Joseph S. Fenton
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Joseph S. Fenton | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Genesee County district | |
| In office February 5, 1851 – November 14, 1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1781 |
| Died | November 14, 1851 (aged 70) |
| Party | Whig |
| Children | William M. Fenton |
Joseph S. Fenton (January 21, 1781 – November 14, 1851) was a Michigan politician.
Fenton was born in Washington, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1781. Fenton lived in Norwich, New York for twenty one years, then he moved to Palmyra, New York. In 1840, he moved to Fenton, Michigan, a town named after his son, Michigan Lieutenant Governor William M. Fenton.[1]
