Tacitus P. Zander Biography, Tuscola County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1001-1002


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TACITUS P. ZANDER. We have here a brief sketch of a prominent attorney-
at-law, who is residing at Unionville, and is the son of A. P. and 
Lucinda (Hutchinson) Zander, who were natives of Troy, N. Y., and 
Brockville, Canada, respectively. His grandfather Hutchinson was also 
born in Canada, and was one of the Hutchinson family of Connecticut and 
of English descent. A. P. Zander removed to Wisconsin about the year 
1844, engaging there in the carpenter's and joiner's trade in 
Milwaukee, and was married February 14, 1846. He was born February 26, 
1822, and his wife October 15, 1827. Of their seven children five are 
still living.

   The brothers and sisters of our subject are as follows: O. M. Zander 
who was born October 7, 1848, and is an architect by profession. He 
married Mary T. Beach, and resides at Omaha, Neb. Florence T. was born 
on Christmas Day, 1856, and married Charles Andrews, of Columbia 
Township, Tuscola County; Frances E., who was born February 1, 1859, 
and married A. Phelps, of Columbia Township, and Gertrude O., who was 
born October 12, 1868, is unmarried and resides at Elgin, Hl. The 
father served in Company K, Thirty-first Wisconsin Infantry, and was in 
the army for three years. He engaged in all of the conflicts 
experienced by the Army of the Cumberland. He was a resident of 
Ellington at the time of his death, April 19, 1891; his good wife had 
been called from his side by death in 1882.

   The subject of this sketch was born October 3, 1853, at Ottawa, 
Ill., and was reared upon a farm until he reached the age of ten, when 
the family removed to Prairie du Chien. In his boyhood be attended the 
district schools and took a High School education, studying there until 
he reached the age of nineteen, when the family removed to Tuscola 
County. He then attended Cook County Normal School at Chicago, from 
which he was graduated at the age of twenty after which he engaged in 
teaching for eight years, three years at Madison and four years in 
South Chicago, and was invited to return for the fifth year but 
declined.

   The young man in 1882 entered the law office of Black & Quinn, at 
Caro, Mich., and there read law, and was admitted to the bar May 31, 
1883. He then located at Cass City for a year and at the end of that 
time was elected Circuit Court Commissioner and removed to Caro. He was 
re-elected in 1886 and 1888 but by a combination of the Patrons of 
Industry with the Democrats he was defeated. At Unionville, to which he 
removed in April, 1891, he established himself in a very lucrative 
practice. He is a stalwart Republican and has taken great interest in 
politics and has aided the party with his pen during campaigns.

   Mr. Zander was happily married August 24, 1879, to Addie E. daughter 
of James and Lois (Thompson) Brooker, natives of Canada. This union has 
been blessed by the birth of four children, namely: J. Morleigh, 
Archie, Lola M., and Bessie. This gentleman is a member of Tent 
Justitia, No. 75, K. O. T. M., and was the representative of his tent 
at the Great Camp at Jackson in August last. Mrs. Zander is a lady of 
social influence and an active member of the Presbyterian Church.



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