Sheridan F. Master Explained

Sheridan F. Master
Office:Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
Term Start:January 4, 1905
Term End:1906
Predecessor:John J. Carton
Successor:Nicholas J. Whelan
State House2:Michigan
District2:Kalamazoo County 1st
Term Start2:January 1, 1903
Term End2:1906
Birth Date:7 March 1869
Birth Place:Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Lansing, Michigan, US
Party:Republican

Sheridan F. Master (March 7, 1869June 5, 1927) was a Michigan politician.

Early life

Master was born on March 7, 1869, in Ontario, Canada to parents Levi and Maria Master.

Personal life

Master married Helen C. Harrison on November 20, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

Master served as the Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney from 1901 to 1902. Master was a failed 1905 candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 9th Circuit Court. Master served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Kalamazoo County 1st district from 1913 to 1918. From 1917 to 1918, he also served as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] [2]

Death

Master died in Lansing, Michigan, on June 5, 1927. He was interred in Oakhill Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislator Details - Sheridan F. Master. Library of Michigan. November 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Mason-dennis to Masterman. Political Graveyard. November 24, 2019.