AITKEN, David Demerest, a Representative from Michigan; born on a farm in Flint Township, Genesee County,
Mich., September 5, 1853; attended the district schools and
the local high school in Flint; taught in a district school
of Genesee County in 1871 and 1872; moved to New Jersey
in 1872 and was employed as a bookkeeper; studied law
in New York City; was admitted to the bar in 1878 and
commenced practice in Flint, Mich.; city clerk 1883-1886;
city attorney 1886-1890; elected as a Republican to the Fiftythird and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3,
1897); chairman, Committee on Mining (Fifty-fourth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination, being an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Michigan in 1896; resumed the practice of law; also engaged in banking; served
as mayor of Flint in 1905 and 1906; died in Flint, Mich.,
May 26, 1930; interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
