The Political Graveyard: Manistee County, Mich.

Manistee County
Michigan

Manistee County information:

Population: 24,527 (2000); 21,265 (1990)
Land area 544 square miles.
County seat: Manistee
Manistee County official web site.
Capital Impact: Manistee County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Manistee County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Manistee County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Manistee County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Manistee County

(not intended to be complete)

Byron M. Cutcheon (Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74) Harry F. Hittle (Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22) John D. Kruse (County Clerk, 1921-30) Max C. Hamlin (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1927-28) Max C. Hamlin (Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34) Wilfred J. Lewis (Prosecuting Attorney)

Oak Grove Cemetery
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) — also known as George A. Hart — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., 1848. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888; mayor of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., August 2, 1925. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Paul M. Knudstrup (d. 1960) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Manistee District, 1946. Died in 1960. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Charles Jacob Dovel — also known as Charles J. Dovel — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916, 1920, 1924. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Onekama Cemetery
Onekama, Manistee County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) — also known as Otis F. Glenn — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 27, 1879. Son of Joseph C. Glenn and Mary (Ferguson) Glenn; married, October 28, 1911, to Anna Martin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Portage Point, Manistee County, Mich., March 11, 1959. Interment at Onekama Cemetery.
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Selected officials of Manistee County

Politicians who were born in Manistee County

Politicians who lived in Manistee County

Politicians who died in Manistee County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Manistee County