1st wife: Margaret J Gray wed 1843
2nd wife: Matilda McOmber wed 1867
3rd wife: Linda E Vought wed 1877
Hon. Rufus Wharton Landon
of Niles, Michigan, was born May 3, 1815, at Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. His parents, Luther and Martha (Hoyt) Landon, were Americans, of Welsh and Irish descent. Mr. Landon made excellent use of his opportunities at school, until he was seventeen. At the age of nineteen, he commenced alone the struggle of life, by emigrating to Michigan,--at that time a dense wilderness. He settled at Niles, Berrien County, and served four years as clerk in a general mercantile store. From 1838 to 1841, he was Postmaster at Niles. In 1842 he was elected County Treasurer; in 1843 he entered upon his duties, and moved to Berrien Springs. He was elected five consecutive terms, and served ten years. Mr. Landon served as State Senator two years, having been elected in 1862. In June, 1864, he was a Representative to the National Democratic Convention, held at Chicago, Illinois; and again represented his party, in 1866, at the Union Convention held at Philadelphia. He has always been a strong Democrat. In 1871 he was elected the first President of the First National Bank of Niles; and is now a stockholder and Director. He is also President of the Niles Gas Company and the Niles Water-power Company. He is always ready to engage in enterprises that will benefit the country. His judgment decides, in a measure, the success of the venture; and his guidance controls the prominent capitalists of his section. He has been elected to the highest position of the Masonic Fraternity in the United States, and is an active member of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. He is also a member of the Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. His parents were Episcopalians, and he has embraced the same faith. He is now senior warden of the Episcopal Church at Niles. Mr. Landon is a man of fine principles, unyielding will, and unquestioned ability. He has an intellectual face, and a fine physique. He is six feet in height, is solidly built, and very erect; and is endowed with such vitality that his State and country may count on his services for many years. He has been married three times. His first wife, Margaret Gray, whom he married in 1843, died in 1865; and left six children. In 1867 he married Matilda McComber, who died in 1874. In 1877 he married Lida E. Vought.
(Published by: American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men with Portrait Illustrations on Steel, Volumes I-II 1878)
2nd wife: Matilda McOmber wed 1867
3rd wife: Linda E Vought wed 1877
Hon. Rufus Wharton Landon
of Niles, Michigan, was born May 3, 1815, at Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. His parents, Luther and Martha (Hoyt) Landon, were Americans, of Welsh and Irish descent. Mr. Landon made excellent use of his opportunities at school, until he was seventeen. At the age of nineteen, he commenced alone the struggle of life, by emigrating to Michigan,--at that time a dense wilderness. He settled at Niles, Berrien County, and served four years as clerk in a general mercantile store. From 1838 to 1841, he was Postmaster at Niles. In 1842 he was elected County Treasurer; in 1843 he entered upon his duties, and moved to Berrien Springs. He was elected five consecutive terms, and served ten years. Mr. Landon served as State Senator two years, having been elected in 1862. In June, 1864, he was a Representative to the National Democratic Convention, held at Chicago, Illinois; and again represented his party, in 1866, at the Union Convention held at Philadelphia. He has always been a strong Democrat. In 1871 he was elected the first President of the First National Bank of Niles; and is now a stockholder and Director. He is also President of the Niles Gas Company and the Niles Water-power Company. He is always ready to engage in enterprises that will benefit the country. His judgment decides, in a measure, the success of the venture; and his guidance controls the prominent capitalists of his section. He has been elected to the highest position of the Masonic Fraternity in the United States, and is an active member of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. He is also a member of the Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. His parents were Episcopalians, and he has embraced the same faith. He is now senior warden of the Episcopal Church at Niles. Mr. Landon is a man of fine principles, unyielding will, and unquestioned ability. He has an intellectual face, and a fine physique. He is six feet in height, is solidly built, and very erect; and is endowed with such vitality that his State and country may count on his services for many years. He has been married three times. His first wife, Margaret Gray, whom he married in 1843, died in 1865; and left six children. In 1867 he married Matilda McComber, who died in 1874. In 1877 he married Lida E. Vought.
