Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Lake, William O. March 5, 1855 - 
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Author: 1883 Mecosta Co. Portrait & Bio Album

WILLIAM O. LAKE, Assistant Postmster at Morley, was born at Port Rowan, Can., 
March 5, 1855.  His parents, 

Robert O. and Margaret (Redker) zLake, are also natives of Canada, where they 
at present reside.

When Mr. Lake reached the age of 11 years, he was employed as clerk in a store 
by Alexander Ferguson, and 

there worked about 18 months.  Afterwards he was variously employed until the 
fall of 1872, and then came to 

Bay City.  In the spring of 1873, he came to Morley, and was employed by 
Nelson Pike as clerk.  Six years 

later he formed a partnership with D. C. King in  mercantile enterprise, which 
relation existed until the 

summer of 1881, when the business was closed.  In the spring of that year he 
made an extended trip to 

Colorado, returning the same fall, and engaging temporarily at Morley and 
Muskegon, in miscellaneous 

interests.  While his affairs were connected with those of D. C. King in 1880, 
they built a shingle-mill in 

the western part of Aetna Tp.  They managed it about 18 months and sold to J. 
E. Thurkow.  Jan. 1, 1883, Mr. 

Lake assumed control of the postoffice at Morley.  In April of the current 
year, he was elected Township 

Clerk, and in the same month succeeded to the editorial chair of the Morley 
Advance.  In politics he is 

independent, and is a member of the Order of Odd Fellows.

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