W. F. Doyle

Wilfird Francis Doyle was a politician in the state of Michigan.

Biography

Doyle was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on November 13, 1897. His father, Michael, served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1891 to 1892. An older brother, Thurman, was a member of the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee. He died on January 16, 1988, at a nursing home in Wilton Manors, Florida and was buried in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Doyle was a Roman Catholic.

Career

Doyle was a member of the Michigan State Senate, where he represented the 10th district as a Republican, from 1933 to 1934. He was a newspaper reporter by trade. Doyle was the park commissioner for Mackinaw Island; he was on the commission from 1939 to 1985 and was nicknamed "King of Mackinac Island."