Tuscola-Sanilac County MI Archives Biographies.....McIntyre, Douglad 1840 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

DOUGALD McINTYRE. This genuine Scotch cognomen belongs to one who is a native of
Argyleshire, Scotland, where he was born July 15, 1840, and is now a resident of
Cass City. His parents, Dougald and Jane (McDougal) McIntyre, were natives of
that country and his father being by occupation a farmer, the boy spent his
younger days upon the farm. As his father died when he was quite young, the son
at the age of eleven came to America with his mother and located in Monroe
County, N. Y., where he had very ordinary advantages in schooling, for a limited
period only, for he began his own support at the age of twelve years by working
for neighboring farmers.

  When sixteen years old the youth went to Canada where he began lumbering,
which he followed until he came to Michigan in 1860. He located first in Sanilac
County, where he took up one hundred and sixty acres of wild land which he
proceeded to clear and to cultivate. He was married March 10, 1869, to Lucy F.
McKinzie, of Oxford, Ontario, daughter of Robert McKinzie, a Canadian farmer. By
this marriage they had eight children, Jennie C, John H., Nellie A., Robert K.,
Mina M., William H., Loren D., and Nellie A. Nellie A., the first, having died
at the age of five years the last child was also named Nellie A.

  He of whom we write came to Cass City in the summer of 1882 and here engaged
in lumbering, but soon entered in the mercantile business although he still owns
his farm in Sanilac County which he manages by the aid of hired help. For one
term he filled the office of Representative in the Legislature from Sanilac
County, to which he was elected on the Republican ticket. He was a member of the
Board of Supervisors for three years and during the last two years was Chairman
of that body, and after the terrible fire of 1881 he Was appointed distributing
agent of the Relief Committee, which difficult work he did with discrimination
and satisfaction to others. He was at various times in offices of his township,
and while he never sought them they were repeatedly thrust upon him, but he has
not allowed his name to go before the people since he came to Cass City,
although he still takes an active interest in politics. Mr. McIntyre formerly
superintended the lumbering interests of Fuller, Avery & Co., the firm now
having gone out of business.

  He has quite recently bought out the grocery business which he will now carry
on. He has traveled extensively in Michigan, Wisconsin and nearly all the
Western States from Missouri to Minnesota, and also in nearly all of the
Southern States of the Union, and his experience and judgment are esteemed most
highly.


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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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