Edwin Willits
Edwin Willits | |
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From Volume 1 of 1890's History of Monroe County, Michigan | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Waldron |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel B. Eldredge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1830 Otto, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1896 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane Ingersoll |
Edwin Willits (also Willets) (April 24, 1830 – October 22, 1896) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Willits served as prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district for the 45th, 46th, and 47th Congresses. Presidents of Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University) and the State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). The first Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Jeremiah McLain Rusk for Benjamin Harrison's administration.