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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Bernie F. Hampton (1888-1975) —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., April 6,
1888.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1937-40;
defeated in primary, 1940.
Died May 29,
1975 (age 87 years, 53
days).
Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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John W. Dunlop (1897-1949) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in 1897.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1941-42;
defeated in primary, 1942 (Osceola District), 1948 (Isabella
District); chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1949.
Died October
23, 1949 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathryn C. Zinser (1901-1992). |
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Sarah A. Schaeffer (1911-1998) —
also known as Sarah A. Bauer —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
27, 1911.
Daughter of John A. Bauer and Carrie D. (Kleeman) Bauer.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., May 22,
1998 (age 87 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, April 20,
1930, to Harold Herzil Schaeffer (1906-1988). |
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Benjamin N. Carpenter (1885-1962) —
also known as Ben Carpenter —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Osceola
County, Mich., May 8,
1885.
Republican. Gas and oil
jobber; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1931-36, 1941-46; defeated in
primary, 1950.
Died in 1962
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Lula H. Murphy (1874-1950) —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in 1874.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Female.
Died in 1950
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Marie Beemer Bailey (1901-1988) —
also known as Marie B. Bailey —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in 1901.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Female.
Died in 1988
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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