American politician
George A. Loud
Loud, c. 1925
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917Preceded by Roy O. Woodruff Succeeded by Gilbert A. Currie In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913Preceded by Henry H. Aplin Succeeded by Roy O. Woodruff
Born (1852-06-18 ) June 18, 1852Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio , U.S.Died November 13, 1925(1925-11-13) (aged 73)Myrtle Point, Oregon , U.S. Political party Republican Signature
Colonel George Alvin Loud (June 18, 1852 – November 13, 1925) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan .
Loud was born in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio , and moved with his parents (Henry M. Loud and Vilitta Kile) to Massachusetts in 1856 and then to Au Sable, Michigan , in 1866. He attended the English High School in Boston , and Professor Patterson's School at Detroit , He graduated from Ann Arbor High School (now Pioneer High School ) in 1869. He was vice president and general manager of the Au Sable and Northwestern Railroad . For four years he was a colonel on the staff of Michigan Governor Hazen S. Pingree . He was paymaster on the U.S. revenue cutter McCulloch when it participated in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War .
Loud was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 10th congressional district to the 58th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1913.[1] In 1912, Loud was defeated by Progressive Roy O. Woodruff . Loud defeated Woodruff in 1914 to be elected to the 64th Congress , serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1917. In 1916, Loud was defeated in the Republican Party primary elections by Gilbert A. Currie .
Loud returned to engage in the lumber business at Au Sable. He was killed in an automobile accident at Myrtle Point, Oregon , and was interred in Au Sable Cemetery in Oscoda .
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