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{{short description|American politician}}
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{{for|the co-founder of [[Alexander & Baldwin]] of [[Maui]]|Henry Perrine Baldwin}}
{{hatnote|For the United States Supreme Court justice, see [[Henry Baldwin (judge)]].}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Henry P. Baldwin
|image= Henry P. Baldwin Men of Michigan.png
|imagesize=200px
|caption=
|order1= 15th
|office1= Governor of Michigan
|term_start1= January 6, 1869
|term_end1= January 1, 1873
|lieutenant1= [[Morgan Bates]]
|predecessor1= [[Henry H. Crapo]]
|successor1= [[John J. Bagley]]
|jr/sr2 = United States Senator
|state2 = [[Michigan]]
|term_start2 = November 17, 1879
|term_end2 = March 3, 1881
|predecessor2 = [[Zachariah Chandler]]
|successor2 = [[Omar D. Conger]]
|state_senate3 = Michigan
|district3 = [[Michigan's 2nd Senate district|2nd]]
|term3 = 1861–1862
|birth_date= {{birth date|1814|2|22}}
|birth_place= [[Coventry, Rhode Island]]
|death_date= {{death date and age|1892|12|31|1814|2|22}}
|death_place= [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
|spouse= {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Harriet M. Day|1835|1865|end=d.}}
* {{Marriage|Sibyle Lambard|November 21, 1866}}
}}
|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|signature = Signature of Henry Porter Baldwin (1814–1892).png
}}


'''Henry Porter Baldwin''' (February 22, 1814 – December 31, 1892), a descendant of pilgrim father Nathaniel Baldwin, was the 15th [[governor of Michigan]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Michigan]].
''For the [[United States Supreme Court]] justice, please see [[Henry Baldwin (judge)|Henry Baldwin]].''


==Early life in Rhode Island==
'''Henry Porter Baldwin''' ([[February 22]], [[1814]]–[[December 31]], [[1892]]), a descendent of pilgrim father [[Nathaniel Baldwin]][http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD6021.0001.001;didno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000069], was [[Governor of Michigan]] and [[U.S. Senator]] from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Michigan]].
Baldwin was born to John and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin in [[Coventry, Rhode Island]], and attended the common schools.<ref name=Early>{{cite book |last=Bingham |first=Stephen D. |title=Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators. Pub. pursuant to act 59, 1887 |orig-year=1888 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad6021.0001.001 |access-date=2022-06-28 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=63–64 |chapter=s.v. Henry P. Baldwin | chapter-url = http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD6021.0001.001;didno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000069 }}</ref><ref name=redbook>{{cite book |last=Lanman |first=Charles |title=The red book of Michigan; a civil, military and biographical history |orig-year=1871 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bac8753.0001.001 |access-date=2007-04-14 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=418 |chapter=Biographical History of Michigan |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bac8753.0001.001;frm=frameset;view=image;seq=434;page=root;size=s }}</ref> He worked as a store clerk in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]] from age 12 to age 20, after which he engaged in his own business for several years in [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]].<ref name=redbook/> In 1835, he married Harriet M. Day (deceased 1862). He married his second wife, Sibyle Lambard, in 1866, who survived him.<ref name=Who>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9GnhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA37 |title=Who Was Who in America |publisher=[[Marquis Who's Who]] |location=Chicago |page=37 |year=1963 |access-date=2022-06-28 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He is also 3rd cousins once removed with [[Abraham Baldwin]], a signer of the Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Family relationship of Henry P. Baldwin and Abraham Baldwin via Nathaniel Baldwin. |url=https://famouskin.com/famous-kin-chart.php?name=197329+henry+p+baldwin&kin=96855+abraham+baldwin&via=47694+nathaniel+baldwin |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=famouskin.com}}</ref>


==Life and politics in Michigan==
Baldwin was born in [[Coventry, Rhode Island]] and attended the common schools. He worked as a store clerk from age 12 to age 20.[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD6021.0001.001;didno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000069] He moved to [[Detroit, Michigan]] and established a wholesale business in boots and shoes in [[1838]]. He was a member of the convention which organized the [[U.S. Republican Party]] in [[Jackson, Michigan]] in [[1854]]. He was influential in organizing the sixth [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] parish in the northern outskirts of Detroit in [[1858]] and in building [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Detroit|St. John's Episcopal Church]] for the parish. Baldwin donated the church lot and underwrote the entire cost of building a chapel to seat 150 persons and a rectory.
Baldwin moved to [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]], where he established a wholesale business in boots and shoes in 1838. He was a member of the convention which organized the [[U.S. Republican Party]] in [[Jackson, Michigan]], in 1854. He was influential in organizing the sixth [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] parish in the northern outskirts of Detroit on December 27, 1858, and in building St. John's Episcopal Church for the parish. Baldwin donated the church lot and underwrote a large portion of the cost of building a chapel to seat 125 persons (completed November 1859) and paid for the construction of the rectory. He also contributed in large part to the building of the larger 1,300-seat nave, completed in 1861. He was the Senior Warden from the parish's founding until his death.


