Genesee-Washtenaw-Shiawassee County MI Archives Biographies.....Tinker, Clarence 1853 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

CLARENCE TINKER, a prominent and able young attorney and prominent citizen of
Fenton, was born in Port Gibson, Ontario County, N. Y., July 14, 1853. His
father, Dr. Malachi Tinker, was a native of Henrietta, Monroe County, N. Y., and
a graduate of the Geneva Medical College in 1847. After practicing at Port
Gibson he removed to Ypsilanti, Mich., in 1859 and after practicing there for
three years, located one hundred and sixty acres of land in Hazelton Township,
Shiawassee County, upon which he remained until his death in 1887 at the age of
sixty-eight years. He became totally blind six years before his death and his
health was otherwise much impaired through exposures when answering the calls of
neighbors in their affliction.

  The grandfather, James Tinker, who served in the War of 1812, helped to raise
the first house which was built where the city of Rochester now stands. He was a
sea-faring man but during the latter part of his life was devoted to farming.
The first progenitor of this family is said to have been Stephen Tinker who came
in the "Mayflower" to the New World.

  The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Harriet Culver and she was a
native of Pittsford, Monroe County, N. Y., and is still living. Her three
children are Adelbert, Clarence and Oania L. The eldest son is farming upon the
old homestead in Hazleton Township, Shiawassee County, and the daughter is the
wife of John Collord, of Coldwater.

  After studying in the district school our subject took a three years' course
at the Corunna High School and then graduated from the law department of the
Michigan University in 1876. He practiced his profession at Ypsilanti until
February, 1880, since which time he has pursued his profession in Fenton,
meeting with splendid success.

  The young attorney has gained considerable renown lately in the case of the
people vs. Howes, and he is the attorney for the Detroit, Grand Haven &
Milwaukee Railroad, for the village of Fenton, State Bank of Fenton and the
Fenton Electric Light Company. On the 8th of December, 1879, he was united in
marriage with Hattie J. Perry, a native of Fenton. Their children are Clarence
J., born April 8, 1889, and Earl R., who was born October 29, 1890.

  Mr. Tinker has always been a Democrat and has since 1880 attended every State
convention with the exception of last year when he was detained at home on
account of illness and he has been School Inspector of the township of Fenton
and a member of the Board of Education and Secretary of the same. In 1888 and
1890 he was offerred [sic] the nomination for member of Congress but refused
most decidedly to run. He is Chairman of the Democratic County Committee and is
connected with the Masonic order, the Knights Templar and the Knights of the
Maccabees as well as the Royal Arcanum. In May, 1880, he formed a partnership
with C. H. Phillips, who the following year disposed of his business to D. S.
Frackleton, so that the firm is now Tinker & Frackleton. Mr. Tinker practiced in
the Supreme Court of the State as well as in the courts of Genesee and adjoining
counties. He is a prominent stock-holder in the State Bank and the Electric
Light and Power Company and owns a small farm adjoining the corporation of Fenton.


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Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan,
Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens,
Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the 
Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892

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