George Van Ness Lothrop
| George Van Ness Lothrop | |
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| Michigan Attorney General | |
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In office 1848–1851 |
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| Governor |
Epaphroditus Ransom John S. Barry |
| Preceded by | Edward Mundy |
| Succeeded by | William Hale |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 8, 1817 Easton, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 12, 1897 (aged 79) Detroit, Michigan |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Relatives | Edwin H. Lothrop, brother |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
George Van Ness Lothrop (August 8, 1817 – July 12, 1897) was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851.
Lothrop was born in Easton, Massachusetts, the son of Howard Lothrop and Sally (Williams) Lothrop. George grew up on the family farm in Easton. George's sister Sarah married Oliver Ames, Jr., railroad industrialist.
George studied for one year at Amherst College, and graduated from Brown University in 1838. He started law school at Harvard College, but didn't finish due to ill health. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa.
He moved to live on his brother Edwin's farm in Prairie Ronde, Michigan, to recover.
In 1843, Lothrop moved to Detroit to finish his law studies, and found success as a lawyer. Lothrop was married in 1847 to Almira Strong of Rochester, New York.
Lothrop was a candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district, losing to Republican William Alanson Howard in 1856 and to Bradley F. Granger in 1860. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1860 and a delegate to the Michigan State Constitutional convention in 1867 (which did not produce a constitution approved by the voters). Lothrup served as U.S. Minister to Russia from 1885 to 1888.
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