He was director of the [[Michigan State Bank]] and president of the [[Second National Bank of Detroit]], [[1863]]&ndash;[[1887]]. For several years, he was also the director of teh Eastern Asylum in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]].[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=bad6021.0001.001;didno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=70;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset] He was a member of the [[Michigan State Senate]], 2nd District, [[1861]]&ndash;[[1862]]. He was [[Governor of Michigan]], [[1869]]&ndash;[[1873]]. He was appointed and subsequently elected as a Republican to the [[United States Senate]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Zachariah Chandler]] and served [[November 17]], [[1879]]&ndash;[[March 3]], [[1881]]. He was not a candidate for reelection and resumed his former business pursuits, serving as president of the Detroit National Bank, [[1883]]&ndash;[[1887]]. He died in Detroit and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
He was director of the Michigan State Bank and president of the Second National Bank of Detroit, 1863–1887.<ref name=Early/> For several years, he was also the director of the Eastern Asylum in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]. He was a member of the [[Michigan State Senate]], 2nd District, 1861–1862. He married his second wife, Sibyle Lambard, on November 21, 1866.<ref name=Who/>


In 1868, Baldwin was elected [[Governor of Michigan]], serving from 1869 to 1873.<ref name=Early/> He was appointed and subsequently elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Zachariah Chandler]], serving from November 17, 1879, to March 3, 1881, alongside [[Thomas W. Ferry]]. He became Chairman of the [[Michigan Republican Party]] from 1880 to 1882. The village of [[Baldwin, Michigan]], was named for him during his time as governor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lakecountymichigan.com/about/baldwin/ |title=Baldwin |date=January 5, 2021 |publisher=Lake County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=2022-06-28}}</ref>
==Web-accessible sources==
*[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD6021.0001.001;didno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000069 Michigan political biography collection]


==Retirement and death==
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Baldwin was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate and resumed his former business pursuits, serving as president of the Detroit National Bank, 1883–1887. He died in Detroit on December 31, 1892, and is interred in [[Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)|Elmwood Cemetery]].<ref name=Who/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9333941/detroit-free-press/ |title=H. P. Baldwin Dead |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |page=5 |date=1893-01-01 |access-date=2022-06-28 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 10 December 2024

For the co-founder of Alexander & Baldwin of Maui, see Henry Perrine Baldwin.
For the United States Supreme Court justice, see Henry Baldwin (judge).

Henry P. Baldwin
15th Governor of Michigan
In office
January 6, 1869 – January 1, 1873
LieutenantMorgan Bates
Preceded byHenry H. Crapo
Succeeded byJohn J. Bagley
United States Senator
from Michigan
In office
November 17, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byZachariah Chandler
Succeeded byOmar D. Conger
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1861–1862
Personal details
Born(1814-02-22)February 22, 1814
Coventry, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 31, 1892(1892-12-31) (aged 78)
Detroit, Michigan
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Harriet M. Day
​
​
(m. 1835; died 1865)​
Sibyle Lambard
​
(m. 1866)​
Signature

Henry Porter Baldwin (February 22, 1814 – December 31, 1892), a descendant of pilgrim father Nathaniel Baldwin, was the 15th governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.

Early life in Rhode Island

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Baldwin was born to John and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin in Coventry, Rhode Island, and attended the common schools.[1][2] He worked as a store clerk in Pawtucket from age 12 to age 20, after which he engaged in his own business for several years in Woonsocket.[2] In 1835, he married Harriet M. Day (deceased 1862). He married his second wife, Sibyle Lambard, in 1866, who survived him.[3] He is also 3rd cousins once removed with Abraham Baldwin, a signer of the Constitution.[4]

Life and politics in Michigan

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Baldwin moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he established a wholesale business in boots and shoes in 1838. He was a member of the convention which organized the U.S. Republican Party in Jackson, Michigan, in 1854. He was influential in organizing the sixth Episcopal parish in the northern outskirts of Detroit on December 27, 1858, and in building St. John's Episcopal Church for the parish. Baldwin donated the church lot and underwrote a large portion of the cost of building a chapel to seat 125 persons (completed November 1859) and paid for the construction of the rectory. He also contributed in large part to the building of the larger 1,300-seat nave, completed in 1861. He was the Senior Warden from the parish's founding until his death.

He was director of the Michigan State Bank and president of the Second National Bank of Detroit, 1863–1887.[1] For several years, he was also the director of the Eastern Asylum in Pontiac. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate, 2nd District, 1861–1862. He married his second wife, Sibyle Lambard, on November 21, 1866.[3]

In 1868, Baldwin was elected Governor of Michigan, serving from 1869 to 1873.[1] He was appointed and subsequently elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Zachariah Chandler, serving from November 17, 1879, to March 3, 1881, alongside Thomas W. Ferry. He became Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1880 to 1882. The village of Baldwin, Michigan, was named for him during his time as governor.[5]

Retirement and death

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Baldwin was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate and resumed his former business pursuits, serving as president of the Detroit National Bank, 1883–1887. He died in Detroit on December 31, 1892, and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.[3][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bingham, Stephen D. (2005) [1888]. "s.v. Henry P. Baldwin". Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators. Pub. pursuant to act 59, 1887. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 63–64. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lanman, Charles (2005) [1871]. "Biographical History of Michigan". The red book of Michigan; a civil, military and biographical history. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. 418. Retrieved April 14, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Who Was Who in America. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963. p. 37. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Family relationship of Henry P. Baldwin and Abraham Baldwin via Nathaniel Baldwin". famouskin.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Baldwin". Lake County Chamber of Commerce. January 5, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "H. P. Baldwin Dead". Detroit Free Press. January 1, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Michigan
1869–1873 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Michigan
1879–1881
Served alongside: Thomas W. Ferry 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan
1868, 1870 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party
1880–1882 		Succeeded by
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