The Political Graveyard: Kalamazoo County, Mich.

Kalamazoo County
Michigan

Kalamazoo County information:

Population: 238,603 (2000); 223,411 (1990)
Land area 562 square miles.
County seat: Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo County official web site.
Capital Impact: Kalamazoo County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Kalamazoo County -- census data on population, race, economics
Kalamazoo County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Kalamazoo County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Barry County
East: Calhoun County
Southeast: Branch County
South: St. Joseph County
Southwest: Cass County
West: Van Buren County
Northwest: Allegan County

The Political Graveyard:

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

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Kalamazoo County

(not intended to be complete)

Stephen Vickery (County Clerk, 1834-36) Stephen Vickery (Register of Deeds, 1836-38) Julius C. Burrows (Prosecuting Attorney) Edwin M. Irish (Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80) Sheridan F. Master (Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02) Elton R. Eaton (Sheriff, 1917-20) Ural S. Acker (County Treasurer, 1919-22) Ural S. Acker (County Clerk, 1925-28) Anthony Stamm (County Clerk, 1941-66) Carlton H. Morris (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48)

Fort Custer National Cemetery
Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Merle Floyd Augustine (1924-1991) — also known as Merle Augustine — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born June 25, 1924. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1966. Died June 23, 1991. Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
John Henry McDermott, Sr. (1921-2005) — also known as John H. McDermott — of Brighton, Livingston County, Mich.; Verona, Dane County, Wis. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 10, 1921. Married to Anna-Lisa E. Soisalo. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1968; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 51st District, 1974, 1976. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., October 18, 2005. Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery.

Cooper Township Cemetery
Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Carl F. DeLano (1890-1952) — of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 25, 1890. Married 1923 to Irene Lane. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1931-38; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1939-45; resigned 1945; charged on December 6, 1944, along with four other legislators, with accepting bribes from naturopathic phyisicians; tried in 1945 and convicted; sentenced to three to five years in prison; charged on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles F. Hemans, refused to testify. Died in 1952. Interment at Cooper Township Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John A. Doelle (d. 1962) — of Michigan. Republican. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1922; resigned 1922. The John A. Doelle School, in Tapiola, Michigan, is named for him. Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich., March 7, 1962. Interment somewhere.

Mountain Home Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915) — also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian Orator" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837. Uncle of Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr.. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated, 1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1915. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also Connable-Burrows family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography.
Epaphroditus Ransom (1787-1859) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin County, Mass., 1787. Uncle of Elizabeth Noyes Ransom (who married Charles Eugene Otis); granduncle of Edward Cahill. Member of Vermont state house of representatives; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of Michigan, 1848-50; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1853-54. Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., November 9, 1859. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also Otis family of New York
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Charles Edward Stuart (1810-1887) — also known as Charles E. Stuart — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Waterloo, Columbia County, N.Y., November 25, 1810. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1847-49, 1851-53; defeated, 1848; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1853-59; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1858; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 19, 1887. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Francis Brown Stockbridge (1826-1894) — also known as Francis B. Stockbridge — of Saugatuck, Allegan County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, April 9, 1826. Brother-in-law of Daniel J. Arnold. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District, 1869-70; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1871-72; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1887-94; died in office 1894. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1894. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Marsh Giddings (1816-1875) — of Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Sherman, Fairfield County, Conn., November 19, 1816. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1849; probate judge in Michigan, 1860-68; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1866-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1871-75. Congregationalist. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., June 3, 1875. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) — also known as David S. Walbridge — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., July 30, 1802. Son of David Walbridge (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge (1771-1804); first cousin twice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Cyrus Packard Walbridge; married, October 23, 1823, to Eliza Taggart (1803-1866); third cousin once removed of Henry E. Walbridge. Republican. Hardware merchant; miller; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1849-50; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., June 15, 1868. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also Walbridge family of Vermont
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Clark (1800-1870) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Clarksville, Albany County, N.Y., 1800. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1833-35; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1853-55; defeated, 1854. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 2, 1870. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Sprague (1809-1868) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 23, 1809. U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1849-51. Methodist. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 19, 1868. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Albert May Todd (1850-1931) — also known as Albert M. Todd; "The Peppermint King" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Nottawa, St. Joseph County, Mich., June 3, 1850. Son of Alfred Todd and Mary Ann (Hovey) Todd; married to Augusta Allman; father of Albert J. Todd and Paul H. Todd; grandfather of Paul Harold Todd, Jr.. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1897-99; defeated, 1895 (Fusion), 1898 (Democratic); member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899; Democratic candidate for mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1900; Independent Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 6, 1931. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also Todd family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Allen Potter (1818-1885) — of Michigan. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 2, 1818. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1857-58; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1872; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1884. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 8, 1885. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Hezekiah G. Wells (1812-1885) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, June 16, 1812. Married 1840 to Achsah Strong. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835; Whig candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1840; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1860; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873. Episcopalian. Wells Hall at Michigan State University is named for him. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., April 4, 1885. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 15, 1862. Married 1889 to Luella Phillips. Democrat. Builder; real estate developer; paper manufacturer; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 31, 1958. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
William Erastus Upjohn (1853-1932) — also known as William E. Upjohn — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in 1853. Son of Dr. Uriah Upjohn; married to Rachel Babcock and Carrie (Sherwood) Gilmore. Physician; inventor of the "friable pill" to make medicines more digestible; founder of the Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, which later became the The Upjohn Company; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1918. Died in 1932. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
Frederick Bush — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1891. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.

