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John Steward Barry (1802-1870) —
also known as John S. Barry —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
29, 1802.
Son of John Barry and Ellen (Stewart) Barry.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1835-38, 1841 (3rd District 1835-38, 7th District
1841); Governor of
Michigan, 1842-46, 1850; defeated, 1854, 1860; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1848,
1852;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1856; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856,
1864.
Died in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., January
14, 1870 (age 67 years, 350
days).
Interment at Constantine Cemetery.
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Edwin William Keightley (1843-1926) —
also known as Edwin W. Keightley —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Scott, LaGrange
County, Ind., August 7,
1843.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1874-77; appointed 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1877-79.
Died in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 4,
1926 (age 82 years, 270
days).
Interment at Constantine Cemetery.
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William Lewis Stoughton (1827-1888) —
also known as William L. Stoughton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 20,
1827.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1860,
1884
(alternate); U.S.
Attorney for Michigan, 1861; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Michigan
state attorney general, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1869-73.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 6,
1888 (age 61 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Jonathan G. Wait (1811-1873) —
of Michigan.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
22, 1811.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1851-52;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (16th District 1863-66, 14th District
1867-68).
Founder, editor, and publisher of the Sturgis Journal.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Edmund S. Amidon (1840-1911) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1895-96;
mayor
of Sturgis, Mich.; elected 1899.
Died in 1911
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Martin Edmund Aulsbrook (1853-1931) —
also known as Martin E. Aulsbrook —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield, Will
County, Ill., February
28, 1853.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
10, 1931 (age 78 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) —
also known as Dan J. Gerow —
of Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario,
March
24, 1864.
Democrat. Shiawassee
County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel
proprietor; mayor of
Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
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