Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-29


Tho present mayor OF Detroit and
Republican candidate for governor.
IIazen s. Pingrcc, was born ut Den
mark, Me-, August 80, 1870, the fourth
child of Jasper and Adelinc Pingree.
II is first American forefather was
Moses Pingrec, who emigrated from
England in lG40, and settled in Ips-
| wich, Mass, where his descendants
continued To reside for more than 40
years. Many OF the family have been
distinguished i'm colonial and national
history; prominent among them Sam
ucl Everett Pingrcc, governor of Yer
mont, iSs4-sG. Jasper Pingrec was .
farmer and resided mt Denmark, Me-,
from the time of his birth in 1906 until
1871, going then To Detroit, Mich,
where he died in 1882.
The son resided with his parents
until IA years of age, when he went to
Saco, Me-, and secured employment in
a cotton factory. In 1860 he went to
IIopkinton, Mass, and secured employ.
ncnt in shoe factory. Here he
| learned the trade of cutter at which
he worked until August 1, 1862, when
he enlisted as private in Company +,
First Massachusetts regiment of Heavy
Artillery, for the uncxpired three years
term of the regiment. When the rcgi-
Incnt was mustered out at the end Of
| the term, he rc-cnliStcd on the battle
field for three years more, or during
the war. With the regiment he partic-
| ipated ia the second battle Of Bull Run.
the battles Of Fredericksburg Road,
Harris Farm and Spottsylvania Court
HOUSE, Gold Iiarbor. North Anne and
South Anne. At the battle Of Spott.
syIvania Court House his regiment
opened the engagement and killed
l22 men and wounded 36S.
On May %, 1864, Mr.. pingrcc, with "a
number of his comrades, while recon
noitering, were captured by Il squad OF
Mosby's men. AS prisoners Of war
they were brought before that officer,
who exchanged his entire suit Of
clothes with Pingrcc, but nftcrward
gave back the coat rcmarking that
his men might shoot him for II "Yank. "
After his capture he was confined for
nearly five months at AndcrsoIvillc
,toclade, Salisbury, N. c., and Millcn,
TIA. Al the latter place, in November,
1864, he was exchanged. rcjoincd h,s
regiment i'm front Of Petersburg aud
soon after took part in the expedition
to the Weldon railroad, and in the bat
ties of Boydton Road, Petersburg,
Sailors Creek, Farnsvilc and Apo
matox Court House.
Mr.. Pingrce was mustered out Of ser
vice in August, 1865, and shortly after
went to Detroit. Mich. Here for a
time he was cmplc in the boot and
shoe factory of II. 4. baldwin & TO.
Deciding to embark in business for
himself, in December. 1886, with &. II.
Smith, he purchased Il small boot and
shoe factory, the entire capital repre-
S.. ted by the firm OF l'ingrce & Smith.
when established, being but Si.360.
The first year they employed hut eight
persons and the value of their produc
ton reached only 100000. Increasing
business compelled their removal Ia
larger quarters, and in time they SC
cured and maintained their position as
ufacturcrs in the west, and their factory
is exccllcd by but one or two In tho
United States Over 700 persons arc
employed and the value of their annual
products amounts to about 81. O0O, 900.
From the beginning of this enter
prise Mr. Pingrce has had the general
supervision of the entire establishment.
His success has been the result of hard
work and good management. In social
life he is large-heartcd and generous,
, faithful friend and good citizen. lie
mas con fined his energies almost solely
to the advancement of his business,
out has ever cvinced n commendablc
public spirit and u willingness to do his
full share TO promote all public pro.
jccts.
Mayor Pingrcc has in his possession
IT his Detroit residence three old mus
xets, one of which was carried by his
great grandfather In tho Rcvolu tionary
war, another by his grandfather In the
war of 1879, and the third by himself
N tho war of the Rebellion.
Mr.. Pingrec was elected mayor al
Detroit In 1881 and is now serving his
lfourth term i'm that office. On August
IL. 1896. he was nominated for Governor
Iof Michigan on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Pingree married Frances A. Oil
cert, Of Mount Clemens, Mich Febru-
sry %, 1872. They have had three
,hildren--two daughters, the eldest
low deceased. and one son.
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