George P. Codd
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George Pierce Codd (December 7, 1869 - February 16, 1927) was a U.S. politician from the state of Michigan.
Codd was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 7, 1869. He attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1891 where he studied law.
Codd was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Detroit in 1893. He was assistant city attorney from 1894 to 1897 and member of the board of aldermen from 1902 to 1904. He served as mayor of Detroit in 1905 and 1906 and was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908. He served as regent of the University of Michigan in 1910 and 1911. He was appointed circuit judge of Wayne County serving the 3rd Circuit from 1911 to 1921.
Codd elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress serving from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923 in the U.S. House representing Michigan’s first district. In 1922 he declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and resumed the practice of law.
George P. Codd was again elected circuit judge of Wayne County in 1924 and served until his death in Detroit, Michigan on February 16, 1927. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by: Frank E. Doremus |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan 1921– 1923 |
Succeeded by: Robert H. Clancy |