Riverside Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Homer Arnett (1903-1985) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., January 29, 1903. Married to Florence L. York (1904-1989). Republican. School teacher; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Methodist. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 9, 1985. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Ural Stebbins Acker (1879-1950) — also known as Ural S. Acker — of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., May 28, 1879. Son of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker; married to Luella Munger. Republican. Kalamazoo County Treasurer, 1919-22; Kalamazoo County Clerk, 1925-28; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1939-50; died in office 1950. Died June 18, 1950. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Thomas E. Clark (d. 1972) — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial District, 1961. Died December 16, 1972. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Grand Prairie Cemetery
Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) — of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born May 23, 1896. Married, October 30, 1918, to Margaret Harvey. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in 1983. Interment at Grand Prairie Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Schoolcraft Cemetery
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) — also known as Garry Brown — of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., August 12, 1923. Great-grandson of Ebenezer Lakin Brown; grandson of Addison Makepeace Brown; son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson) Brown; married, September 10, 1955, to Frances Esther Wilkins. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District 1965-66); U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Elks; Jaycees. Died August 27, 1998. Interment at Schoolcraft Cemetery.
- See also Brown family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography.
Stephen Vickery (d. 1857) — of Kalamazoo County, Mich. Whig. Kalamazoo County Clerk, 1834-36; Kalamazoo County Register of Deeds, 1836-38; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1838, 1843-45, 1848; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1845. Died in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., December 21, 1857. Interment at Schoolcraft Cemetery.
Edwin H. Lothrop (1806-1874) — of Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born March 22, 1806. Brother of George Van Ness Lothrop. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1835-37, 1842-44, 1848; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1844. Died in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich., February 17, 1874. Interment at Schoolcraft Cemetery.
- See also Campbell-Lothrop family of Michigan
Ebenezer Lakin Brown (b. 1809) — also known as E. Lakin Brown — of Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Vermont, 1809. Father of Addison Makepeace Brown; great-grandfather of Garry Eldridge Brown. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1841; member of Michigan state senate, 1855-56, 1879-80 (21st District 1855-56, 11th District 1879-80). Interment at Schoolcraft Cemetery.
- See also Brown family of Michigan
Addison Makepeace Brown (1859-1931) — also known as Addison M. Brown — of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., February 15, 1859. Son of Ebenezer Lakin Brown and Mary Ann (Miles) Brown; married to Mollie Eliza Earl; grandfather of Garry Eldridge Brown. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1899-1900; defeated in primary, 1928. Died in 1931. Interment at Schoolcraft Cemetery.
- See also Brown family of Michigan

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Selected officials of Kalamazoo County

Politicians who were born in Kalamazoo County

Politicians who lived in Kalamazoo County

Politicians who died in Kalamazoo County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Kalamazoo County