12 Facts About William Comstock

William Alfred Comstock was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Michigan.

William Comstock established a successful career in real estate, banking and railroad construction.

In 1911, William Comstock entered politics by serving as the Democratic county chairman.

William Comstock served as alderman of Alpena from 1911 to 1912 and served as its mayor from 1913 to 1914.

William Comstock was a member of the University of Michigan board of regents, from 1914 to 1916.

William Comstock was a member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee in 1915 and served as its chairman from 1920 to 1924.

William Comstock served as a delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan 1924 which nominated John W Davis for US President, again in 1928 to nominate Al Smith, and lastly in 1932 to nominate Franklin D Roosevelt, the only successful candidate of the three.

In 1932, William Comstock defeated Brucker and served as governor from 1933 to 1935.

William Comstock pardoned Rudolph G Tenerowicz the former mayor of Hamtramck, who had been imprisoned for bribery with twelve others in 1932.

William Comstock later served as a member of the Michigan Civil Service Commission from 1939 to 1940, and as a member of the Detroit City Council from 1942 to 1949.

William Comstock was a member of the Freemasons, Elks, Eagles, and Zeta Psi.

William Comstock died from a stroke in Alpena, Michigan on June 16,1949, and is interred there at Evergreen Cemetery.