Edward Mundy

Edward Mundy (April 14, 1794 – May 13, 1851) was an American politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan, and served as its first lieutenant governor. Early life Mundy was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers College in 1812. In later years was for one of the appointed Regents of the University. He was admitted to the bar and began a practice in New Jersey. and was for several years one of the appointed Regents of the University. Career In about 1819, Mundy moved to Illinois and remained there several years, until the losses he experienced due to a fire caused him to return to New Jersey, where he continued for some years in other business pursuits. In 1831, he moved with his family to Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Territorial Governor and was subsequently made a Judge of one of the Territorial Courts. In 1835, he was a delegate from the 4th district to the first State Constitutional Convention to prepare for the admission of the State to the Union. Mundy was nominated to the office of Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with Governor Stevens T. Mason. They both won the general election, and he served as Michigan's first Lieutenant Governor, from 1835 to 1840.