James Frederick Joy
American railroad executive and politician (1810–1896)
James Frederick Joy (December 2, 1810 – September 24, 1896) was an American railroad magnate and politician in Detroit, Michigan.2
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Born Dec 20, 1810, died Sep 24, 1896.1
Companies
- Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan Rail RoadChair 1873 to now13
Early life and education
Educated in Durham, New Hampshire, he entered Dartmouth College, graduating in 1833. From Dartmouth he entered Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1836. That year he moved to Detroit and formed a law firm with George F. Porter.
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Career
Occupation: politician, lawyer.6
- Since 1873Chair, Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan Rail Road5
- Date not recordedMember of the Michigan House of Representatives4
Personal life
Politics
Joy was intimately involved with politics from his early career. A member of the Whig Party and subsequently a Republican, for a time he had also been a member of the Free Soil Party. He was a close friend, confidant and supporter of Abraham Lincoln. At the 1880 Republican National Convention, he gave a speech nominating James G. Blaine for president.
In 1860, he was elected a state representative in the Michigan Legislature, representing Wayne County's 1st district from 1861 to 1862. He was later elected a Regent of the University of Michigan, serving from 1882 to 1886, when he resigned the office.
He died at his home in Detroit on September 24, 1896.
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- 1WikidataJames Frederick Joy on Wikidata
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