Menominee County
Michigan
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Menominee County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Menominee County
Index to Locations
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Samuel Merritt Stephenson (1831-1907) —
also known as Samuel M. Stephenson —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Hartland, New
Brunswick, December
23, 1831.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1877-78;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1879-80, 1885-86; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1880;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880
(alternate), 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1889-97 (11th District 1889-93,
12th District 1893-97).
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 31,
1907 (age 75 years, 220
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Michael J. Doyle (1854-1928) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1854.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1891-92;
resigned 1892; defeated, 1916 (Menominee County); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1918; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1928
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Thurman B. Doyle (1896-1974) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1896.
Son of Michael
J. Doyle.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944,
1948;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1944, 1946; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; candidate in primary
for circuit
judge in Michigan 41st Circuit, 1954.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1974
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Carl McDonald —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1940.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Frank Erdlitz —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Menominee, Mich.; elected 1900; candidate for Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1902.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William J. Oberdorffer, Jr. (1855-1957) —
of Stephenson Township, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
March
18, 1855.
Son of William J. Oberdorffer, Sr.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1897-1900,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-11; appointed 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1957
(age about
102 years).
Interment at Stephenson Township Cemetery.
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