George Renwick, this one of those men who have achieved success in the vocation of a farmer. His home is in line Township, and he has a fine farm of 180 acres on section 8, 1 ½ miles west of New Hudson. It is amply supplied with buildings, including bonds, sheds, icehouse, and shop, and a dwelling both handsome and convenient. For a few years passed Mr. Renwick has been making his home with his son Albert and wife, and his daughter Ada, who occupy the Homestead with him. Well giving his first attention to his personal affairs, Mr. Renwick has always shown an interest in public improvements in those matters which tend to advance of prosperity of the people of whom he has cast his lot.

the father of George Renwick was John, who was born in Gorham, New York, may second 1803. In 1823 that gentleman married Eliza Pratt, who was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1804, and was the second daughter and child of Isaac Pratt. Four years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Renwick came to Salem, this state, and settled upon a farm of 160 acres bought by them. Two years later they sold it and went to Northfield, Washtenaw County, where they purchased 200 acres. There the father died, September 24, 1886. He held the office of Supervisor and Township Clerk for several years, and represented Washtenaw County and the legislature for two terms, from 1850 to 1853. He was a Whig and was a great admirer of Henry clay. He was elected Captain of the first company organized in Northfield Township at the time of the Toledo war, and went with it to Ann Arbor to await orders.

the family of John and Eliza (Pratt) Renwick included one daughter and three sons, and are subject was the firstborn. His natal day was June 4, 1825, and his birthplace Greece, Monroe County, New York. He was scarcely more than an infant when he came to this state, and he grew to manhood amid circumstances and surroundings very different from those of the present time. He remained with his father until 1849, then married and established his own home, settling in Ada, Kent County, soon afterward. He built a log house in the wilderness, a mile from the public road and the nearest neighbor, and where he remained thirteen years, clearing and proving a farm of 160 acres. In 1863 he sold the property and bought part of the Homestead in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County. His fine residence there was destroyed by a tornado in 1865. He sold the farm in 1880, came to Lyon and bought the place on which he is since made his home. Upon this he has made improvements, so that is now one of the most attractive pieces of property in the Township.

the lady whom Mr. Renwick was married in 1849, was Emily Walker, of Salem, this state. She bore her part in bringing about their prosperity and making her home attractive, until 1873, when she died of consumption. Of the union there been born seven children: George W., A professor of music living in Muskegon; Eliza J., Who died in infancy; Abby, who died in 1879, at the age of twenty-four years; Jane, who died in 1863, when seventeen months old; Allen, who died in infancy; Albert, who occupies a Homestead; and Ada May, who was with her father. Both George and Albert are married, and each have two children. In 1874 Mr. Renwick and made a second marriage, his bride being Mrs. Lucy Busenbark. This lady died in 1886.

the first political affiliation of Mr. Renwick was with the Whig element, and his first vote was cast for Zachary Taylor. He was afterward a Republican, and finally joined the Democratic Party. He is been a delegate to the County and state conventions, and was always considered one of the working members of the political organization. He has served his fellow citizens in a capacity of Township Supervisor. He is an ardent lover of pictorial art, and is the champion fisherman of his neighborhood, and the chief authority on subjects connected with that sport.