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5 unusual facts about Michigan Attorney General


Charles Upson

He was a member of the State board of railroad commissioners in 1857 and served as Michigan Attorney General from 1861 to 1862.

Frank J. Kelley

Frank Joseph Kelley (born December 31, 1924), was the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.

George V. N. Lothrop

George Van Ness Lothrop (August 8, 1817–1897) was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851.

Gerald Hills

Gerald (Rusty) J. Hills, II is an American politician and educator in the state of Michigan and is currently the communications director for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.

Gretchen Whitmer

Whitmer filed paperwork in October 2009 to run for the position of Michigan Attorney General.


Mackinac Island State Park Commission

The chairman of the commission is the former Michigan House of Representatives Republican Leader Dennis O. Cawthorne. Other commission members include (youngest, oldest and longest serving) Michigan Attorney General Frank J. Kelley; Barry J. Goodman; Karen Karam; Richard A. Manoogian; Chuck Yob and William K. Marvin.


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John Olumba

Toward the end of his first term, Olumba also sought an investigation by the Michigan Attorney General into Detroit Mayor Dave Bing over money he said was misappropriated from two city departments.

Kilpatrick and Beatty text-messaging scandal

A June, 2004 investigation by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and the Michigan State Police found no evidence that the party actually happened.

Tom George

George joined Mike Bouchard, the Oakland County Sheriff and former state senator, Businessman Rick Snyder, Congressman Peter Hoekstra and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates.