Byron G. Stout Explained

Byron G. Stout
Birth Name:Byron Gray Stout
Birth Date:12 January 1829
Birth Place:Richmond, New York
Death Place:Pontiac, Michigan
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Party:Democratic
State1:Michigan
Term Start1:March 4, 1891
Term End1:March 3, 1893
Preceded1:Mark S. Brewer
Succeeded1:David D. Aitken
Office2:Member of the Michigan Senate
Term Start2:1860
Term End2:1860
Office3:Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Term Start3:1855
Term End3:1855
Term Start4:1857
Term End4:1857

Byron Gray Stout (January 12, 1829 – June 19, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Stout was born in Richmond, New York and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1831. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1851. He studied law and became superintendent and principal of Pontiac High School in 1853 and 1854 respectively.

Stout served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1855 and 1857, serving as speaker in the latter year. He was also member of the Michigan Senate in 1860 and served as president pro tempore. He was a candidate for Governor of Michigan in 1862, losing to incumbent Republican Austin Blair.

He was a member of the National Union Convention at Philadelphia in 1866 and delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1868, 1880, and 1888. He was defeated for election to Congress to represent Michigan's 5th congressional district in 1868 and 1870, losing to Omar D. Conger. Prior to 1869, he engaged in private banking.

In 1890, Stout was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the 52nd Congress, serving from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1892.

Byron G. Stout served as president of the Oakland County Bank from 1893 to 1896. He died in Pontiac, Michigan on June 19, 1896,[1] and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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  1. News: End of a Busy Life . . Pontiac . 3 . June 20, 1896 . 2020-01-09 . Newspapers.com.