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John Patrick Kirk (September 20, 1867, Ypsilanti, Michigan - August 22, 1952, Ypsilanti) was a Michigan politician in the early 1900s. He was born on September 20, 1867, the son of Bernard Kirk (d. 1899) and Ann (Murphy) Kirk, immigrants from Ireland. He married Mary Shaff on June 20, 1898. Kirk graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1888 and became a lawyer, was Washtenaw County prosecuting attorney from 1897 to 1900. He was commissioned as a major in the Army during the Spanish-American War; his name is inscribed on Ypsilanti's Spanish-American War Memorial, as the highest-ranking officer. Kirk subsequently became a general.

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  • John P. Kirk
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  • John Patrick Kirk (September 20, 1867, Ypsilanti, Michigan - August 22, 1952, Ypsilanti) was a Michigan politician in the early 1900s. He was born on September 20, 1867, the son of Bernard Kirk (d. 1899) and Ann (Murphy) Kirk, immigrants from Ireland. He married Mary Shaff on June 20, 1898. Kirk graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1888 and became a lawyer, was Washtenaw County prosecuting attorney from 1897 to 1900. He was commissioned as a major in the Army during the Spanish-American War; his name is inscribed on Ypsilanti's Spanish-American War Memorial, as the highest-ranking officer. Kirk subsequently became a general.
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Birth Date
  • 1867-09-20(xsd:date)
death place
  • Ypsilanti
Name
  • John P. Kirk
Party
  • Democrat
Birth Place
  • Ypsilanti, Michigan
death date
  • 1952-08-22(xsd:date)
Citizenship
  • United States
Religion
  • Roman Catholicism
Children
  • Ruth M. Kirk, Bernard C. Kirk, Helen A. Kirk, Marian K. Kirk
Known For
  • Politician
Parents
  • Bernard Kirk and Ann Kirk
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  • John Patrick Kirk (September 20, 1867, Ypsilanti, Michigan - August 22, 1952, Ypsilanti) was a Michigan politician in the early 1900s. He was born on September 20, 1867, the son of Bernard Kirk (d. 1899) and Ann (Murphy) Kirk, immigrants from Ireland. He married Mary Shaff on June 20, 1898. Kirk graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1888 and became a lawyer, was Washtenaw County prosecuting attorney from 1897 to 1900. He was commissioned as a major in the Army during the Spanish-American War; his name is inscribed on Ypsilanti's Spanish-American War Memorial, as the highest-ranking officer. Kirk subsequently became a general. He was a member of Michigan House of Representatives from Washtenaw County's 2nd district from 1903 to 1904, when he became an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Michigan's 2nd congressional district in the 1904 general elections. He was elected mayor of Ypsilanti in 1908, defeating George D. Lockwood, and served from 1908-1910. He was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1916, but lost. He was an unsuccessful candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit in 1917. He was a delegate from Michigan to the 1936 Democratic National Convention, at which Franklin Delano Roosevelt was renominated for President. In his later career, Kirk was a bank president in Ypsilanti, where he died in 1952. He is buried in St. John Cemetery in Ypsilanti. John Kirk and his wife had 4 children. His only son, Bernard Kirk, was an All-American football player who played for both Notre Dame University and the University of Michigan.
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