The Political Graveyard: Belen family of Michigan

Belen family of Michigan

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Elizabeth Lehman Belen (1886-1975) — also known as Elizabeth L. Belen — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Mich., December 22, 1886. Mother of Lucile E. Belen and Frederick Christopher Belen. Democrat. Registered nurse; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1937-38; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1958; vice-chair of Michigan Democratic Party, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1944; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944; candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1950. Female. Died in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 24, 1975. Burial location unknown.
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Lucile E. Belen (b. 1912) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1912. Daughter of Elizabeth Lehman Belen; sister of Frederick Christopher Belen. Democrat. Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961. Female. Still living as of 2005.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile E. Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999. Burial location unknown.
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