# 1932 in Michigan

Events from the year 1932 in Michigan.

## Office holders
### State office holders

* Governor of Michigan: Wilber M. Brucker (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Luren D. Dickinson (Republican)
* Michigan Attorney General: Paul W. Voorhies
* Michigan Secretary of State: Frank D. Fitzgerald
* Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Fred R. Ming
* Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: George M. Clark

### Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit: Frank Murphy (Democrat)
* Mayor of Grand Rapids: John D. Karel
* Mayor of Flint: William H. McKeighan
* Mayor of Saginaw: Ben N. Mercer
* Mayor of Lansing: Peter F. Gray
* Mayor of Ann Arbor: H. Wirt Newkirk

### Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan: James J. Couzens (Republican)
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican)
* House District 1: Robert H. Clancy (Democrat)
* House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican)
* House District 3: Joseph L. Hooper (Republican)
* House District 4: John C. Ketcham (Republican)
* House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican)
* House District 6: Seymour H. Person (Republican)
* House District 7: Jesse P. Wolcott (Republican)
* House District 8: Michael J. Hart (Democrat)
* House District 9: James C. McLaughlin (Republican)
* House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican)
* House District 11: Frank P. Bohn (Democrat)
* House District 12: W. Frank James (Republican)
* House District 13: Clarence J. McLeod (Republican)

## Population

In the 1930 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 4,842,325, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1940, Michigan's population had increased by 8.5% to 5,256,106.

### Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.
| 1930 Rank | City | County | 1920 Pop. | 1930 Pop. | 1940 Pop. | Change 1930-40 |
| 1 | Detroit | Wayne | 993,678 | 1,568,662 | 1,623,452 | 3.5% |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 137,634 | 168,592 | 164,292 | −2.6% |
| 3 | Flint | Genesee | 91,599 | 156,492 | 151,543 | −3.2% |
| 4 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 61,903 | 80,715 | 82,794 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Lansing | Ingham | 57,327 | 78,397 | 78,753 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Pontiac | Oakland | 34,273 | 64,928 | 66,626 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Hamtramck | Wayne | 48,615 | 56,268 | 49,839 | −11.4% |
| 8 | Jackson | Jackson | 48,374 | 55,187 | 49,656 | −10.0% |
| 9 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 48,487 | 54,786 | 54,097 | −1.3% |
| 10 | Highland Park | Wayne | 46,499 | 52,959 | 50,810 | −4.1% |
| 11 | Dearborn | Wayne | 2,470 | 50,358 | 63,589 | 26.3% |
| 12 | Bay City | Bay | 47,554 | 47,355 | 47,956 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Battle Creek | Calhoun | 36,164 | 45,573 | 43,453 | −4.7% |
| 14 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 36,570 | 41,390 | 47,697 | 15.2% |
| 15 | Port Huron | St. Clair | 25,944 | 31,361 | 32,759 | 4.5% |
| 16 | Wyandotte | Wayne | 13,851 | 28,368 | 30,618 | 7.9% |
| 17 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 19,516 | 26,944 | 29,815 | 10.7% |
| 18 | Royal Oak | Oakland | 6,007 | 22,904 | 25,087 | 9.5% |
| 19 | Ferndale | Oakland | 2,640 | 20,855 | 22,523 | 8.0% |

### Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 50,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.
| 1930 Rank | County | Largest city | 1920 Pop. | 1930 Pop. | 1940 Pop. | Change 1930-40 |
| 1 | Wayne | Detroit | 1,177,645 | 1,888,946 | 2,015,623 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Kent | Grand Rapids | 183,041 | 240,511 | 246,338 | 2.4% |
| 3 | Genesee | Flint | 125,668 | 211,641 | 227,944 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Oakland | Pontiac | 90,050 | 211,251 | 254,068 | 20.3% |
| 5 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 100,286 | 120,717 | 130,468 | 8.1% |
| 6 | Ingham | Lansing | 81,554 | 116,587 | 130,616 | 12.0% |
| 7 | Jackson | Jackson | 72,539 | 92,304 | 93,108 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 71,225 | 91,368 | 100,085 | 9.5% |
| 9 | Calhoun | Battle Creek | 72,918 | 87,043 | 94,206 | 8.2% |
| 10 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 62,362 | 84,630 | 94,501 | 11.7% |
| 11 | Berrien | Benton Harbor | 62,653 | 81,066 | 89,117 | 9.9% |
| 12 | Macomb | Warren | 38,103 | 77,146 | 107,638 | 39.5% |
| 13 | Bay | Bay City | 69,548 | 69,474 | 74,981 | 7.9% |
| 14 | St. Clair | Port Huron | 58,009 | 67,563 | 76,222 | 12.8% |
| 15 | Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | 49,520 | 65,530 | 80,810 | 23.3% |
| 16 | Ottawa | Holland | 47,660 | 54,858 | 59,660 | 8.8% |
| 17 | Houghton | Houghton | 71,930 | 52,851 | 47,631 | −9.9% |
| 18 | Monroe | Monroe | 37,115 | 52,485 | 58,620 | 11.7% |
| 19 | Lenawee | Adrian | 47,767 | 49,849 | 53,110 | 6.5% |

