The Political Graveyard: Mason County, Mich.

Mason County
Michigan

Named for Stevens T. Mason (1811-1843)

Mason County information:

Population: 28,274 (2000); 25,537 (1990)
Land area 495 square miles.
County seat: Ludington
Capital Impact: Mason County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Mason County -- census data on population, race, economics
Mason County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Mason County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Manistee County
East: Lake County
Southeast: Newaygo County
South: Oceana County
West: Lake Michigan

The Political Graveyard:

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

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Mason County

(not intended to be complete)

Roswell P. Bishop (Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80) Roswell P. Bishop (Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-86) Charles W. Tufts (Sheriff, 1903-06) Virgil A. Fitch (Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-24) Rupert Stephens, Sr. (Coroner) Jack Eliasohn (Prosecuting Attorney)

Maple Grove Cemetery
Freesoil, Mason County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Rupert B. Stephens (1907-1966) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in 1907. Circuit judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1957-66; died in office 1966. Died January 22, 1966. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Rupert Stephens, Sr. (1873-1952) — of Free Soil, Mason County, Mich.; Scottville, Mason County, Mich. Born in Chatham, Ontario, February 22, 1873. Married 1896 to Edna M. Baxter. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; postmaster; furniture and undertaking business; Mason County Coroner; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Mason County 1939-44, Mason District 1945-48). Died in 1952. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Justus Smith Stearns (1845-1933) — also known as Justus S. Stearns — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Pomfret town, Chautauqua County, N.Y., April 10, 1845. Son of Heman S. Stearns; married 1869 to Paulina Lyon (died 1904). Republican. Lumber business; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1892; secretary of state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Died in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., February 14, 1933. Interment somewhere.

Lakeview Cemetery
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Harrison H. Wheeler (1839-1896) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Farmers Creek, Lapeer County, Mich., March 22, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state senate, 1871-72, 1873-74 (27th District 1871-72, 24th District 1873-74); circuit judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1874-78; resigned 1878; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892. Died in Farmers Creek, Lapeer County, Mich., July 28, 1896. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pere Marquette Cemetery
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) — also known as Michael B. Danaher — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Brighton, Racine County, Wis., September 28, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936. Died in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., January 30, 1940. Interment at Pere Marquette Cemetery.

Brookside Cemetery
Scottville, Mason County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) — of Scottville, Mason County, Mich. Born in Free Soil, Mason County, Mich., December 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 7, 1974. Interment at Brookside Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Mason County

Politicians who were born in Mason County

Politicians who lived in Mason County

Politicians who died in Mason County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Mason County