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'''Andrew Mack''' (1780 – July 12, 1854<ref name="romig">{{cite book | title=Michigan Place Names | first=Walter | last=Romig | publisher=Wayne State University Press | year=1986 | page=431 | isbn=0-8143-1838-X | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC& |
'''Andrew Mack''' (1780 – July 12, 1854<ref name="romig">{{cite book | title=Michigan Place Names | first=Walter | last=Romig | publisher=Wayne State University Press | year=1986 | page=431 | isbn=0-8143-1838-X | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=andrew+mack+detroit&pg=PA344}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|A 1907 source has him living from 1782 to 1857.<ref>{{cite book | title=The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907 | year=1907 | page=29 | isbn=9780598455529 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6vhAAAAMAAJ&q=andrew+mack+mansion+house&pg=PA29}}</ref> A third source states that he died in 1875,<ref name="bingham"/> which is almost certainly a typo.|group=N}}) was an American businessman and politician who, among other things, co-founded the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', served as [[List of mayors of Detroit|mayor of Detroit, Michigan]], and whose land holdings became a portion of the town of [[Marysville, Michigan|Marysville]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Mack was born in [[New London, Connecticut]], and was a sailor as a young man, having sailed around the world three times.<ref name="farmer1890">{{cite book | title=History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan | volume=2 | first=Silas | last=Farmer | publisher=Munsell & Co. | location=New York | year=1890 | page=1031 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0zbiAAAAMAAJ& |
Mack was born in [[New London, Connecticut]], and was a sailor as a young man, having sailed around the world three times.<ref name="farmer1890">{{cite book | title=History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan | volume=2 | first=Silas | last=Farmer | publisher=Munsell & Co. | location=New York | year=1890 | page=1031 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0zbiAAAAMAAJ&q=andrew+mack+mayor+detroit&pg=PA1031}}</ref> In 1804,{{#tag:ref|Possibly 1808.<ref name="farmer1890"/>|group=N}} he drove a herd of [[merino]] sheep that he had purchased in Spain westward to [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], where he established a [[wool]] factory<ref name="bingham">{{cite book | title=Early history of Michigan | first=Stephen D. | last=Bingham | publisher=Thorp & Godfrey | year=1888 | page=[https://archive.org/details/earlyhistorymic01binggoog/page/n435 427] | url=https://archive.org/details/earlyhistorymic01binggoog| quote=andrew mack detroit. }}</ref> and a hotel. In the [[War of 1812]], he was the captain of a military company<ref name="farmer1890"/> and subsequently served as member of the Cincinnati City Council<ref name="greve"/>{{rp|534}} and as a state senator in the [[Ohio General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book | title=The corporate city: the American city as a political entity, 1800-1850 | first=Leonard P. | last=Curry | publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group | year=1997 | isbn=0-313-30277-4 | page=110 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=avI47xG7jbYC&q=andrew+mack+mayor&pg=PA110}}</ref> He ran for [[List of mayors of Cincinnati|Mayor of Cincinnati]] in the spring of 1829, but lost to the incumbent [[Isaac G. Burnet]].<ref name="greve">{{cite book | title=Centennial history of Cincinnati and representative citizens | volume=1 | first=Charles Theodore | last=Greve | publisher=Biographical Pub. Co. | year=1904 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJxABLtxX60C&q=andrew+mack+mayor&pg=PA584}}</ref>{{rp|584}} |
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== Detroit == |
== Detroit == |
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President [[Andrew Jackson]] appointed him to become [[customs]] collector for Detroit in 1829,<ref>{{cite book | title=The Management of Public Lands in the U. S. Series | first=Stuart |
President [[Andrew Jackson]] appointed him to become [[customs]] collector for Detroit in 1829,<ref>{{cite book | title=The Management of Public Lands in the U. S. Series | editor-first=Stuart | editor-last=Bruchey | publisher=Ayer Publishing | year=1979 | isbn=0-405-11315-3 | page=63 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdELEknNPwMC&q=andrew+mack+detroit&pg=PA63}}</ref> a post he held for ten years. Upon his arrival in the [[Michigan Territory]], he became involved with the local [[militia]] and gained the appellation "Colonel".<ref name="farmer1890"/> In 1831, Sheldon McKnight established the ''Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer'' (it eventually was renamed to the ''Detroit Free Press'' in 1866) and less than a year later, the newspaper was purchased by a consortium of citizens, one of whom was Mack. That group owned the business until 1837.<ref>{{cite book | title=The history of Detroit and Michigan | publisher=S. Farmer & Company | first=Silas | last=Farmer | year=1884 | page=[https://archive.org/details/historydetroita01farmgoog/page/n737 685] | url=https://archive.org/details/historydetroita01farmgoog| quote=andrew mack detroit free press. }}</ref> |
