constituents. In 1828 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory, and held the office four years; in 1835 he was a member of the Convention called to form a State Constitution; in 1837 he was elected to the State Senate of Michigan; in 1839 he was chosen Governor of the State; and he was a Senator in Congress from 1841 to 1847. He was a working member on many important committees, and his reports and speeches were numerous; and Daniel Webster, in a note to his speech in defence of the Ashburton Treaty, attributed to Mr. Woodbridge the first suggestion that was ever made to him for inserting in that treaty a provision for the surrender of fugitives, under certain circumstances, upon the demand of foreign governments. For many years before his death he lived in retirement at Detroit, devoting himself to his books and the pleasures of horticulture, for which he had a special fondness. Died October 20, 1861. In 167 a small volume was published, entitled the "Life of William Woodbridge," from the pen of the compiler of this work. Among the many opinions expressed of Governor Woodbridge by leading men, soon after his death, were the following: That he was an eminent jurist and constitutional lawyer; the oldest and most distinguished member of the Detroit bar; eminently a man of principle and honor; a faithful and honored public servant; had a highly cultivated and refined taste, and left to his children the rich legacy of a spotless name.

WOODWARD, AUGUSTUS B.-He was a native of Virginia; emigrated to Michigan in 1805, when he was appointed a judge of the Territory, which honorable position he held until 1824. He was the author of a "Code of Laws," which bears his name. In 1824 he was appointed a Judge for the Territory of Florida, and died there after a service of three years. He was the man, moreover, who, in 1812, had a resolution adopted in the Legisla ture probibiting the wearing of apparel made from English goods. The colleagues of Judge Woodward on the bench were Frederick Bates and John Griffin, in regard to whom the writer has been unable to obtain any biographic particulars. We have seen it stated that Judge Woodward, in conjunction with John Steward and William W. Harwood, founded the town of Ypsilanti in 1825; but if he went to Florida in 1824, the statement cannot be true.

FOURTH PART.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.

THE CENSUS OF MICHIGAN IN 1870.

(Officially furnished for this work by the Census Bureau.)

In the preceding pages the Compiler has submitted two or three paragraphs respecting the Census of Michigan for 1870, which were obtained from local authorities, or from the Marshals of the United States, before making their final reports to the Government. It is now his privilege, however, through the kindness of the Superintendent of the Census Bureau, Mr. Francis A. Walker, to lay before the reader a statement of the population of the State, respecting the authenticity of which there cannot be any doubt. In doing this, the population of each County will be given for 1870, in regular order, with a corresponding column exhibiting the population of the same Counties in 1860; and there will also be added to this list, the leading cities of the State, with the number of their inhabitants, exclusive of the suburbs or villages which may be identified with them:

Territorial Governors: William Hull, 1805; Lewis Cass, 1814; George B. Porter, 1829; Stevens T. Mason, 1834; J. T. Horner ex officio, 1835. State Governors: Stevens T. Mason, 1836; William Woodbridge, 1840; J. Wright Gordon (Acting,) 1841; John S. Barry, 1842; Alpheus Felch, 1846; William L. Greenly (Acting,) 1847; Epaphroditus Ransom, 184; John S. Barry, 1850; Robert McClelland, 1852; Andrew Parsons (Acting,) 1853; Kinsley S. Bingham, 1855; Moses Wisner, 1859; Austin Blair, 1861; Henry H. Cropo, 1865; and Henry P. Baldwin, 1869, re-elected and now in office.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS.

Edward Mundy, 1835; J. Wright Gordon, 1840; Origen D. Richardson, 1842; William L. Greenly, 1847; William M. Fenton, 1848; William L. Greenly, 1849; William M. Fenton, 1851; Andrew Parsons, 1853; George A. Coe, 1855; Edmund B. Fairfield, 1859; James Birney, 1861; Joseph R. Williams (Acting,) 1861; Henry T. Backus (Acting,) 1862; Charles S. May, 1863; Ebenezer O. Grosvenor, 1865; Dwight May, 1867; and Morgan Bates, 1869, re-elected and now in office.

SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ezra Convis, 1835; Charles W. Whipple, 1836; Kinsley S. Bingham, 1838; Henry Acker, 1840; Philo C. Fuller, 1841; Kinsley S. Bingham, 1842; Robert McClelland, 1743; Edwin H. Lathrop, 1844; Alfred H. Hanscom, 1845; Isaac E. Crary, 1846; George W. Peck, 1847; Alexander W. Buel, 1848; Leander Chapman, 1849; Silas G. Harris, 1850; Jeffer son G. Thurber, 1851; Daniel G. Quackenboss, 1853; Cyrus Lovell, 1855;