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Edwin F. Sweet
Edwin F. Sweet
	Edwin Forrest Sweet c. 1915
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Michigan's 5th district
	In office; March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Gerrit J. Diekema
Succeeded by	Carl Mapes
Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
	In office; 1904–1905
Preceded by	W. Millard Palmer
Succeeded by	George E. Ellis
Personal details
Born	Edwin Forrest Sweet; November 21, 1847; Dansville, New York, U.S.
Died	April 2, 1935 (aged 87); Ojai, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sophia Fuller; (after 1876)
Alma mater	Yale College; University of Michigan

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Carroll House Hotel
Fullerton, North Dakota

Edwin Forrest Sweet (November 21, 1847 – April 2, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Early life

Edwin F. Sweet was born in Dansville, New York. He was the son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (née Redmond) Sweet.^[1] He attended the common schools and Dansville Seminary. He graduated from the literary department of Yale College in 1871, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter).^[2]^: 15

After graduation, Sweet engaged in a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. Departing from New York city October 9, 1871, he went to Liverpool, Wales, London, Paris, Marseilles, Rome, Naples, and Brindisi. He then sailed to Alexandria, Egypt, went up the River Nile to the first Cataract, and then spent a month in Palestine. On his return, he passed through Syria, Constantinople, Athens, Venice, Switzerland, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Scotland. He returned to New York City one year to the day after his departure. In January 1873, he entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated in 1874.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and was employed as a clerk in the law firm of Hughes, O'Brien & Smiley in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In April 1876, he formed the law firm of Stuart & Sweet. Sweet was a member of the board of education from 1899 to 1906.

He served as Mayor of Grand Rapids from 1904 to 1906. Sweet defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Gerrit J. Diekema, to be elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 5th congressional district to the 62nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1913. In 1912, he lost in the general election to Republican Carl E. Mapes.^[3]

In 1913, Sweet was appointed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, where he served until 1921. In 1916 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Michigan, losing to Albert Sleeper. In 1919-1920 he served as vice chairman of the Federal Electric Railways Commission.^[4] He was member of the board of education of Grand Rapids from 1923 to 1926 and a member of the city commission from 1926 to 1928.

In the early 1880s, he invested in the Sweet Ranch in Dickey County, North Dakota. He is listed as the founder of Fullerton, North Dakota which was named in honor of his father-in-law and owner of the Carroll House Hotel in Fullerton which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Personal life

In 1876, Sweet was married to Sophia Fuller Sweet (1854–1923), daughter of Grand Rapids attorney Edward Philo Fuller (1820–1886). Together, they were the parents of:^[1]

Carroll Fuller Sweet (1877–1955), who married Agnes Marie Callahan (1885–1969) in 1908.^[1]
George Philo Sweet (1881–1924), who married Jessie Louise Ellicott died from tuberculosis at the age of 42.^[1]

He resided in Grand Rapids until 1928 when he retired and moved to Ojai, California where he died on April 2, 1935. He is interred in Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids.^[8]

Upon learning of Sweet's death, Carl Mapes said on the floor of the House of Representatives on April 3, 1935: "Mr. Speaker, the morning's paper carries the notice of the death, in California, of a former distinguished Democratic Member of the House, who represented the Fifth Congressional District of Michigan in the Sixty-second Congress, Hon. Edwin F. Sweet. He died at the ripe old age of 87. After his service in the House, he served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce during the 8 years of the Wilson administration. He was an honored and highly respected citizen and a capable and patriotic public servant."^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1154. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1934-1935" (PDF). Yale University. October 15, 1935. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
^ "Edwin F. Sweet". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ Proceedings of the Federal Electric Railways Commission; together with Final Report of the Commission to the President (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Federal Electric Railways Commission. 1920.
^ "Dickey County in pioneer days". The Oakes Times. July 6, 2006.
^ "The Founding of Fullerton, North Dakota". Fullerton Community Betterment Association. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Carroll House". SAH Archipedia. Chicago: Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Ex-Congressman Is Dead In West: Edwin F. Sweet Was First to Be Elected From 5th Michigan District". Lansing State Journal, April 3, 1935. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-02.

