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MONTCALM COUNTY.2
He was born in the State of New York ; and at an early age came to Michigan, and for a number of years prior to his becoming a resident of Greenville, ran the old steamboat, Porter, between Grand Haven and Ionia, from which he derived his title of captain. He was : an adjutant in the Third Michigan Cavalry, Company L, during the war, and was a charter member of Wm. A. Kent Post, G. A. R., of Greenville. He was also a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, having held the •office of
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