Cyrus Lovell | |
Office: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 3, 1855 |
Term End: | 1856 |
Predecessor: | Daniel G. Quackenboss |
Successor: | Byron G. Stout |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | Ionia County |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1849 |
Term End2: | 1849 |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1855 |
Term End3: | 1856 |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1804 |
Birth Place: | Grafton, Vermont, US |
Spouse: | Louise Fargo |
Party: | Whig (until 1854) Republican (1854-1860) Democratic (1860-1895) |
Cyrus "Uncle Cy" Lovell (September 9, 1804April 9, 1895) was the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1855 to 1856.
Lovell was born on September 9, 1804, in Grafton, Vermont, to parents Enos and Mary. In 1829, Lovell moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. He later moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he started his law career, and in 1832 built the first dwelling in Kalamazoo.[1]
In 1836, Lovell moved to Ionia, Michigan, and became the first supervisor of the county. Lovell was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives on January 1, 1849, as a Whig. In 1855, and until 1856, served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives as a Republican.[1] In 1850, he was a delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention.[2] He was the first Republican to do so. In 1860 and onward, Lovell was a Democrat, supporting Stephen A. Douglas' presidential run.[1]
Lovell married Louise Fargo in Washtenaw County in 1831, and together they had at least four children.[1]
Lovell died on April 9, 1895. Lovell was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Ionia, Michigan.[1]