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 James Couzens

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James Couzens Famous memorial

Birth
Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
22 Oct 1936 (aged 64)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Memorial ID
7235234 View Source

U.S. Senator. In 1909, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, was a railroad car checker (1890-97), clerk in the coal business (1897-1903) and was associated with the Ford Motor Company, (1903-19). He was president of the Bank of Detroit, director of the Detroit Trust Company, commissioner of street railways (1913-15), commissioner of the metropolitan police department (1916-18) and Mayor of Detroit, (1919-22). In 1922, he was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 64.

U.S. Senator. In 1909, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, was a railroad car checker (1890-97), clerk in the coal business (1897-1903) and was associated with the Ford Motor Company, (1903-19). He was president of the Bank of Detroit, director of the Detroit Trust Company, commissioner of street railways (1913-15), commissioner of the metropolitan police department (1916-18) and Mayor of Detroit, (1919-22). In 1922, he was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate and served until his death at age 64.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 5 Mar 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7235234
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7235234/james-couzens: accessed ), memorial page for James Couzens (26 Aug 1872–22 Oct 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7235234, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.