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Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) —
also known as Kinsley S. Bingham —
of Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Camillus, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
16, 1808.
Lawyer;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston
District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of
Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861.
Died in Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich., October
5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
at Old Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney
(1876-1926).
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English
and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Lenore Romney (1908-1998) —
also known as Lenore Emily LaFount —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Logan, Cache
County, Utah, November
9, 1908.
Daughter of Harold Arundel LaFount (1880-1952) and Alma Luella
(Robison) LaFount (1882-1938).
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970.
Female.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died July 7,
1998 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) —
also known as Kinsley S. Bingham —
of Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Camillus, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
16, 1808.
Lawyer;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston
District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of
Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861.
Died in Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich., October
5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.; reinterment at Old Village
Cemetery.
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Ira P. Bingham —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.
Physician;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1880.
Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
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Reuben Clark Reed (1856-1936) —
also known as R. Clark Reed —
of Michigan.
Born in Freetown, Cortland
County, N.Y., July 21,
1856.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
1936 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 15,
1877.
Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Teresa Scully. |
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Luke S. Montague (1847-1895) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born November
2, 1847.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1895; died in office 1895.
Died September
28, 1895 (age 47 years, 330
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Charles P. Adams (1876-1956) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Conway, Livingston
County, Mich., 1876.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1956
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Ely Barnard (1807-1871) —
of Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in 1807.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died August 1,
1871 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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William McPherson, Jr. (1834-1915) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born March 9,
1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1888,
1900.
Died January
3, 1915 (age 80 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie M. Ranney (1836-1905). |
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William Clark Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as William C. Huntington —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 4,
1850.
Son of William Huntington and Rhobe (Tibbitts) Huntington.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., January
22, 1927 (age 76 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April 24,
1845.
Son of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell
from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August 3,
1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict (1843-1924); married 1925 to Ann
Meade. |
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Hazel Crandall (1896-1943) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in 1896.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Female.
Died in 1943
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Nanette Q. Allen (1910-1982) —
also known as Nan Allen; Mrs. Jess Allen —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born March 8,
1910.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959-63; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Female.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., October
11, 1982 (age 72 years, 217
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Jesse C. Allen (1904-1973). |
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