About John Nicholson Anhut
Lived 1884 – 1977 (aged 92–93). John Nicholson Anhut was an American lawyer and politician.
John Nicholson Anhut (January 8, 1884May 1977) was the founder of the Anhut Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan.
Biography
Anhut married Elizabeth Bouvier Walsh.
He was elected to the Michigan Senate in 1908. He represented the 4th district from 1909 to 1910 as a Republican. After the failure of the Anhut company, he eventually moved to New York, where he gained admittance to the 26.
In 1912 he was accused of attempting to bribe physicians of Harry K. Thaw while Thaw was institutionalized at the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Anhut was found guilty of bribery, and was sentenced to not less than four years in the State Prison.
In the 1930s Anhut was active in the hotel industry, buying the Imperial and Clifford hotels in downtown Detroit, as well as being the attorney for the Detroit Hotel Association.
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Founder-Anhut Motor Car Company/Detroit/Michigan
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John Nicholson Anhut was born on 8 January 1884.
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John Nicholson Anhut died in 1977.
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John Nicholson Anhut was a lawyer and politician.
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