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  A History of Northern Michigan and its People. Vol. II
  Perry Francis Powers, Lewis Publishing Co., - 1912

        [737-738]

        WILLIAM G. McCUNE. - Honored and respected by all, there is no man in
      Emmet county, Michigan, who occupies a higher place in the confidence and
      esteem of his fellow citizens than does WILLIAM G. McCUNE, who is most
      successfully engaged in the real-estate, loan and insurance business at
      Petoskey. He possesses untiring energy, is quick of perception, forms his
      plan readily and is determined in their execution; and his close appli-
      cation to business and excellent management have brought to him the high
      degree of prosperity which to-day is his.
         A native of the old Wolverine state, WILLIAM GEORGE McCUNE was born in
      the city of Detroit, Michigan, the date of his birth being the 19th of
      September, 1875. He is a son of WILLIAM J. and ANGELINE (SNOW) McCUNE, the
      former a native of New York City. The father, who was engaged in the
      insurance business during the greater portion of his active career, is now
      living, in retirement, at Petoskey. MRS. WILLIAM J. McCUNE was summoned to
      eternal rest in the year 1891. Of the two children born to MR. and MRS.
      McCUNE both are living at the present time, the subject of this review
      having been the first born. The younger son, NEWELL McCUNE, is now
      identified with the Methodist Episcopal church at Benton Harbor as pastor.
      The father came to Petoskey in 1884, at which time WILLIAM G. McCUNE was a
      child of but nine years of age.
         WILLIAM G. McCUNE received his early educational discipline from his
      mother and after the family home was established at Petoskey he attended
      the public schools of this city. Subsequently he was matriculated as a
      student in Albion College, at Albion, Michigan, and in 1896 he entered the
      University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, in the law department of which
      excellent institution he was graduated as a member of the class of 1899,
      duly receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws. Immediately after gradu-
      ation, MR. McCUNE went to the city of Chicago, where he initiated the
      active practice of his profession, being there in the office with JOSEPH
      H. FITCH. In 1900, however, he gave up law work and came to Petoskey,
      where he is now engaged in the real-estate, loan and insurance business.
      In this particular field of endeavor he is, achieving most gratifying
      success and in connection with his work he has done a great deal toward
      the improvement of the city in which he has so long maintained his home.
      In politics he is a stalwart Republican and while he is no office seeker,
      he is deeply and sincerely interested in community affairs and is ever
      ready to do his humble part toward the advancement of the general welfare.
      While in college he was initiated into the Delta Tau Delta Greek letter
      fraternity and in his religious faith he is a consistent member of the
      Methodist Episcopal church, in the different departments of whose work he
      is an active and zealous factor.
         At Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the 15th of October, 1904. was solemnized
      the marriage of MR. McCUNE to MISS HELEN ALLEN, who was born and reared in
      Grand Rapids and who is a daughter of S. N. ALLEN, long a representative
      business man in that city. MR. and MRS. McCUNE are the parents of two
      children,- ALLAN, born on the 14th of March, 1907; and WILLIAM S., whose
      natal day is the 4th of June, 1909.

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