Preceded by George T. Warren Role Politician Died August 19, 1895 | Spouse(s) Jenny E. Wolverton Political party Republican Party Name John Dayton Succeeded by Oren Stone | |
Relations Jonathan and Maria (Upham) Dayton, parents
Daniel Dayton & Joseph Upham, grandfathers
Dennis Wolverton, father-in-law Occupation farmer, food manufacturer, hotelier | ||
Constituency Village of St. Johns | ||
John C. Dayton (October 28, 1837 – August 19, 1895) was a Michigan politician.
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Early life
Dayton lived with his family on a farm in Grand Blanc Township after he was born on October 28, 1837. At age 22, he worked a sharecropper farm. Jenny E. Wolverton of Saratoga County, N. Y. married Dayton on October 20, 1859 in Grand Blanc. Moving to St. Johns in 1865, he joined J. M. Frisbie in the manufacture of crackers. He purchased his partner's share three years later. After selling his business in 1872, he moved to Flint. He was a dealer in horses until October 1880. At that time, he purchased the Brotherton House, a hotel and renamed it Dayton House.
Political life
While in St. Johns, he served two terms as Village Trustee. He was elected as the Mayor of the City of Flint in 1887 for a single 1-year term.