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Herbert J. Rushton (1877-1947) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Delta
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1936; Michigan
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Died in 1947
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) —
also known as John Luecke —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., July 4,
1889.
Son of Frederick Luecke and Suzanne Maria (Lange) Luecke.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill
worker; secretary,
and president,
Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president,
Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., March 21,
1952 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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James H. McDonald (1832-1889) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Inverness, Scotland,
March
15, 1832.
Republican. Railroad
builder; iron mining
magnate; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1887-89; died in office 1889.
Killed in a train
derailment, near Elmwood, Iron
County, Mich., January
19, 1889 (age 56 years, 310
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) —
also known as Charles L. Follo —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 7,
1905.
Son of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,
1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1979
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Married to Iona Bergman Dixon. |
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