William S. Linton

William Seelye Linton ( born February 4, 1856 in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, † November 22, 1927 in Lansing, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1859, William Linton moved with his parents to Saginaw, where he attended the public schools. After that he worked as a store clerk in Farwell. Later he worked in Alger in the timber industry. At that time he was also elected twice to the County Council of Bay County. After his return to Saginaw in 1878, he worked with his father again in the timber industry. At the same time he was also active in various other economic areas. Politically Linton was a member of the Republican Party. In the years 1884 and 1885 he sat in the council of East Saginaw. From 1887 to 1888 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Michigan. In 1890 he applied unsuccessfully within his party for the nomination as candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. He was head of the Water Committee of the city of Saginaw, in which he was elected in 1892 and mayor.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Linton was in the eighth constituency of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Henry M. Youmans on March 4, 1893. After a re-election in 1894 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1897 two legislative sessions. Since 1895 he was chairman of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Linton officiated 1898-1914 as a post holder in Saginaw. From 1905-1911 and again 1913-1917, he was Chairman of the Trade Committee of this city. In 1913, he unsuccessfully sought the nomination of his party for the gubernatorial election. In 1919 he was appointed to the Tax Commission of the State of Michigan. This mandate he held until his death in Lansing in 1927.