Simeon Van Akin

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Simeon Van Akin (October 14, 1842 - ?) was a State Senator from Michigan.

He was born in Hudson, Michigan to parents who were among the pioneers of Michigan, having settled in the Tiffin River Valley before Michigan became a state.[1] At the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as a sharpshooter.[1] After the war, he moved to Ida Township, engaging in farming,[1] and was a member of the Michigan State Senate from the Fifth District from 1903 to 1906.[2] He also held the offices of Township Clerk, Justice of the Peace, and member of the Board of Supervisors.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Michigan Biographies. 
  2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Valentinuzzi to Vancamp. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.