## Sports
### Baseball

* 1932 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager Bucky Harris, the Tigers compiled a 76-75 record and finished in fifth place in the American League. The team's statistical leaders included Gee Walker with a .323 batting average, Charlie Gehringer with 19 home runs, John Stone with 109 RBIs, Earl Whitehill with 16 wins, and Tommy Bridges with a 3.36 earned run average.
* 1932 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled a 19–15–1 record. Art Superko was the team captain.

### American football

* 1932 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach Harry Kipke, the Wolverines compiled a perfect 8–0 record, tied for the Big Ten Conference championship, and were selected as national champions under the Dickinson System. Quarterback Harry Newman was a consensus first-team All-American and also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten. Chuck Bernard and Ted Petoskey were also selected as first-team All-Americans by some selectors.
* 1932 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 7–1 record.
* 1932 Western State Hilltoppers football team - Under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–0–1 record.
* 1932 Detroit Titans football team – The Titans compiled an 8–2 record under head coach Gus Dorais.
* 1932 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team - Under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 5–2 record.
* 1932 Central State Bearcats football team - Under head coach George Van Bibber the Bercats compiled a 3–4–1 record.
* 1932 Detroit City College Tartars football team – The Tartars compiled a 1–6 record under head coach Joe Gembis.

### Basketball

* 1931–32 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team – Under head coach Buck Read, the Broncos compiled a 14–5 record.
* 1931–32 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team – Under head coach Benjamin Van Alstyne, the Spartans compiled a 12–5 record.
* 1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach Franklin Cappon, the Wolverines compiled an 11–6 record.
* 1931–32 City College of Detroit (CCD) men's basketball team – Under coach Newman Ertell, CCD (later known as Wayne State) compiled an 11–6 record.
* 1931–32 Detroit Titans men's basketball team – Under head coach Lloyd Brazil, the Titans compiled an 8–8 record.

### Ice hockey

* 1931–32 Detroit Falcons season – Under coach Jack Adams, the Falcons compiled an 18–20–10 record, finished in third place in the National Hockey League (NHL) American Division, and lost in the playoff quarter-finals to the Montreal Maroons. Ebbie Goodfellow led the team with 14 goals, 16 assists, and 30 points. Alec Connell was the team's goaltender.
* 1931–32 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team – Under head coach Ed Lowrey, the Wolverines compiled a 9–6–2 record.
* 1931–32 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team – Under head coach Bert Noblet, the Huskies compiled a 6–5–2 record.

### Other

* Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race –
* Michigan Open -

## Chronology of events
### March

* March 7 - Ford Hunger March, a demonstration of unemployed workers starting in Detroit and ending in Dearborn that resulted in four workers being shot to death by the Dearborn Police Department and security guards employed by the Ford Motor Company

### December
## Births

* May 26 - Joe Altobelli, Major League Baseball manager (1977-1991), in Detroit
* June 13 - Charles W. Misner, physicist and co-author of Gravitation, in Jackson, Michigan
* December 15 - Curtis Fuller, jazz trombonist in Detroit.
* December 19 - Carl Pursell, U.S. Congressman (1977-1993), in Imlay City, Michigan

### Gallery of 1932 births

* Joe Altobelli
* Charles W. Misner
* Carl Pursell
* Curtis Fuller

## Deaths

* January 8 - Joseph W. Fordney, U.S. Congressman (1899-1923), at age 78 in Saginaw, Michigan
* October 11 - William Alden Smith, United States Senator (1907-1919), United States Representative (1895-1907), at age 73 in Grand Rapids
* October 18 - William E. Upjohn, founder of Upjohn Pharmaceuticals, at age 79

### Gallery of 1932 deaths

* Joseph W. Fordney
* William Alden Smith
* William E. Upjohn