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+{{Short description|American politician}}
-'''Edwin Forrest Sweet''' (November 21, 1847 - April 2, 1935) was a politician from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].
+{{infobox officeholder
+| name         =
+| image        = Edwin Forrest Sweet circa 1915.jpg
+| caption      = ''Edwin Forrest Sweet {{Circa|1915}}''
+| state        = Michigan
+| district     = [[United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan|5th]]
+| term_start   = March 4, 1911
+| term_end     = March 3, 1913
+| predecessor  = [[Gerrit J. Diekema]]
+| successor    = [[Carl Mapes]]
+| office1      = [[List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan|Mayor]] of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
+| term_start1  = 1904
+| term_end1    = 1905
+| predecessor1 = [[W. Millard Palmer]]
+| successor1   = [[George E. Ellis]]
+| birth_name   = Edwin Forrest Sweet
+| birth_date   = {{birth date|1847|11|21}}
+| birth_place  = [[Dansville, Livingston County, New York|Dansville, New York]], U.S.
+| death_date   = {{dda|1935|04|02|1847|11|21}}
+| death_place  = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
+| education    =
+| alma_mater   = [[Yale College]]<br>[[University of Michigan]]
+| party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
+| parents      =
+| spouse       = {{marriage|Sophia Fuller<br>|1876||reason=}}
+| children     =
+| relations    =
+}}
+[[File:Carroll House, a hotel in Fullerton (Dickey County, North Dakota).jpg|thumb|Carroll House Hotel <br> Fullerton, North Dakota]]
-Sweet was born in [[Dansville, Livingston County, New York|Dansville, New York]] and attended the [[common school]]s and Dansville Seminary.  He graduated from the literary department of [[Yale College]] in 1871, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]].<ref name="Yaleobit193435">{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1934-35.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1934-1935 | accessdate=March 26, 2011 | date=October 15, 1935 | publisher=Yale University}}</ref>{{rp|15}} After graduation, Sweet engaged in a tour of Europe and the [[Holy Land]]. Departing from New York city October 9, 1871, he went to [[Liverpool]], [[Wales]], [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Marseilles]], [[Rome]], [[Naples]], and [[Brindisi]]. He then sailed to [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], went up the [[River Nile]] to the [[Cataracts of the Nile|first Cataract]], and then spent a month in [[Palestine]]. On his return, he passed through [[Syria]], [[Constantinople]], [[Athens]], [[Venice]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Prussia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Scotland]]. He returned to New York City one year to the day after his departure. In January 1873, he entered the law department of the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] and graduated in 1874.  He was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1874 and was employed as a clerk in the law firm of Hughes, O'Brien & Smiley in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. In April 1876, he formed the law firm of Stuart & Sweet. Sweet was a member of the board of education from 1899 to 1906.  He served as [[Mayor of Grand Rapids]] from 1904 to 1906.
+'''Edwin Forrest Sweet''' (November 21, 1847 – April 2, 1935) was an American politician from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].
+==Early life==
-Sweet defeated incumbent [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gerrit J. Diekema]], to be elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from [[Michigan's 5th congressional district]] to the [[62nd United States Congress]], serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1913. In 1912, he lost in the general election to Republican [[Carl E. Mapes]].
+Edwin F. Sweet was born in [[Dansville, Livingston County, New York|Dansville, New York]]. He was the son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah ([[née]] Redmond) Sweet.<ref name="Reynolds1914"/> He attended the [[common school]]s and Dansville Seminary.  He graduated from the literary department of [[Yale College]] in 1871, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]]. He was a brother of the [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity (Phi chapter).<ref name="Yaleobit193435">{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1934-35.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1934-1935 | access-date=March 26, 2011 | date=October 15, 1935 | publisher=Yale University}}</ref>{{rp|15}}
+After graduation, Sweet engaged in a tour of Europe and the [[Holy Land]]. Departing from New York city October 9, 1871, he went to [[Liverpool]], [[Wales]], [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Marseilles]], [[Rome]], [[Naples]], and [[Brindisi]]. He then sailed to [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], went up the [[River Nile]] to the [[Cataracts of the Nile|first Cataract]], and then spent a month in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. On his return, he passed through [[Syria]], [[Constantinople]], [[Athens]], [[Venice]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Prussia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Scotland]]. He returned to New York City one year to the day after his departure. In January 1873, he entered the law department of the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] and graduated in 1874.
-In 1913, Sweet was appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] to be Assistant [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]], where he served until 1921.  In 1916 he was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Governor of Michigan]], losing to [[Albert Sleeper]].   He was member of the board of education of Grand Rapids from 1923 to 1926 and a member of the city commission from 1926 to 1928.  At some point, he operated a grain and stock ranch in [[North Dakota]].
+==Career==
-Edwin F. Sweet resided in Grand Rapids until 1928 when he retired and moved to [[Ojai, California]] where he died.  He is interred in Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids.
+He was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1874 and was employed as a clerk in the law firm of Hughes, O'Brien & Smiley in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. In April 1876, he formed the law firm of Stuart & Sweet. Sweet was a member of the board of education from 1899 to 1906.
+He served as [[Mayor of Grand Rapids]] from 1904 to 1906. Sweet defeated incumbent [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gerrit J. Diekema]], to be elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from [[Michigan's 5th congressional district]] to the [[62nd United States Congress]], serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1913. In 1912, he lost in the general election to Republican [[Carl E. Mapes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=56498 |title=Edwin F. Sweet |website=OurCampaigns |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