(Published by: American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men with Portrait Illustrations on Steel, Volumes I-II 1878)
1st wife: Margaret J Gray wed 1843
2nd wife: Matilda McOmber wed 1867
3rd wife: Linda E Vought wed 1877
Hon. Rufus Wharton Landon
of Niles, Michigan, was born May 3, 1815, at Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. His parents, Luther and Martha (Hoyt) Landon, were Americans, of Welsh and Irish descent. Mr. Landon made excellent use of his opportunities at school, until he was seventeen. At the age of nineteen, he commenced alone the struggle of life, by emigrating to Michigan,--at that time a dense wilderness. He settled at Niles, Berrien County, and served four years as clerk in a general mercantile store. From 1838 to 1841, he was Postmaster at Niles. In 1842 he was elected County Treasurer; in 1843 he entered upon his duties, and moved to Berrien Springs. He was elected five consecutive terms, and served ten years. Mr. Landon served as State Senator two years, having been elected in 1862. In June, 1864, he was a Representative to the National Democratic Convention, held at Chicago, Illinois; and again represented his party, in 1866, at the Union Convention held at Philadelphia. He has always been a strong Democrat. In 1871 he was elected the first President of the First National Bank of Niles; and is now a stockholder and Director. He is also President of the Niles Gas Company and the Niles Water-power Company. He is always ready to engage in enterprises that will benefit the country. His judgment decides, in a measure, the success of the venture; and his guidance controls the prominent capitalists of his section. He has been elected to the highest position of the Masonic Fraternity in the United States, and is an active member of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. He is also a member of the Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. His parents were Episcopalians, and he has embraced the same faith. He is now senior warden of the Episcopal Church at Niles. Mr. Landon is a man of fine principles, unyielding will, and unquestioned ability. He has an intellectual face, and a fine physique. He is six feet in height, is solidly built, and very erect; and is endowed with such vitality that his State and country may count on his services for many years. He has been married three times. His first wife, Margaret Gray, whom he married in 1843, died in 1865; and left six children. In 1867 he married Matilda McComber, who died in 1874. In 1877 he married Lida E. Vought.
(Published by: American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men with Portrait Illustrations on Steel, Volumes I-II 1878)
2nd wife: Matilda McOmber wed 1867
3rd wife: Linda E Vought wed 1877
Hon. Rufus Wharton Landon
of Niles, Michigan, was born May 3, 1815, at Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. His parents, Luther and Martha (Hoyt) Landon, were Americans, of Welsh and Irish descent. Mr. Landon made excellent use of his opportunities at school, until he was seventeen. At the age of nineteen, he commenced alone the struggle of life, by emigrating to Michigan,--at that time a dense wilderness. He settled at Niles, Berrien County, and served four years as clerk in a general mercantile store. From 1838 to 1841, he was Postmaster at Niles. In 1842 he was elected County Treasurer; in 1843 he entered upon his duties, and moved to Berrien Springs. He was elected five consecutive terms, and served ten years. Mr. Landon served as State Senator two years, having been elected in 1862. In June, 1864, he was a Representative to the National Democratic Convention, held at Chicago, Illinois; and again represented his party, in 1866, at the Union Convention held at Philadelphia. He has always been a strong Democrat. In 1871 he was elected the first President of the First National Bank of Niles; and is now a stockholder and Director. He is also President of the Niles Gas Company and the Niles Water-power Company. He is always ready to engage in enterprises that will benefit the country. His judgment decides, in a measure, the success of the venture; and his guidance controls the prominent capitalists of his section. He has been elected to the highest position of the Masonic Fraternity in the United States, and is an active member of the Supreme Council, thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. He is also a member of the Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. His parents were Episcopalians, and he has embraced the same faith. He is now senior warden of the Episcopal Church at Niles. Mr. Landon is a man of fine principles, unyielding will, and unquestioned ability. He has an intellectual face, and a fine physique. He is six feet in height, is solidly built, and very erect; and is endowed with such vitality that his State and country may count on his services for many years. He has been married three times. His first wife, Margaret Gray, whom he married in 1843, died in 1865; and left six children. In 1867 he married Matilda McComber, who died in 1874. In 1877 he married Lida E. Vought.
(Published by: American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men with Portrait Illustrations on Steel, Volumes I-II 1878)
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