Frank Ellsworth Doremus

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DOREMUS, Frank E., lawyer, controller city of Detroit;
born, Venango Co., Pa., Aug. 31, 1865; son of Sylvester and Sarah (Peake) Doremus;
educated in public schools, Portland, Mich.,
and Detroit College of Law; admitted to bar before the Supreme Court of Michigan;
married at St. Johns, June 26, 1890, Elizabeth Hatley.

Established newspaper, 1885, "The Portland Review", at Portland, Michigan.;
Member Michigan legislature, 1890-92;
Postmaster, Portland, Michigan 1895-99;
Came to Detroit, 1899, and Practiced law since 1901,
Disposing of his newspaper interests, 1905.
Assistant corporation counsel, Detroit, 1903-07;
City Controller since June 1, 1907
[Congressman State of Michgan]
[Head of National Democratic Committee 1913]
[Mayor of Detroit]

Democrat.
Member Wayne County bar Association,
Detroit Board of Commerce.
Member of Knights of Pythias,
Maccabees,
Foresters,
Harmonie Society.

Recreation: Fishing.
Office: City Hall.
Residence: 93 Philadelphia Av.

Source: THE BOOK OF DETROITERS
A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of Detroit_
Copyright, 1908 by Albert Nelson Marquis
Pages 143 - 146
Note: Bolding and [] information not in original source material, but included by this author.

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1880 United States Census

Name	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Sylvester DOREMUS	M	Male	41	MI	Well Digger
Sarah S. DOREMUS	M	Female	40	OH
Frank DOREMUS	S	Male	14	PA	At School
Addie DOREMUS	S	Female	12	MI	At School

Source:
1880 Census Portland, Ionia, Michigan
Page Number 211B

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Source: Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State _by Willis F. Dunbar

Page 475:
"... the local level, where the Klan almost pulled off a stunning upset in 1924 in Detroit's mayoralty election.
Frank E. Doremus, the incumbent mayor, had been forced by illness to step down halfway through his term. Charles S. Bowles, a Klan-supported ..."

from Index:
"... Dongan, Thomas, colonial governor, 40 Donnelly Corp., auto parts, 640 Dorati, Antal, symphony conductor, 612 Dorchester, Lord. See Carleton, Guy Doremus, Frank E., Detroit mayor, 475

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Source:
Detroit Free Press (MI)_

ARCHER WINS BY A MILE
Published on November 5, 1997. by Bill McGraw, Darci McConnell and Jennifer Dixon
Free Press Staff Writers

Dennis Archer's smashing victory over state Rep. Ed Vaughn on Tuesday won him a second term and registered one of the biggest landslides by a Detroit mayor in the 20th Century.

Archer's vote share -- above 80 percent with most of the votes counted -- approached that of Mayor Louis Miriani, who received 85 percent of the 1957 vote in defeating John Beck. Before that, the biggest winner was Frank Doremus, who in 1921 amassed 90 percent.

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Source:
Detroit: Across 3 Centuries_ by Richard Bak

on Page 25: "... (1913-18) Jonathon Kearsley (1826*, 1829) John Patton (1858-59) James Couzens (1919-22) John Biddle (1827-28) Christian H. Buhl (1860-61) Frank E. Doremus (1923-24) Marshall Chapin (1831, 1833) William C. Duncan (1862-63) Joseph A. Martin (1924*) Levi Cook (1832, 1835-36) Kirkland C. Barker ..."

from Index: "... 89, 146, 161 1937 strike 184, 185 labor unions 162, 176 Dodge, Matilda 92 Dollntaker, The 203 Doran, Jim 246 Doremus, Frank E. 32 Douglass, Frederick 41 Downs, Linda 191 Dozier, Lamont 213 Draper, Kris 254, 255 Duchanne, William 44 Duffield ...

1865
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1908
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Nov 12, 1908
Source: The Weekly Press, Michigan
Header: See Doremus's Finish

The election of a republican mayor in detroit doubtless means the selection of republicans for city jobs as fast as the terms of democrats expire, and Frank E. Doremus, controller, will probably be one of those to go, unless the new mayor follows a precedent established by ex-mayor Maybury and recognizes the office as one that should be free from political dominations. Mr. Doremus has more than half his term yet to serve and will not regret retirement to private life, his ambition to conduct a successful law practice being greater than his desire for political preferment---Portland Review.

1911
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
April 4, 1911	Sandusky Star Journal	Sandusky	Ohio

1913
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
June 24, 1913	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
June 24, 1913	Indianapolis Star	Indianapolis	Indiana
June 28, 1913	Indianapolis Star	Indianapolis	Indiana
August 17, 1913	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia

1914
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
January 01, 1914	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
March 28, 1914	Marion Daily Star	Marion	Ohio
March 30, 1914	Modesto Evening News	Modesto	California
March 30, 1914	Reno Evening Gazette	Reno	Nevada
March 31, 1914	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
March 31, 1914	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
May 11, 1914	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
August 11, 1914	Gettysburg Times	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania
September 07, 1914	Indianapolis Star	Indianapolis	Indiana
October 28, 1914	Fairbanks Daily Times	Fairbanks	Alaska

1915
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
January 26, 1915	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia

1916
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
March 28, 1916	Washington Post	Washington	District of Columbia
April 21, 1916	Gettysburg Times	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania

1917
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
September 25, 1917	Gettysburg Times	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania

1920
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Date: November 26, 1920 - Iowa City Daily Press, IA

"Even the unemotional, abnormally quiet manager of western Democratic headquarters, Congressman Frank E. Doremus of Michigan---known as the "man with the 'poker face'---reflects the new Democratic optimism.
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"Congressman Doremus points specifically to improvemnent of Democratic chances in Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, and even Nebraska--- and to heavy gains in Missouri and Kentucky. He added that he felt sure of Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. These are not boastful statements, for Doremus is not of the loud 'claim everything' type of politician. The unbiased observer gains verification of Doremus' statements in the private unpublished sentiment at Republican headquarters..."

1923
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Date	Newspaper	City	State
April 03, 1923	Chronicle Telegram	Elyria	Ohio
April 03, 1923	Lincoln Star	Lincoln	Nebraska
April 03, 1923	Reno Evening Gazette	Reno	Nevada
April 03, 1923	Coshocton Tribune	Coshocton	Ohio
April 27, 1923	Deming Headlight	Deming	New Mexico
November 07, 1923	News	Frederick	Maryland

1947
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