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Duane Hawkins

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Duane Hawkins
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the Eaton County 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1881 – December 31, 1882
Preceded byOrsamus S. Barnes
Succeeded byLuman Shepard
Personal details
Born(1840-02-17)February 17, 1840
Vermontville, Michigan, US
DiedNovember 29, 1899(1899-11-29) (aged 59)
Vermontville, Michigan, US
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States Army
(Union Army)
Years of service1864–1865
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Duane Hawkins (February 17, 1840 – November 29, 1899) was a Michigan politician.

Early life and education

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Duane Hawkins was born on February 17, 1840, in Vermontville, Michigan. His parents, Jay and Lodice Hawkins, moved there from Vermont in 1838. He received a public school education.[1]

Military career

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On August 30, 1864, Hawkins enlisted into the Union Army. He served in the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He was discharged on June 2, 1865.[1]

Career

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Hawkins live on a farm for most of his life.[1] On November 2, 1880, Hawkins was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he represented the Eaton County 2nd district from January 5, 1881, to December 31, 1882.[2] Hawkins was elected as a justice of the peace and served as the president of the Eaton County Agricultural Society.[1]

Personal life

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Hawkins' first wife, Sarah E. Hallenbeck died on January 10, 1891. In 1892, Hawkins married Gertrude Schroder.

Hawkins was a Freemason who served as a Worshipful Master around 1880.[3]

Death

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Hawkins died on November 29, 1899, in Vermontville.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 1.
  2. ^ "Legislator Details - Duane Hawkins". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Durant, Samuel W. (1880). History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Brookhaven Press. ISBN 9781581030501.