Background
Lodge, John Christian was born on August 12, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Doctor Edwin Albert and Christiana (Hanson) Lodge.
Lodge, John Christian was born on August 12, 1862 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Doctor Edwin Albert and Christiana (Hanson) Lodge.
Graduate high school, Detroit, 1879, Michigan Military Academy, 1881. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Wayne University, June 1944. Unmarried. Reporter Detroit Free Press, 1889-1893, city editor, 1893-1896.
Chief clerk Wayne County Auditors, 1897-1905.
Secretary to Mayor George P. Codd, Detroit, 1906-1907. Entered lumber business, 1908.
Vice president Dwight Lumber Company, manufacturers of lumber products, since 1908.
Chief clerk Wayne County Auditors, 1897-1905.
Member Michigan National Guard, 1885-1897. Member Michigan House of Representatives, 1908-1909. Member National Common for Perry’s Victory Memorial.
Clubs: Detroit, Yondotega, Detroit Athletic, Detroit Country, Detroit Yacht.