. Per the Michigan constitution of 1963, it is a four year term of office, and as amended in 1993, there is a two term limit. Michigan's current Attorney General is
, who won re-election in 2006. Originally this was an appointed position until the 1950 State Constitution.
| Michigan Attorney General |
Term of Service |
Political Party |
| Daniel LeRoy |
1836–1837 |
| Peter Morey |
1837–1841 |
| Zephaniah Platt Zephaniah Platt was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan...
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1841–1843 |
| Elon Farnsworth Elon Farnsworth was an American lawyer and politician. He served as both Attorney General and Chancellor of the state of Michigan.- Biography :...
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1843–1845 |
| Henry N. Walker |
1845–1847 |
| Edward Mundy Edward Mundy was a politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as its first Lieutenant Governor....
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1847–1848 |
| George V. N. Lothrop George Van Ness Lothrop was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851....
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1848-1851 |
| William Hale |
1851–1854 |
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Jacob M. HowardJacob Merritt Howard was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War.-Early life:...
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1855–1860 |
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| Charles Upson Charles Upson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Upson was born in Southington, Connecticut to Lydia Upson and Asahel Upson . He attended the district and select schools of Southington and later taught school in Farmington from 1840 to 1842...
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1861–1862 |
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| Albert Williams Albert Williams may refer to:*Albert Lynn Williams , American business executive; president of IBM in the 1960s*Albert Clifford Williams , Welsh Labour Party politician*Albert Williams Albert Williams may refer to:*Albert Lynn Williams (1911–1982), American business executive; president of IBM in...
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1863–1866 |
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| William L. Stoughton William Lewis Stoughton was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Stoughton was born in Bangor, New York. He attended Kirtland,...
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1867–1868 |
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| Dwight May Dwight May was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:May was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts to Rockwell and Celestia May and moved to Richland, Michigan at the approximate age of twelve...
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1869–1872 |
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| Byron D. Ball |
1873–1874 |
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| Isaac Marston |
1874 |
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| Andrew J. Smith |
1875–1876 |
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Otto KirchnerOtto Kirchner was a Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II....
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1877–1880 |
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| Jacob J. Van Riper |
1881-1884 |
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| Moses Taggart |
1885-1888 |
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| Stephen V. R. Trowbridge |
1889–1890 |
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| Benjamin W. Huston |
1890 |
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| Adolphus A. Ellis |
1891–1894 |
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| Fred A. Maynard |
1895–1898 |
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| Horace M. Oren |
1899-1902 |
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| Charles A. Blair |
1903-1904 |
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| John E. Bird |
1905-1910 |
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| Franz C. Kuhn Franz C. Kuhn was born in Detroit on February 8, 1872. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he began practicing law in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He was elected Macomb County prosecuting attorney in 1898. He also was a probate judge and became the Michigan Attorney General in 1910. In...
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1910-1912 |
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| Roger I. Wykes |
1912 |
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| Grant Fellows |
1913-1916 |
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| Alexander J. Groesbeck |
1917-1920 |
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| Merlin Wiley |
1921-1923 |
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| Andrew B. Dougherty |
1923-1926 |
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| Clare Retan |
1926 |
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| William W. Potter William W. Potter was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Potter was born to Lucien B. and Clarinda L. Potter in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan. He was a resident of East Lansing and was married to Margaret D...
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1927-1928 |
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| Wilber M. Brucker |
1928-1930 |
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| Paul W. Voorhies |
1931-1932 |
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| Patrick H. O’Brien |
1933-1934 |
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| Harry S. Toy |
1935 |
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| David H. Crowley |
1935-1936 |
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| Raymond Wesley Starr Raymond Wesley Starr was a United States federal judge.Starr was born in Harbor Springs, Michigan. He received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1910. He was in private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1910 to 1937. He was an Attorney general of Michigan from 1937 to 1938...
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1937-1938 |
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| Thomas Read |
1939-1940 |
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| Herbert J. Rushton |
1941-1944 |
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| John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Dethmers was born in Plessis, O'Brien County, Iowa. He resided in Orange City, Iowa, Holland, Michigan, and East Lansing, Michigan. He enrolled at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, then went on to the University of Michigan Law...
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1945-1946 |
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| Foss O. Eldred |
1946 |
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| Eugene F. Black |
1947-1948 |
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| Stephen J. Roth |
1949-1950 |
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| Frank G. Millard |
1951-1954 |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
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| Thomas M. Kavanagh Thomas Matthew Kavanagh was an American politician. Born near Carson City, Michigan he served as the 48th Michigan Attorney General from 1955 to 1957. Thomas Kavanagh went on to serve as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1958 to 1975 which included eight years as Chief Justice from...
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1955-1957 |
Democrat The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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| Paul L. Adams |
1958-1961 |
Democrat The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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| Frank J. Kelley This Article concerns the politician. For the operatic tenor, please see Frank Kelley .Frank J. Kelley , was the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan...
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1961-1999 |
Democrat The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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| Jennifer M. Granholm |
1999-2002 |
Democrat The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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| Mike Cox Mike Cox is the 52nd Michigan Attorney General, having served since January 1, 2003. He is the first Republican in 48 years to serve as Attorney General of Michigan since Frank Millard left office in 1955. He won re-election in 2006, defeating Democratic candidate Amos Williams, an attorney from...
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2003–Present |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
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