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History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Western Historical Company, Chicago - 1883

Page 341

   JOHN TWOHY, JR., County Clerk and Register of Deeds of
 Keweenaw County; was elected to this office in the fall of 1878, and
 re-elected in 1880; first term beginning January 1, 1879; he is a na-
 tive of the Upper Peninsula, and was born at Copper Harbor Feb-
 ruary 21, 1854; he received a common school education, and took a
 regular course at Bryant & Stratton's Business College of Detroit;
 he spent some years in teaching school.  In addition to his official
 duties while Register of Deeds and County Clerk, he has had charge
 of the dock and warehouse business at Eagle River for G. KLOECK-
 NER & Co., merchants, of the Phoenix Mine; he has proven himself
 an efficient officer and good business man, whose uniform courtesy
 makes him a good type of the better class of the Lake Superior
 people.

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