Individual Profile

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He lived in Juliustown, New Jersey for four years before moving to Michigan in 1834, coming through New York, passing through Albany to Buffalo, then traveling by steamboat to Detroit. He rented a house in Detroit on Jefferson Ave. He traveled north up the lakes looking for a place to settle, stopping at the small settlement of Lexington and from there traveled to a place called "Bairds Mill," on the Black River. He returned to Detroit for the winter of 1835-36, and in the spring of 1836 went to Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan and in the fall of the same year went to Lapeer COunty, Michigan, settling in section 13 of Dryden Township, on 10 acres of land. In 1838 he was elected as Justice of the Peace, and served for four years.  In the spring of 1846 he purchased a store, at a place known then as Lambs Corners, continued with that trade until 1854. He also manufactured potash until 1858.  In Dryden he was part of the firm of J. C. Lamb and Co., Lamb and Bacon and Lamb Bros Co.  He retired from business in 1868. He served two terms in the State legislature and three terms in the State senate. In 1867 was part of the State constitutional convention.