State Treasurer of Michigan
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The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer
for the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The State Treasurer
oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue sharing monies to local units of government. It is an unelected office within the executive branch. The current treasurer, Andy Dillon
, was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on January 1, 2011. Mr. Snyder had announced, as governor-elect, that he intended to appoint Mr. Dillon on November 8, 2010.
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
for the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The State Treasurer
State Treasurer
In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....
oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue sharing monies to local units of government. It is an unelected office within the executive branch. The current treasurer, Andy Dillon
Andy Dillon
Andrew "Andy" Dillon is a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, to be the state's treasurer...
, was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder on January 1, 2011. Mr. Snyder had announced, as governor-elect, that he intended to appoint Mr. Dillon on November 8, 2010.
List of State Treasurers of Michigan
| Henry Howard Henry Howard (Detroit) Henry Howard was a banker and businessman, and served as mayor of Detroit in 1837, and as the first treasurer of the state of Michigan.-Biography:... |
1836-1839 |
| Peter Desnoyer | 1839-1840 |
| Robert Stuart | 1840-1841 |
| George W. Jermain | 1841-1842 |
| John J. Adam | 1842-1845 |
| George R. Redfield | 1845-1846 |
| George B. Cooper George B. Cooper George Bryan Cooper was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Cooper was born in Long Hill, New Jersey, where he attended the public schools. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1830, and later to Jackson in 1835. In Jackson he engaged in mercantile pursuits and became postmaster of Jackson... |
1846-1850 |
| Bernard C. Whittemore | 1850-1854 |
| Silas M. Holmes | 1855-1858 |
| John McKinney | 1859-1860 |
| John Owen | 1861-1866 |
| Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Jr. was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Grosvenor was born in Stillwater, New York and received a common school and academic education... |
1867-1870 |
| Victory P. Collier | 1871-1874 |
| William B. McCreery William B. McCreery -Early life:McCreery was born on August 27, 1836 in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, New York. In 1859, he was admitted to the county bar.-Civil War:... |
1875-1878 |
| Benjamin D. Pritchard Benjamin D. Pritchard Benjamin Dudley Pritchard was a United States Army officer, most known for leading the Union cavalry regiment which captured the fugitive Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, in the weeks surrounding the close of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Benjamin... |
1879-1882 |
| Edward H. Butler | 1883-1886 |
| George L. Maltz | 1887-1890 |
| Frederick Braastad | 1891-1892 |
| Joseph F. Hambitzer | 1893-1894 |
| James M. Wilkinson | 1894-1896 |
| George A. Steel | 1897-1900 |
| Daniel McCoy | 1901-1904 |
| Frank P. Glazier | 1905-1908 |
| John T. Rich | 1908 |
| Albert E. Sleeper | 1909-1912 |
| John W. Haarer | 1913-1916 |
| Samuel Odell | 1917-1919 |
| Frank E. Gorman | 1919-1924 |
| Frank D. McKay | 1925-1930 |
| Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.- Biography :Lawrence was born in Sebewa Township, Michigan in Ionia County, the son of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret Lawrence. He resided in Ionia, Saginaw and Grand Rapids... |
1931-1932 |
| Theodore I. Fry | 1933-1938 |
| D. Hale Brake | 1943-1954 |
| Sanford A. Brown | 1955-1965 |
| Allison Green | 1965-1978 |
| Loren E. Monroe | 1978-1982 |
| Robert A. Bowman | 1983-1991 |
| Douglas B. Roberts | 1991-1998 |
| Mark A. Murray | 1999-2001 |
| Douglas B. Roberts | 2001-2002 |
| Jay B. Rising | 2003-2006 |
| Robert J. Kleine Robert J. Kleine Robert J. Kleine was the 43rd State Treasurer of Michigan, serving from 2006 to 2010. He was appointed to his position effective April 9, 2006, by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.... |
2006-2011 |
| Andy Dillon Andy Dillon Andrew "Andy" Dillon is a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, to be the state's treasurer... |
2011-present |