1887 in Michigan

none 1887 1887 Events from the year 1887 in Michigan. 3 Office holders State office holders thumb|right|130px|Cyrus G. Luce Governor of Michigan: Russell A. Alger (Republican) (until January 1), Cyrus G. Luce (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Archibald Buttars (Republican) (until January 1), James H. MacDonald (Republican) (starting January 1) Michigan Attorney General: Moses Taggart Michigan Secretary of State: Gilbert R. Osmun (Republican) State Land Commissioner: Roscoe D. Dix (Republican) Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Daniel P. Markey (Republican) Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Thomas R. Sherwood Mayors of major cities right|thumb|130px|Marvin H. Chamberlain Mayor of Detroit: Marvin H. Chamberlain Mayor of Flint: Mathew Davison Mayor of Grand Rapids: Edmund B. Dikeman Mayor of Lansing: Jacob F. Schultz Mayor of Saginaw: Henry M. Youmans (Democratic) Mayor of Ann Arbor: Willard B. Smith Federal office holders right|thumb|130px|Sen. Palmer U.S. Senator from Michigan: Omar D. Conger/Francis B. Stockbridge (both Republican) U.S. Senator from Michigan: Thomas W. Palmer (Republican) House District 1: William C. Maybury/John Logan Chipman (both Democratic) House District 2: Nathaniel B. Eldredge (Democratic)/Edward P. Allen (Republican) House District 3: James O'Donnell (Republican) House District 4: Julius C. Burrows (Republican) House District 5: Charles C. Comstock/Melbourne H. Ford (both Democratic) House District 6: Edwin B. Winans (Democratic)/Mark S. Brewer (Republican) House District 7: Ezra C. Carleton/Justin Rice Whiting (both Democratic) House District 8: Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) House District 9: Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) House District 10: Spencer O. Fisher (Democratic) House District 11: Seth C. Moffatt (Republican) Population Sports Baseball right|thumb|120px|Sam Thompson 1887 Detroit Wolverines season – Under manager Bill Watkins, the Wolverines won the 1887 National League pennant, then defeated the St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series. It was the first World Series championship for Detroit.the team's statistical leaders included Sam Thompson with a .372 batting average and 166 RBIs, Dan Brouthers with 12 home runs, Ned Hanlon with 69 stolen bases, and Pretzels Getzien with 29 wins.1887 Detroit Wolverines Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com November 1, 2017 https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DTN/1887.shtml Thompson, Brouthers, and Hanlon have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1887 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - The Wolverines compiled a 3–4 record.Michigan Baseball Year-By-Year Results University of Michigan May 11, 2020 https://mgoblue.com/news/2009/6/5/michigan_baseball_year_by_year_results.aspx Lincoln MacMillan was the team captain.Michigan Baseball Captains University of Michigan May 11, 2020 https://mgoblue.com/news/2009/6/5/michigan_baseball_captains.aspx American football 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team – The Wolverines compiled a 5–0 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 102 to 10. The team captain was John L. Duffy.1887 Football Team University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library May 11, 2020 https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1887fbt.htm Chronology of events January January 18 - The two houses of the Michigan Legislature elected Francis B. Stockbridge to represent Michigan in the United States Senate.The Legislature: The Vote in the Two Houses for United States Senator Detroit Free Press January 19, 1887 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50854517/the-legislature-the-vote-in-the-two/ Newspapers.com February April April 6 - Detroit Athletic Club organized with signing of articles of incorporation by 29 founders.The Detroit Athletic Club 1887-2001 https://archive.org/details/detroitathleticc0000voyl registration Kenneth Voyles, John Bluth 2001 Arcadia 12 0738519014 May June July July 7 - Michigan Supreme Court decides Sherwood v. Walker August November December December 19 - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performed the first concert of its first subscription season at the Detroit Opera House. Births January 20 - Rebecca Shelley, antiwar activist who attended U-M and lived in Battle Creek, in Pennsylvania April 10 - H. G. Salsinger, sports editor of The Detroit News (1909-1958), in Ohio May 24 - James K. Watkins, U-M football player and Detroit police commissioner June 12 - Pop McKale, coach of football and basketball at Arizona, in Lansing, Michigan August 16 - Albert Benbrook, All-American U-M football player, in Texas September 15 - Ruth Thompson, represented Michigan in Congress (1951–1957), in Whitehall, Michigan September 28 - Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-1972), in Detroit October 4 - Ray Fisher, U-M baseball coach for 38 years, in Vermont Gallery of 1887 births Deaths January 2 - John Stoughton Newberry, represented Michigan in Congress (1879-1881), at age 60 in DetroitHis Last Sleep Detroit Free Press January 3, 1887 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50854013/john-s-newberry/ Newspapers.com March 3 - Edward Breitung, represented Michigan in Congress (1883-1885), at age 55 in Eastman, GeorgiaHon. Edward Breitung Dead Detroit Free Press March 5, 1887 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50854126/hon-edward-breitung-dead/ Newspapers.com April 24 - David Preston, banker, philanthropist, and politician, at age 60 in DetroitDeath of David Preston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/detroit-free-press-death-of-david-presto/148196140/ Detroit Free Press April 25, 1887 4 Newspapers.com May 27, 2024 May 19 - Charles E. Stuart, represented Michigan in the U.S. Senate (1853-1859), at age 76 in KalamazooCharles E. Stuart Dead Detroit Free Press May 20, 1887 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50854084/charles-e-stuart-dead/ Newspapers.com December 16 - John Clough Holmes, founder of what became Michigan State University, at age 78 in DetroitHistory of the Michigan Agricultural College W.J. Beal 1915 Michigan Agricultural College 401 https://books.google.com/books?id=eqkoAAAAYAAJ&q=History+of+the+Michigan+Agricultural+College+1915+Beal December 22 - Seth C. Moffatt, represented Michigan in Congress (1885-1887), at age 46 in Washington, D.C.Obituary The True Northerner December 28, 1887 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50854046/obituary/ Newspapers.com Gallery of 1887 deaths See also History of Michigan History of Detroit References 30em