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Wealthy Michigan Man Dead

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
December
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Union City, Mich., Dec. 13.- Ezra Bostwick, the richesi man of this city, died in the Presbyterian hospital at Chicago. He had been operatod upon for cáncer by Dr. Sjnn. Ezra Bostwick was 60 years old and had lived in Michigan forty-nine yeara. He was represen tative in the Michigan legislatuie in 18B9 and 1870. He was also president of the Union City National bank at the time of nis death. He was aphilanthropist a3 well as a niillionaire. In 1887 he gave $J00,0OJ to Albion college anti $50,000 in 189J to Olivet college. Uis contributions to religious societies also were iarge.