Historedia
Group or institution

Michigan State Legislature

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1846–1885

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Michigan State Legislature, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Michigan abolishes the death penalty

    1846

    Role: Legislative body that voted to abolish the death penalty

    1. May 18, 1846 · Michigan State LegislatureLegislative Vote to Abolish

      The Michigan State Legislature voted to abolish the death penalty for ordinary crimes on May 18, 1846, making it the first Anglosphere jurisdiction to do so.

  2. Michigan Mining School opens in Houghton

    1885

    Role: Founder

    1. 1885 · HoughtonOpening in Houghton

      The Michigan Mining School was founded in 1885; the evidence does not state where it opened, and it was housed in the Houghton Fire Hall from 1886 to 1889.

Sources

  1. Capital punishment in Michigan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  2. Houghton, Michigan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29