13 Facts About George Willard

George Willard was a politician and newspaperman from the US state of Michigan.

George Willard served two terms in the US House of Representatives and was instrumental in opening the University of Michigan to women.

George Willard moved with his parents to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1836 and graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1844.

George Willard taught school, studied theology, and was ordained a minister of the Episcopal Church in 1848.

George Willard served as rector of churches in Coldwater, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo until 1863.

George Willard was a professor of Latin at Kalamazoo College in 1863 and 1864 and engaged in newspaper work in Battle Creek.

George Willard served as a member of the Michigan State Board of Education from 1857 to 1863 and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1863 to 1872.

George Willard was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1866 and 1867.

George Willard was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.

George Willard was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the 43rd and 44th United States Congresses, serving from March 4,1873, to March 3,1877.

George Willard was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1876.

George Willard resumed newspaper work in Battle Creek, serving as editor and owner of the Battle Creek Journal until his death.

George Willard was a 4th great-grandson of the Massachusetts colonist Simon Willard.