+In 1913, Sweet was appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] to be Assistant [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]], where he served until 1921. In 1916 he was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Governor of Michigan]], losing to [[Albert Sleeper]]. In 1919-1920 he served as vice chairman of the [[Federal Electric Railways Commission]].<ref>{{cite report |title=Proceedings of the Federal Electric Railways Commission; together with Final Report of the Commission to the President |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yxtY1frmGEC |date=1920 |publisher=U.S. Federal Electric Railways Commission |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> He was member of the board of education of Grand Rapids from 1923 to 1926 and a member of the city commission from 1926 to 1928.
+In the early 1880s, he invested in the Sweet Ranch in [[Dickey County, North Dakota]]. He is listed as the founder of [[Fullerton, North Dakota]] which was named in honor of his father-in-law and owner of the [[Carroll House Hotel]] in Fullerton which is now listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RpgzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1059%2C1473877 |title=Dickey County in pioneer days |newspaper=The Oakes Times|date= July 6, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fullertonnd.com/history |title=The Founding of Fullerton, North Dakota |website= Fullerton Community Betterment Association |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/ND-01-DI7 |title=Carroll House |website=SAH Archipedia |publisher=Society of Architectural Historians |location=Chicago |access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+In 1876, Sweet was married to Sophia Fuller Sweet (1854–1923), daughter of Grand Rapids attorney Edward Philo Fuller (1820–1886). Together, they were the parents of:<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
+* Carroll Fuller Sweet (1877–1955), who married Agnes Marie Callahan (1885–1969) in 1908.<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book |last1=Reynolds |first1=Cuyler |title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation |date=1914 |publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn/page/1154 1154] |url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn |access-date=2 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
+* George Philo Sweet (1881–1924), who married Jessie Louise Ellicott died from [[tuberculosis]] at the age of 42.<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
+He resided in Grand Rapids until 1928 when he retired and moved to [[Ojai, California]] where he died on April 2, 1935.  He is interred in Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12320474/ex-congressman-is-dead-in-west-edwin/ |title = Ex-Congressman Is Dead In West: Edwin F. Sweet Was First to Be Elected From 5th Michigan District|website= Lansing State Journal, April 3, 1935|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
+Upon learning of Sweet's death, Carl Mapes said on the floor of the House of Representatives on April 3, 1935: "Mr. Speaker, the morning's paper carries the notice of the death, in California, of a former distinguished Democratic Member of the House, who represented the Fifth Congressional District of Michigan in the Sixty-second Congress, Hon. Edwin F. Sweet. He died at the ripe old age of 87. After his service in the House, he served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce during the 8 years of the Wilson administration. He was an honored and highly respected citizen and a capable and patriotic public servant."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressional Record |url=https://www.congress.gov/bound-congressional-record/1935/04/03/house-section |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>
 ==References==
+{{reflist|30em}}
-<references/>
+==Further reading==
 {{CongBio|S001107}}
-*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweet.html#R9M0JEJX8 The Political Graveyard]
+*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweet.html#R9M0JEJX8 Sweet, Edwin Forrest (1847-1935)] The Political Graveyard
-*{{cite book| last=Fisher| first=Ernest B.| title=Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan : historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time| origyear=1918| url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/arx2230.0001.001| accessdate = 2007-02-25| year=2005| publisher=University of Michigan Library| location=Ann Arbor, Mich.| pages=177| chapter=City of Grand Rapids| chapterurl= http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=arx2230.0001.001;didno=ARX2230.0001.001;view=image;seq=183 }}
+*{{cite book| last=Fisher| first=Ernest B.| title=Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan : historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time| orig-year=1918| url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/arx2230.0001.001| access-date = 2007-02-25| year=2005| publisher=University of Michigan Library| location=Ann Arbor, Mich.| pages=177| chapter=City of Grand Rapids| chapter-url= http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=arx2230.0001.001;didno=ARX2230.0001.001;view=image;seq=183 }}
-Edwin F. Sweet was a brother of the [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity (Phi chapter).
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+{{succession box | before=[[Gerrit J. Diekema]] | title=[[United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan|United States Representative<br>for the 5th Congressional District of Michigan]]| years=1911 &ndash; 1913 | after= [[Carl Mapes]] }}
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 [[Category:Mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
+[[Category:Yale College alumni]]
-[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan]]
-[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
-[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
 [[Category:University of Michigan Law School alumni]]
+[[Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan]]
-[[Category:Michigan Democrats]]
+[[Category:People from Dansville, New York]]
-[[Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives]]
+[[Category:People from Ojai, California]]
+[[Category:School board members in Michigan]]
+[[Category:Members of Skull and Bones]]

Party political offices
Preceded by Woodbridge N. Ferris	Democratic nominee for Governor of Michigan 1916	Succeeded by John W. Bailey
Political offices
Preceded by W. Millard Palmer	Mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan 1904-1905	Succeeded by George E. Ellis
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Gerrit J. Diekema	United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Michigan 1911 – 1913	Succeeded by Carl Mapes