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Edgar Weeks (1839-1904) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., August 3,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney; probate judge in Michigan, 1870-76;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1884, 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
17, 1904 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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Judson S. Farrar (1836-1916) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1836.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1883-85; Fusion candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1886; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1891-93.
Died in 1916
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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William Jenney —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Michigan, 1879-82; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1880.
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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William Crosley Tennant (1850-1896) —
also known as William C. Tennant —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario,
May 9,
1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1892-94.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 11,
1896 (age 46 years, 2
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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John E. Van Eps (1822-1908) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, N.Y., January
15, 1822.
Son of John Van Eps.
Democrat. Tanner; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
3, 1908 (age 86 years, 293
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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William J. Daley (1844-1911) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1844.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1888-89.
Died in 1911
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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George W. Robertson (1839-1917) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born February
22, 1839.
Son of Benjamin Robertson.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb
County Register of Deeds; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 9,
1917 (age 78 years, 76
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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Reuben C. Ullrich (1863-1920) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born January
11, 1863.
Republican. Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1899-1901.
Died July 23,
1920 (age 57 years, 194
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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Paul J. Ullrich (1871-1930) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born February
6, 1871.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1909-11.
Died October
19, 1930 (age 59 years, 255
days).
Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles
Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Sr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried and
convicted;
charged
again 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; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park.
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