Jaanus Helstrom

Jaanus Rutherford Helstrom (December 5th, 1870 - August 19th, 1930) was a Detroitian politician, best known for serving as Detroit's fourteenth president, an office that was held by his father forty years prior.

Helstrom was incredibly critical of the libertarian party, despite being a member himself. He was especially against Lance Grotesworth's presidency after he had left office, claiming "he has made a bad reputation for our party and its values, which I hope will one day be restored."

Helstrom resigned his position as president on August 2nd, 1930 due to poor health, claiming it would be "irresponsible for me to continue being president up until my death and not in the nation's best interest." After his resignation, his health continued to decline until his death on August 19th the same year. Historian Proteus Norramby described Jaanus Helstrom's presidency as a "cute little episode in Detroitian history that will unfortunately be overlooked due to its brevity."

Trivia

 * Out of every Detroitian president, Helstrom has lived the shortest amount of time after their presidency, living for only seventeen days.
 * Jaanus Helstrom is the first and so far only president to resign from the presidency.
 * Jaanus is the son of another Detroitian preisdent, Moises Helstrom.