The Political Graveyard: Lenawee County, Mich.

Lenawee County
Michigan

Lenawee County information:

Population: 98,890 (2000); 91,476 (1990)
Land area 751 square miles.
County seat: Adrian
Lenawee County official web site.
Capital Impact: Lenawee County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Lenawee County -- census data on population, race, economics
Lenawee County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Lenawee County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Lenawee County

(not intended to be complete)

John Barber (County Clerk) John Barber (Register of Deeds) Nathaniel B. Eldredge (Sheriff) John E. Bird (Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-99) Burton L. Hart (Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10) Earl C. Michener (Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14)

Oakwood Cemetery
Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) — also known as Charles M. Croswell — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 31, 1825. Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell. Republican. Contractor; lawyer; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District, 1873-74; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of Michigan, 1877-80. Presbyterian. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 13, 1886. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Jerome Bunty Chaffee (1825-1886) — also known as Jerome B. Chaffee — of Denver, Colo. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., April 17, 1825. Father of Josephine Chaffee (who married Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.). Republican. Member of Colorado territorial House of Representatives, 1861-63; Speaker of Colorado Territory House of Representatives, 1863; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado Territory, 1866-68, 1870-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado Territory, 1868; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1871-75; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1876-79; Colorado Republican state chair, 1884. One of the founders of the city of Denver. Died in Salem Center, Westchester County, N.Y., March 9, 1886. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. Chaffee County, Colo. is named for him.
- See also Grant family of New York and Ohio
- See also: congressional biography.
Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) — also known as Earl C. Michener — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born near Attica, Seneca County, Ohio, November 30, 1876. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51; defeated, 1932. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., July 4, 1957. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William L. Greenly (1813-1883) — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., September 18, 1813. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1839-40, 1842-43 (2nd District 1839-40, 3rd District 1842-43); Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1846-47; Governor of Michigan, 1847-48; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1858-59. Died November 29, 1883. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Fernando Cortez Beaman (1814-1882) — also known as Fernando C. Beaman — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Chester, Windsor County, Vt., June 28, 1814. Mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1856-57; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1856; state court judge in Michigan, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1861-71 (2nd District 1861-63, 1st District 1863-71). Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., September 27, 1882. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel William Smith (1852-1931) — also known as Samuel W. Smith — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Independence Township, Oakland County, Mich., August 23, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1897-1915. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 19, 1931. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Cassorte Smith (1856-1911) — also known as Henry C. Smith — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., June 2, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1899-1903; defeated, 1902. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 7, 1911. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge (1813-1893) — also known as Nathaniel B. Eldredge — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 28, 1813. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1848; probate judge in Michigan, 1852-56; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1870-71; Lenawee County Sheriff; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1883-87; defeated, 1870. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., November 27, 1893. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Joseph Shrine
Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John C. Dalton (c.1913-1975) — of Brooklyn, Jackson County, Mich. Circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1960-74; defeated, 1974. Catholic. Died, in Mercy Hospital, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 29, 1975. Interment at St. Joseph Shrine.

Calvary Cemetery
Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Clare Retan — of Michigan. Republican. Michigan state attorney general, 1926; appointed 1926. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Sand Creek Cemetery
Sand Creek, Lenawee County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George B. Horton (1845-1922) — of Michigan. Born in Medina County, Ohio, April 17, 1845. Father of Norman B. Horton. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1887-91; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1907-08. Member, Grange. Died in Lenawee County, Mich., June 2, 1922. Interment at Sand Creek Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Lenawee County

Politicians who were born in Lenawee County

Politicians who lived in Lenawee County

Politicians who died in Lenawee County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lenawee County