Background
Maynard, Fred Augustus was born on January 20, 1852 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of John Wesley and Mary (Wilcoxson) Maynard.
Maynard, Fred Augustus was born on January 20, 1852 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of John Wesley and Mary (Wilcoxson) Maynard.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1874, Bachelor of Laws, 1876, Master of Arts 1878.
Began practice at Grand Rapids, 1876. Assistant prosecuting attorney, Kent Company, Michigan, 1877-1879, prosecuting attorney, 1881-1883. Republican nominee for judge of Grand Rapids Superior Court, 1886.
Endorsed by Senators McMillan and Stockbridge for the governorship of Alaska, 1889.
Attorney general, Michigan, 1895-1899. Received next largest vote in Republican State Convention for judge of Supreme Court of Michigan, 1900.
Declined Governor Osborn’s tender of Kent Company circuit judgeship, 1911. Special assistant to attorney general of the United States in prosecuting government land fraud cases, 1901-January 1, 1914.
Resigned and resumed law practice at Grand Rapids.
Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sons of the American Revolution Club: Highlands Golf.
Married Charlotte Augusta Nelson, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 24, 1878. Children: Helen Nelson, James Nelson.