Grant Decker Explained

Grant Decker
Order:1st
Office:Mayor of the City of Flint
Term Start:1855
Term End:1856
Predecessor:Office established
Successor:Robert J. S. Page[1]
Birth Date:February 4, 1814
Death Place:Flint, Genesee County, Michigan

Grant Decker (February 4, 1814  - July 30, 1890) was the first mayor of the village (now City) of Flint, Michigan serving from 1855 to 1856. He was a merchant, miller and in the lumber businesses at some time in his life.[2]

Early life

Decker was born in Deckertown, Sussex County, New Jersey on February 4, 1814.[2] [3] He came to Flint, Michigan, in 1839 to work in the lumbering industry. With the Honorable Artemas Thayer, he built a flour mill. Later in association with Captain Ira H. Wilder, he owned interests in a flour and feed mill. Over his time in Flint, eight fires hit his various businesses.[4]

Political

In 1855 Decker was elected Mayor of the Village of Flint serving until 1856.[2]

Post-Political

On July 30, 1890, Decker died in Flint with interment in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint.[2]

References

  1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/flint.html Political Graveyards.com List of Flint City Mayors
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/decker.html#0LH0PYMWV Political Graveyards.com Index to Politicians: Decker --Decker, Grant entry
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Lad5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22Grant+Decker%22+Deckertown+Flint The Book of the Golden Jubilee of Flint, Michigan 1855-1905. Published Under the Auspices of the Executive Committee of the Golden Jubilee and Old Homecoming Reunion
  4. Web site: The History of Genesee County, MI Chapter XIII. First City Officers. . 2009-01-23 . 2012-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930173004/http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch13/firstofficers2.html . dead .