified with public improvements and civic growth. GEORGE HALL. George Hall, who for many years has been a prominent contractorof Houghton County and a resident of Wolverine, was born in the Provinceof Quebec, Canada, in 1849. Mr. Hall removed to Houghton County, Michigan, in 1875, and duringhis first winter there drove a team. He located at Osceola and for two yearsworked for his brother-in-law, John Bagley, contracting for the OsceolaMining Company. He then branched out for himself in gene
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