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Mayor [[Charles Christopher Trowbridge]] was elected in early 1834 during a [[cholera]] epidemic, but abruptly resigned. Mack won the ensuing special election on September 24 with 91 votes. In the general election the following year, Mack ran for re-election, but lost. He tried again in 1837, but also was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite book | title=Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City | first=Robert B. | last=Ross | author2=Catlin, George B | page=dcccxxv | year=1898 | url=https:// |
Mayor [[Charles Christopher Trowbridge]] was elected in early 1834 during a [[cholera]] epidemic, but abruptly resigned. Mack won the ensuing special election on September 24 with 91 votes. In the general election the following year, Mack ran for re-election, but lost. He tried again in 1837, but also was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite book | title=Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City | first=Robert B. | last=Ross | author2=Catlin, George B | page=dcccxxv | year=1898 | url=https://archive.org/details/landmarksdetroi00burtgoog| quote=andrew mack mayor. }}</ref> In 1839, he represented [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] in the state legislature.<ref>{{cite book |title = THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN |author = Silas Farmer| year= 1889 |page = [https://archive.org/details/historydetroita00farmgoog/page/n25 1035]|url=https://archive.org/details/historydetroita00farmgoog}}</ref> It is sometimes believed that Mack Avenue in Detroit is named after Andrew Mack, but that was actually named after John M. Mack, who was a supervisor of [[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery | first=Michael S. | last=Franck | publisher=Wayne State University Press | year=1996 | isbn=0-8143-2591-2 | page=198 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0KBYj8v_ZMC&q=mack+avenue+detroit+named+after&pg=PA198}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan | volume=1 | first=Silas | last=Farmer | year=1890 | page=944 | isbn=9780722200971 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzbiAAAAMAAJ&q=mack+avenue+detroit+named+after&pg=PA944}}</ref> |
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== Marysville == |
== Marysville == |
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Mack moved to [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair County]] in the 1840s. He purchased a [[sawmill]], and the creek next to which it sat became known as Mack's Creek. He also set up a [[general store]] and a wood refueling station to serve the steamships sailing on the [[Great Lakes Waterway]].<ref name="chamber">{{cite web|url=http://www.marysvillechamber.com/history.php |title=History of Marysville |publisher=Marysville Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=2010-08-19 | |
Mack moved to [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair County]] in the 1840s. He purchased a [[sawmill]], and the creek next to which it sat became known as Mack's Creek. He also set up a [[general store]] and a wood refueling station to serve the steamships sailing on the [[Great Lakes Waterway]].<ref name="chamber">{{cite web|url=http://www.marysvillechamber.com/history.php |title=History of Marysville |publisher=Marysville Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=2010-08-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103060355/http://marysvillechamber.com/history.php |archivedate=2010-11-03 }}</ref> This stop, known as "Mack's Place", became popular enough to warrant its own [[post office]], and Mack served as its postmaster until his death.<ref name="romig"/> Mack and his wife Amelia were buried on his property, which is now the Marysville Golf Course. A model of Mack's home can be found at the Marysville Historical Museum in Marysville Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmarysvillemi.com/museum/chronology.htm |title=History of Marysville — Chronology |publisher=Marysville Historical Society |accessdate=2010-08-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502080718/http://www.cityofmarysvillemi.com/museum/chronology.htm |archivedate=2011-05-02 }}</ref> The house and mill were taken over by George W. Carleton and the creek subsequently became known as Carleton Creek, a name it still bears today.<ref name="romig"/> The post office moved to nearby Vicksburg, which was renamed Marysville in 1859 to avoid confusion with [[Vicksburg, Michigan|Vicksburg]] in [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]].<ref name="chamber"/> |
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 11 June 2024
Andrew Mack | |
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| 11th Mayor of Detroit, second charter | |
| In office 1834–1834 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Christopher Trowbridge |
| Succeeded by | Levi Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1780 New London, Connecticut |
| Died | July 12, 1854 St. Clair County, Michigan |
Andrew Mack (1780 – July 12, 1854[1][N 1]) was an American businessman and politician who, among other things, co-founded the Detroit Free Press, served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and whose land holdings became a portion of the town of Marysville.
