Coldwater in Branch County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Governor Cyrus Gray Luce
Photographed By Duane Hall, May 17, 2013
1. Governor Cyrus Gray Luce Marker
Inscription.
Governor Cyrus Gray Luce. . On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan. Born in Ohio in 1824, he moved to Branch County about 1849. He soon became involved in township, local and state politics, serving on the Board of Agriculture, in the legislature, and as a member of the 1867 constitutional convention. In 1886 and 1888 he was elected Governor on the Republican ticket. He remained active in the farmer's Grange till his death in Coldwater in 1905.
On this site lived Cyrus Gray Luce, twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan. Born in Ohio in 1824, he moved to Branch County about 1849. He soon became involved in township, local and state politics, serving on the Board of Agriculture, in the legislature, and as a member of the 1867 constitutional convention. In 1886 and 1888 he was elected Governor on the Republican ticket. He remained active in the farmer's Grange till his death in Coldwater in 1905.
Erected 1976 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number S489.)
Location. 41° 56.3′ N, 85° 0.073′ W. Marker is in Coldwater, Michigan, in Branch County. Marker is at the intersection of Division Street (Old U.S. 27) and East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Division Street. Marker is located near the City of Coldwater Public Safety Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 Division Street, Coldwater MI 49036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
