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Lenawee County By John J. Adam, February 7th, 1878.
He was the delegate in congress from the territory of . Michigan for two terms, or the four years from 1825 to 1829. His prede cessorin 1823, and his competitor in 1825, was the Rev. Gabriel Richard, (pronounced Reesh-aur), pastor of the French Catholic Church in Detroit, and who, as chaplain of the legislative council prayed, it is said, that they might " make laws for de peops, and not for demselves;" and who is said to have given notice, at the close of service on Sundays, of pony races on the ice or other pastimes. This, if so, was only in accordance with the then and present practice in France, to consider the latter part of Sunday as the principal time for theatrical performances, operas, concerts and sports, as well as for political elections.
Mr. Wing, it is said, owed his first election in 1825 to some fourteen votes cast for A. E. Wing in Tecumseh, being all the votes then given in the county, and for which he had to procure the affidavits of each of the voters that they so voted, and that the votes were intended for " Austin E. Wing," in order to have them counted for him. Mr. Wing was succeeded in 1829 by Major John Biddle, of Detroit; and he by Luciufl Lyon in 1831, who remained the territorial delegate until he was elected to the United States senate by the first state legislature.
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