▁Mon ies , ▁a ▁title ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁thirty ▁years . ▁He ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁Street ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Detroit ▁two ▁separate ▁times , ▁first ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁of ▁Henry ▁Jackson ▁H unt ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁and ▁then ▁being ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁its ▁re - organ ized ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁El m wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁K ears ley ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Fl int ▁River , ▁K ears ley ▁Community ▁School s , ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁street ▁in ▁Fl int , ▁Michigan ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁( 1 8 3 9 – 4 3 ) ▁K ears ley ▁Township , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Category : W ashington ▁& ▁Jefferson ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Reg ents ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Category : 1 7 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8