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Isaac Peckham Christiancy (1812-1890) —
also known as Isaac P. Christiancy —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., March 12,
1812.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1850-52; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1852; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1858-75; resigned 1875; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1872-73; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1875-79; resigned 1875; U.S. Minister to
Peru, 1879-81.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1890 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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George Spalding (1836-1915) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland,
November
12, 1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1876; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1895-99.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., September
13, 1915 (age 78 years, 305
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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David Addison Noble (1802-1876) —
also known as David A. Noble —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
9, 1802.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1846-47;
probate judge in Michigan; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1852; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1853-55; defeated,
1854 (2nd District), 1864 (1st District).
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., October
13, 1876 (age 73 years, 339
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Austin Eli Wing (1792-1849) —
also known as Austin E. Wing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., February
3, 1792.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1825-29, 1831-33;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1842; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1845-49.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
27, 1849 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Jesse Hart Root (d. 1934) —
also known as Jesse H. Root —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1918-34; defeated, 1917;
appointed 1918; died in office 1934; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died August
22, 1934.
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Heman J. Redfield (1823-1883) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y., February
25, 1823.
Democrat. Mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1871-75; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1875-78; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876.
Committed suicide
at his cemetery plot, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., September
9, 1883 (age 60 years, 196
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1855
to Ellen Pickering. |
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Daniel S. Bacon (1798-1866) —
of Michigan.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
12, 1798.
Member
Michigan territorial council 5th District, 1832-35.
Died March 18,
1866 (age 67 years, 96
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Father-in-law of Gen. George Armstrong Custer. |
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James H. Gilmore —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1922-25, 1930-31.
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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John Strong, Jr. (1830-1913) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1830.
Son of John
Strong, Sr..
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County
2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); member of
Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1881-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1912
(alternate); National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1896.
Member, Freemasons.
Founder of South Rockwood, Mich. Lost two
fingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident.
Died in South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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