When John Elmer Corporon was born on 15 June 1869, in Walker Township, Kent, Michigan, United States, his father, Samuel S Corporon, was 56 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Gillette Corporon, was 42. He married Augusta Ruthhart on 20 May 1897, in Alpine, Township of Alpine, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 5 January 1930, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Comstock Park, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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French: derivative of Old French corp, a variant of corb ‘raven’ (see Corp ).
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