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• Will H. Acord (1896-1977) — of Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. Born in Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio, March 14, 1896. Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, September 16, 1977. Interment at Evergreen-Union Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
  
  
• Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) — also known as Frederick M. Alger; Fred M. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 27, 1876. Son of Russell Alexander Alger and Annette (Henry) Alger; married, May 2, 1901, to Mary Eldridge Swift; father of Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard Motor Company, automobile manufacturer; director, People's Wayne County Bank. Member, American Legion. Accidentally injured his left leg while attending the American Legion convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due to infection, and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 30, 1933. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alger family of Michigan
  
  
• Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr. (1907-1967) — also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M. Alger — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 3, 1907. Grandson of Russell Alexander Alger; son of Mary Eldridge Alger and Frederick Moulton Alger; married 1929 to Suzette de Marigny Dewey (daughter of Charles Schuveldt Dewey); father of David Dewey Alger (1943-2001; killed in attack on World Trade Center). Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died January 5, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alger family of Michigan
  
  
• Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 8, 1914. Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to Virginia Verdier (daughter of Leonard D. Verdier). Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Justices William W. Potter and Emerson Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in DeWitt, Clinton County, Mich., November 6, 2001. Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  
  
• Arthur Emil Anderson (b. 1893) — also known as Arthur Anderson — of Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich. Born in Spurr Mountain (unknown county), Mich., November 27, 1893. Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December 19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; chair of Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950. Episcopalian. Swedish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Van Buren County, Mich., November 5, 1879. Son of Seneca B. Anderson and Achsah Adelaide (Bennett) Anderson; married, October 8, 1908, to Patty Crook. Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35; died in office 1935. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died April 9, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) — also known as Thomas J. Anderson — of Southgate, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., November 21, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer; supervisor of publications and automotive assembly problem control, Ford Motor Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 18, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert M. Ashley (b. 1890) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1890. Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15, 1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; osteopath; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 4th District, 1933; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) — also known as Thomas L. Ashley — of Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923. Great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida (Ludlow) Ashley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2007.
  • Cross-reference: John Brademas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Theron Wilson Atwood (b. 1893) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., April 6, 1893. Son of Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) and Clara Ellen (Gibbs) Atwood. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Maxwell F. Badgley (b. 1898) — also known as Max Badgley — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 9, 1898. Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married to Irene Reed; married, September 25, 1947, to Helen R. Haynes. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Delta Phi. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  
  
• Frank Adelbert Balcer, Jr. (1889-1965) — also known as Frank A. Balcer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 8, 1889. Son of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna Pascko. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District, 1962. Catholic. Member, Polish National Alliance; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1948) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., August 8, 1895. Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married, July 13, 1918, to Irene McCall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu. Died in 1948. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Edward Barron (b. 1911) — also known as Francis E. