Henry P. Baldwin

Henry Porter Baldwin ( born February 22, 1814 Coventry, Rhode Iceland, † December 31, 1892 in Detroit, Michigan ) was an American politician and from 1869 to 1873 the 15th Governor of Michigan.

Early years and career

Henry Baldwin attended the local schools of his home in Rhode Iceland. At the age of 12 he was an orphan. He then worked as a store clerk. Later he opened his own business in Woonsocket. In 1838, Baldwin moved to Detroit in Michigan, where he acted with boots and shoes. Politically, he was a founding member of the Republican Party and a delegate to the founding congress in 1854 in Jackson also in Michigan. On the ecclesiastical field, he was a patron of the Episcopal Church. Between 1861 and 1862 Baldwin was a member of the Senate State of Michigan. Since 1863 to 1887 he was director of the Michigan State Bank and the Second National Bank of Detroit. In 1868, Baldwin was elected as a candidate of his party for the new governor of his country.

Governor of Michigan

Baldwin took up his new post on January 6, 1869. After a re-election in 1870 he remained until January 1, 1873 in office. During this time, the school system has been improved. Even in prison improvements have been made. At that time also began the construction of a new capitol in the capital. In 1871 there were in Michigan large forest fires, the victims were financially supported by the state.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Baldwin remained politically active. In 1879 he went for a late Senator in the U.S. Senate. There he remained until 1881. From 1880 to 1882 he was Chairman of the Republican Party Regional Party of Michigan. Then he took up in 1887, his role as bank president again. Henry Baldwin died on New Year's Eve of the year 1892.