The Political Graveyard: St. Clair County, Mich.

St. Clair County
Michigan

Named for Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818)

St. Clair County information:

Population: 164,235 (2000); 145,607 (1990)
Land area 724 square miles.
County seat: Port Huron
St. Clair County official web site.
Capital Impact: St. Clair County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: St. Clair County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
St. Clair County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
St. Clair County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Sanilac County
Northeast: Lake Huron
East: Ontario, Canada
Southwest: Macomb County
Northwest: Lapeer County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of St. Clair County
Politicians who were born in St. Clair County
Politicians who lived in St. Clair County
Politicians who died in St. Clair County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

(not intended to be complete)

Omar D. Conger (County Judge, 1850-54) Joseph F. Walsh (Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900) Burt D. Cady (Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-04) Alexander Cowan (County Treasurer, 1919-22) Laurie O. Telfer (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30) Gilbert H. Isbister (Register of Deeds, 1925-34) Jesse P. Wolcott (Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30) Laurie O. Telfer (Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34) Arthur M. Mann (Prosecuting Attorney, 1935) Duncan J. McColl, Jr. (Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42) William L. Jowett (Coroner, 1958-62)

Kinney Cemetery
Clyde Township, St. Clair County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Ralph Wadhams (1798-1877) — of St. Clair County, Mich. Born in 1798. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 7th District, 1835. Died in 1877. Interment at Kinney Cemetery.

Riverview Golf Course
Marysville, St. Clair County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Andrew Mack — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Marysville, St. Clair County, Mich. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1834. Interment at Riverview Golf Course.

Lakeside Cemetery
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) — also known as Omar D. Conger — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., April 1, 1818. Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882); married, November 5, 1849, to Emily Jane Barker (1824-1866); brother of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-?); first cousin of Edwin Hurd Conger; uncle of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963). Republican. Lawyer; lumber business; St. Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District 1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1881-87. Died in Ocean City, Worcester County, Md., July 11, 1898. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
- See also Conger family of Illinois
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Gordon McMorran (1844-1929) — also known as Henry McMorran — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., July 11, 1844. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1903-13. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., July 19, 1929. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Horace Greeley Snover (1847-1924) — also known as Horace G. Snover — of Port Austin, Huron County, Mich. Born in Romeo, Macomb County, Mich., September 21, 1847. Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1881-84; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1895-99. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., July 21, 1924. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ezra Child Carleton (1838-1911) — also known as Ezra C. Carleton — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., September 6, 1838. Democrat. Mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1881-82; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1883-87; defeated, 1894. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., July 24, 1911. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Loren A. Sherman — of Michigan. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1912. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
Zephaniah Webster Bunce (b. 1787) — also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce — of St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 14, 1787. Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce; married, September 13, 1827, to Louisa Ann Duryea (died 1861). Member Michigan territorial council, 1824-27. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
Daniel B. Harrington — Member of Michigan state senate, 1852. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
Nathan S. Boynton (1837-1911) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., June 23, 1837. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st District, 1869-70; resigned 1870; mayor of Port Huron, Mich.; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1907-08. Member, Maccabees. Died in 1911. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.

Hillside Cemetery
St. Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Justin Rice Whiting (1847-1903) — also known as Justin R. Whiting — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., February 18, 1847. Married to Emily Owen; father of Frances Whiting (who married William Hatton) and Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965). Member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1883; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1887-95; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1898. Died in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., January 31, 1903. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- See also Whiting family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography.
Marcus H. Miles (d. 1877) — of St. Clair County, Mich. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867. Died December 13, 1877. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.

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Selected officials of St. Clair County

Politicians who were born in St. Clair County

Politicians who lived in St. Clair County

Politicians who died in St. Clair County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Clair County