Grant Decker
Grant Decker | |
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1st Mayor of the City of Flint | |
In office 1855–1856 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Robert J. S. Page[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | February 4, 1814 Deckertown, Sussex County, New Jersey |
Died | July 30, 1890(1890-07-30) (aged 76) Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
Grant Decker (February 4, 1814 – July 30, 1890) was the first mayor of the village (now City) of Flint, Michigan serving from 1855 to 1856. He was a merchant, miller and in the lumber businesses at some time in his life.[2]
Early life
Decker was born in Deckertown, Sussex County, New Jersey on February 4, 1814.[2][3] He came to Flint, Michigan, in 1839 to work in the lumbering industry. With the Honorable Artemas Thayer, he built a flour mill. Later in association with Captain Ira H. Wilder, he owned interests in a flour and feed mill. Over his time in Flint, eight fires hit his various businesses.[4]
Political
In 1855 Decker was elected Mayor of the Village of Flint serving until 1856.[2]
Post-Political
On July 30, 1890, Decker died in Flint with interment in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint.[2]
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by none | Mayor of Flint 1855-1856 | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ Political Graveyards.com List of Flint City Mayors
- ^ a b c d Political Graveyards.com Index to Politicians: Decker --Decker, Grant entry
- ^ The Book of the Golden Jubilee of Flint, Michigan 1855-1905. Published Under the Auspices of the Executive Committee of the Golden Jubilee and Old Homecoming Reunion, p. 49. Weller & Austin, 1905. Accessed December 26, 2022. "Grant Decker, the first Mayor of Flint, was forty-one years of age when elected Mayor, having been born February 4, 1814, in Deckertown, N.J., where his family located before the war of the Revolution."
- ^ "The History of Genesee County, MI Chapter XIII. First City Officers". Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
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