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Fernando C. Beaman, former U.S. Congressman; lived in Adrian and was mayor in 1856 [10] Jerome B. Chaffee, U.S. Senator from Colorado; lived in Adrian where he was a teacher and local businessman [11] Thomas M. Cooley, 25th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; lived in Adrian [12] Charles Croswell, 17th Governor of Michigan; lived in ...
Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838. [20] The Croswell Opera House is the oldest theater in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981.
Beane Brothers was dissolved about 1915, and in 1916 Alph Beane entered into a new brokerage firm Fenner, Gatling & Beane. Beane's partner, Charles E. Fenner, came from a distinguished New Orleans family, as his cousin was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Confederate president Jefferson Davis died in the Fenner home in New Orleans in ...
Charles Erasmus Fenner (1834–1911), a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, in whose home Confederate President Jefferson Davis died in 1889 Charles Erasmus Fenner, Jr. (1876–1963), founding partner of New Orleans' Fenner & Beane , a brokerage firm which merged in 1941 to become Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
WLEN (103.9 FM) is a radio station in Adrian, Michigan, broadcasting a full-service adult contemporary format with a heavy emphasis on local news, weather and sports. WLEN studios The station began broadcasting in 1965 as the first FM radio station in Lenawee County , and has been owned by the Koehn family (d/b/a Lenawee Broadcasting Company ...
As Adrian grew, the earliest frame buildings were displaced by the growing commercial district. In 1838, Adrian became the county seat, creating a legal and financial sector within the district. A number of banks opened their doors in the mid 19th century. [3] By the latter part of the century, development in the downtown district reached its peak.
David Hendry Fenner (1914 – 25 February 1945) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as an outside left. [2] Personal life
The Raisin Valley Friends Meetinghouse is a historic church located at 3552 North Adrian Highway in Adrian Charter Township about two miles (3.2 km) north of the city of Adrian in central Lenawee County, Michigan.