Louis James SCHNEIDER

  General Notes:

He owned a home at 1923 Glynn Court, Detroit, MI, where he raised his family. After retirement, he and his wife moved to a house on Longacre and Schoolcraft Rd. in Detroit, on the NW corner of the intersection.

  Death Notes:

He died of cancer, spending many of the last months of his life residing with his daughter Eve Ann's family in Farmington, MI. His last month or so was spent in a Farmington nursing home.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Election: Election, Nov 1932, Detroit, MI. Was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives for 2
terms, in 1932, and again in November, 1936.
From Biographical Sketches, Michigan Legislative Manual:
"Of Detroit, representative from the first district of Wayne County,
was born in Detroit, September 9, 1898 (sic). His education was
acquired in Central High School, Detroit, University of Detroit,
Warner's Pharmacy School, and Detroit College of Law. He has always
taken a keen interest in public affairs and for ten years has been a
student of political science, economics and social welfare. For two
years he was associated with a reputable law firm but for the past
five years has engaged in private practice. Before taking up the
study of law, Mr. Schneider was a drug salesman, a bookkeeper and a
collector. He is married and has three children. He was elected to
the legislature on the Democratic ticket in 1932, and re-elected
November 6, 1934."

• Election: Election, 1936, Detroit, MI. According to his son Lou, a Circuit Court Commissioner had a standing a little lower than a Circuit Court Judge. Judge Schneider didn't desire to handle cases involving divorce, which is why he didn't attain to the higher level of the bench, as he was a very devout Roman Catholic. Circuit Court Commissioners handled, among other cases, matters of property and tenant cases.

His Bailiff was his wife's brother, Elmer Affeld.

Louis married Evelyn AFFELD, daughter of Joannis Sebastian AFFELD and Julia Gertrude TISCHBEIN, in Detroit, MI. (Evelyn AFFELD was born on 21 Mar 1899 and died on 2 Jun 1969 in Detroit, MI.)