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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April 17,
2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Spencer Oliver Fisher (1843-1919) —
also known as Spencer O. Fisher —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
3, 1843.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1883-85; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1885-89; defeated,
1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1896.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 1,
1919 (age 76 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Henry Harrison Aplin (1841-1910) —
also known as Henry H. Aplin —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Thetford Township, Genesee
County, Mich., April 15,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1887-90; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1901-03.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., July 23,
1910 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber
business; salt
industry; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Herschel Harrison Hatch (1837-1920) —
also known as Herschel H. Hatch —
of Michigan.
Born in Morrisville, Madison
County, N.Y., February
17, 1837.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1868-72; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1883-85.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
30, 1920 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Frank Willis Wheeler (1853-1921) —
of Michigan.
Born in Chaumont, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 2,
1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1889-91.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August 9,
1921 (age 68 years, 160
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 19,
1822.
Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Adolph J. Rehmus (1887-1965) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born October
3, 1887.
Democrat. Delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bay County 1st
District, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Died February
2, 1965 (age 77 years, 122
days).
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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Richard Harold Fletcher, Jr. (d. 1984) —
also known as Richard H. Fletcher, Jr. —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1944;
member, Michigan Conservation Commission, 1947-52.
Died December
23, 1984.
Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
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