A Member Of The Ann Arbor Frost Bitten Convention

The funeral services of Hou. Samuel York At Lee, one of the most prominieu in me territorial period of the histovy of Michigan and acticejy identified with the admissiou of the state into he nnioii. was held iu Washington last week. The Detroit Free Press saya the following : He was a native of Philadelphia, whera he was born in 1809. He eariy removed to Cincinatti, and catue thence to Kalarnazoo, where he was for time clerk in the land once under Major Abraham Edwards and a noted character in onr territoiral history. At Lee was a member of the famous frost bitten convention at Ann Arbor, which made provisión for the admissiou of the state of Michigau into the union "throngh the back door. " He was also secretary of the secoud and third state-senates of Michigan. He was afterwards deputy secretary of state and held other important offices while the capítol -was still at Detroit. He married a daughter of Judge Ezra Williams, a familiar figure in local history, and his two sons werfi both born in Detroit. The eldest William Yorke At Lee. who was a piotninent attorney here, died very suddenly abont a year ago The second son, Goodwin Vorke At Lee, who was narued for the late Judge Daniel Goodwin, is a well known and respected citizen of Washington. The eider At Lee was appointed by the influence of General Cass to a position in the general land office during the administraron of James K. Polk, and coutinued iu office until the war period, since which time he has been retired. He was very active in affaire of the 'capítol city while it had a local goyernment, and served several vÍSes on it commou counncil. He was a man of fine education and literary accomplishments. He was originally a lawyer and afterwards an editor, having been one of the earliest writers on the Kalamazoo Gazette.