Jack Faxon
- January 9, 2020
- 83 years
About Jack Faxon
Jack Faxon, 83, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1965–1971) and the Michigan Senate (1971–1995).
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Full Biography
|Jack Faxon (June 9, 1936 – January 9, 2020) was an American politician and educator from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Background
Faxon was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Central High School in Detroit. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Wayne State University. Faxon also received a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan. He taught in Detroit and Farmington Hills, Michigan, and served as headmaster of Lycée International for exchange students in Southfield, Michigan during the early 1980's.
Political career
Faxon served in the Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1961 and 1962. He also served in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 15th district from 1965 to 1971 and in the Michigan Senate from 1971 to 1995. Faxon was a Democrat.
Death
Faxon died due to complications with lymphoma on January 9, 2020, in Oak Park, Michigan at age 83.
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