Facts: - death place: battle creek , michigan - successor: jonas h. mcgowan - party: republican party - death date: march 26 , 1901 -lrb- aged 77 -rrb- - predecessor: austin blair - district: 3rd - term end: march 3 , 1877 - term start: march 4 , 1873 - state: michigan - birth date: march 20 , 1824 - image: georgewillard.jpg - birth place: bolton , vermont Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george willard .
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george willard -lrb- march 20 , 1824 -- march 26 , 1901 -rrb- was a politician and newspaperman from the u.s. state of michigan .he served two terms in the u.s. house of representatives and was also instrumental in opening the university of michigan to women .