Early life
[edit]Mack was born in New London, Connecticut, and was a sailor as a young man, having sailed around the world three times.[4] In 1804,[N 2] he drove a herd of merino sheep that he had purchased in Spain westward to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he established a wool factory[3] and a hotel. In the War of 1812, he was the captain of a military company[4] and subsequently served as member of the Cincinnati City Council[5]: 534 and as a state senator in the Ohio General Assembly.[6] He ran for Mayor of Cincinnati in the spring of 1829, but lost to the incumbent Isaac G. Burnet.[5]: 584
Detroit
[edit]President Andrew Jackson appointed him to become customs collector for Detroit in 1829,[7] a post he held for ten years. Upon his arrival in the Michigan Territory, he became involved with the local militia and gained the appellation "Colonel".[4] In 1831, Sheldon McKnight established the Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer (it eventually was renamed to the Detroit Free Press in 1866) and less than a year later, the newspaper was purchased by a consortium of citizens, one of whom was Mack. That group owned the business until 1837.[8]
Mayor Charles Christopher Trowbridge was elected in early 1834 during a cholera epidemic, but abruptly resigned. Mack won the ensuing special election on September 24 with 91 votes. In the general election the following year, Mack ran for re-election, but lost. He tried again in 1837, but also was unsuccessful.[9] In 1839, he represented Wayne County in the state legislature.[10] It is sometimes believed that Mack Avenue in Detroit is named after Andrew Mack, but that was actually named after John M. Mack, who was a supervisor of Hamtramck.[11][12]
Marysville
[edit]Mack moved to St. Clair County in the 1840s. He purchased a sawmill, and the creek next to which it sat became known as Mack's Creek. He also set up a general store and a wood refueling station to serve the steamships sailing on the Great Lakes Waterway.[13] This stop, known as "Mack's Place", became popular enough to warrant its own post office, and Mack served as its postmaster until his death.[1] Mack and his wife Amelia were buried on his property, which is now the Marysville Golf Course. A model of Mack's home can be found at the Marysville Historical Museum in Marysville Park.[14] The house and mill were taken over by George W. Carleton and the creek subsequently became known as Carleton Creek, a name it still bears today.[1] The post office moved to nearby Vicksburg, which was renamed Marysville in 1859 to avoid confusion with Vicksburg in Kalamazoo County.[13]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names. Wayne State University Press. p. 431. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907. 1907. p. 29. ISBN 9780598455529.
- ^ a b Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early history of Michigan. Thorp & Godfrey. p. 427.
andrew mack detroit.
- ^ a b c d Farmer, Silas (1890). History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan. Vol. 2. New York: Munsell & Co. p. 1031.
- ^ a b Greve, Charles Theodore (1904). Centennial history of Cincinnati and representative citizens. Vol. 1. Biographical Pub. Co.
- ^ Curry, Leonard P. (1997). The corporate city: the American city as a political entity, 1800-1850. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 110. ISBN 0-313-30277-4.
- ^ Bruchey, Stuart, ed. (1979). The Management of Public Lands in the U. S. Series. Ayer Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 0-405-11315-3.
- ^ Farmer, Silas (1884). The history of Detroit and Michigan. S. Farmer & Company. p. 685.
andrew mack detroit free press.
- ^ Ross, Robert B.; Catlin, George B (1898). Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City. p. dcccxxv.
andrew mack mayor.
- ^ Silas Farmer (1889). THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN. p. 1035.
- ^ Franck, Michael S. (1996). Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery. Wayne State University Press. p. 198. ISBN 0-8143-2591-2.
- ^ Farmer, Silas (1890). History of Detroit and Wayne County and early Michigan. Vol. 1. p. 944. ISBN 9780722200971.
- ^ a b "History of Marysville". Marysville Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "History of Marysville — Chronology". Marysville Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
