The Political Graveyard: Cheboygan County, Mich.

Cheboygan County
Michigan

Cheboygan County information:

Population: 26,448 (2000); 21,398 (1990)
Land area 716 square miles.
County seat: Cheboygan
Capital Impact: Cheboygan County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Cheboygan County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Cheboygan County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

North: Lake Huron
East: Presque Isle County
Southeast: Montmorency County
South: Otsego County
West: Charlevoix County
Northwest: Emmet County; Mackinac County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Cheboygan County
Politicians who were born in Cheboygan County
Politicians who lived in Cheboygan County
Politicians who died in Cheboygan County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cheboygan County

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Selected officials of Cheboygan County

(not intended to be complete)

Fred R. Ming (Sheriff, 1901-02) Samuel J. Smith (County Treasurer, 1901-02) David H. Crowley (Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12) Oswald T. McGinn (Prosecuting Attorney) Lewis E. Berry, Jr. (Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42) Lewis E. Berry, Jr. (Prosecuting Attorney, 1946-47)

Munro Township Cemetery
Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Herbert F. Baker (b. 1862) — of Weadock, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Dover Township, Lenawee County, Mich., January 13, 1862. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1907-12; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Progressive candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1914; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1919-22; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1922; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1924. Member, Grange; Elks; Woodmen. Interment at Munro Township Cemetery.

Pine Hill Cemetery
Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Frederick R. Ming (1865-1943) — also known as Fred R. Ming — of Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., October 13, 1865. Republican. Cheboygan County Sheriff, 1901-02; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (Cheboygan County 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1934. German ancestry. Died February 22, 1943. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Silver Lake Cemetery
Nundo Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George D. Richards (b. 1855) — of Wolverine, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in North Branch, Lapeer County, Mich., 1855. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1903-04. Interment at Silver Lake Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Cheboygan County

Politicians who were born in Cheboygan County

Politicians who lived in Cheboygan County

Politicians who died in Cheboygan County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cheboygan County