Stephen V. R. Trowbridge
Michigan Attorney General
In office
1889 – May 25, 1890
GovernorCyrus G. Luce
Preceded byMoses Taggart
Succeeded byBenjamin W. Huston
Personal details
Born(1855-01-01)January 1, 1855
Bloomfield, Michigan
DiedApril 19, 1891(1891-04-19) (aged 36)
Birmingham, Michigan
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (January 1, 1855 – April 19, 1891) was a Michigan lawyer.

Early life

Trowbridge was born in Bloomfield, Michigan on January 1, 1855 to parents Rowland Ebenezer and Mary Ann Trowbrige.[1]

Education

Trowbridge attended the University of Michigan with the class of 1876, but he left the college in the fall of his senior year, and started to study law with the firm Morse & Wilson in Ionia, Michigan from 1877 to 1879.[1]

Career

After studying law with Morse & Wilson, Trowbridge began practicing law in Ionia. Trowbridge was the prosecuting attorney for Ionia County from 1881 to 1882. Trowbridge was elected to the position of Michigan Attorney General in 1889 and resigned from the position on May 25, 1890 due to his poor health.[1][2]

Death

Trowbridge died in Birmingham, Michigan on April 19, 1891.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Trowbridge genealogy : history of the Trowbridge family in America". Internet Archive. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Trippe to Trumbower". Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
Legal offices Preceded byMoses Taggart Michigan Attorney General 1889–1890 Succeeded byBenjamin W. Huston


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