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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=http://books.google.com/books?id=0zbiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1031&lpg=PA1031&dq=andrew+mack+mayor+detroit&source=bl&ots=UEbhCUAOXT&sig=2yl4OnWSe7vbl6vomZIeBR8VVpg&hl=en&ei=eo1sTOP2NoG4sQOn_Oy7Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=andrew%20mack%20mayor%20detroit&f=false}}</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 |
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=http://books.google.com/books?id=0zbiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1031&lpg=PA1031&dq=andrew+mack+mayor+detroit&source=bl&ots=UEbhCUAOXT&sig=2yl4OnWSe7vbl6vomZIeBR8VVpg&hl=en&ei=eo1sTOP2NoG4sQOn_Oy7Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=andrew%20mack%20mayor%20detroit&f=false}}</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=427 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GRMVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA427&dq=andrew+mack+detroit&hl=en&ei=orFsTPWDF5P0tgO7kpiOCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=andrew%20mack%20detroit&f=false}}</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=avI47xG7jbYC&pg=PA110&dq=andrew+mack+mayor&hl=en&ei=FORsTPKsEIWisQOQoPG1Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=andrew%20mack%20mayor&f=false}}</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=http://books.google.com/books?id=eJxABLtxX60C&pg=PA584&dq=andrew+mack+mayor&hl=en&ei=1d9sTIOwK4zGsAPl1Oj6Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=andrew%20mack%20mayor&f=false}}</ref>{{rp|584}} |
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== Detroit == |
== Detroit == |
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Revision as of 03:25, 12 August 2012
Andrew Mack (1780 – July 19, 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
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
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
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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early history of Michigan. Thorp & Godfrey. p. 427.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Farmer, Silas (1884). The history of Detroit and Michigan. p. 685.
- ^ Ross, Robert B. (1898). Landmarks of Detroit: A History of the City. p. dcccxxv.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b "History of Marysville". Marysville Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "History of Marysville — Chronology". Marysville Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
