. History of the University of Michigan . ain a member of the House. Hewas a member of the Constitutional Convention of1850, in which he served on the Judiciary Com-mittee. From 1852 to 1858 he was Regent of theUniversity. In 1869-1870 he again sat in the LowerHouse of the Legislature, which was his last officialposition. He died at .Ann Arbor, August 17, 1878. ELISHA ELY was born in 1784. He cameto Michigan while it was still a Territory and foundedthe town of Allegan, where he developed a prosper-ous milling and mercantile business. He was amember of the State House of Representatives in1835
. History of the University of Michigan . ain a member of the House. Hewas a member of the Constitutional Convention of1850, in which he served on the Judiciary Com-mittee. From 1852 to 1858 he was Regent of theUniversity. In 1869-1870 he again sat in the LowerHouse of the Legislature, which was his last officialposition. He died at .Ann Arbor, August 17, 1878. ELISHA ELY was born in 1784. He cameto Michigan while it was still a Territory and foundedthe town of Allegan, where he developed a prosper-ous milling and mercantile business. He was amember of the State House of Representatives in1835, i536> ^d 1837. He was chosen a Regent REGENTS Br ELECTION 183 of the University by his district in April, 1851, forthe full term of six years and served from the fol-lowing January to the time of his death. He diedat Allegan, November 2, 1S54. The vacancy causedby his death was not filled till the end of theterm. CHARLES HENRY PALMER was bornat Lenox, New York, in 1814. He was graduatedBachelor of Arts from Union College in 1837. He. ANDREW PARSONS was born at Hoosick,New York, July 12, 1817. He came to Michiganin 1835 and settled at Ann Arbor, where he taughtschool for a term. He then removed to Corunna,Michigan, where he was County Clerk from 1836 to1838, and County Register of Deeds from 1838 to1846. He was State Senator in 1847 •^d i^ 1852 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor, andon the resignation of Governor McClelland in March,1853, became Governor for the remainder of theterm. He was chosen Regent of the University forthe Seventh Judicial Circuit in 1851, to serve sixyears from January i, following; but on his acces-sion to the Governorship he resigned the office. Onretiring from the Governorship, January i, 1855, hebecame a member of the Lower House of the StateLegislature. He died at Corunna, Michigan, June5. Sss. WILLIAM UPJOHN was born at Shaftes-bury, Dorset, England, March 4, 1S07, son of Wil-liam and Mary (Standard) Ipjohn. He received CHARLES HENRY
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