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James L. Mitchell settled in Jackson in 1850 and commenced the practice of his profession as a physician and surgeon, and is still active in the discharge of his duties. Dr. Mitchell has held the office of town elerk, supervisor and alderman. He was for twelve years a member of the school board for district No. 1, and for ten of these years he was the director. Dr. Mitchell has always been a democrat. He joined the masonic fraternity in 1852, and has always been a very active member of all the orders of the fraternity. He has presided in all the subordinate and most of the grand bodies of which he has been a member.
Frederick M. Foster has been a resident of Jackson for over thirty years. He has filled many offices of trust and responsibility, and always
with credit to himself. He was city treasurer in 1867-8. Mr. Foster has, since he first came to Jackson, be^n prominently connected with the I. 0. of Odd Fellows, and has presided in the grand lodge and grand encampment, as well as in the subordinate societies. He was grand treasurer of the grand lodge of I. O. of Odd Fellows for several years, was master of Michigan Lodge No. 50 in 1858.
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