Michigan Court of Chancery explained

The Court of Chancery was the court with jurisdiction in cases of equity in the state of Michigan between 1836 and 1847, presided over by a Chancellor. In certain cases, appeal could be made to the Michigan Supreme Court.^[1]

The law creating the Court of Chancery took effect July 4, 1836 and it was abolished on March 1, 1847, with its jurisdiction given to the circuit courts.^[2] During this time, only two men served as Chancellor.^[1] The Chancellor was an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.

List of chancellors of Michigan

	Image	Name	Term
1		Elon Farnsworth	1836–1842
2		Randolph Manning	1842–1846
3		Elon Farnsworth	1846–1847

See also

• New York Court of Chancery
• Delaware Court of Chancery

Further reading

• Book: Harrington, E. Burke . 1872 . Reports of Cases Determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Michigan (1836-1842) . Free Press . Detroit . 8268906.

Notes and References

1. Book: Utley . Henry M. . Cutcheon . Byron M. . Byron M. Cutcheon . 1906 . Michigan as a Province, Territory and State: The Twenty-Sixth Member of the Federal Union . New York . Publishing Society of Michigan . 2078920 . 94–95.
2. Book: Farmer, Silas . 1884 . The History of Detroit and Michigan: Or, the Metropolis Illustrated . S. Farmer . Detroit . 359750 . 191.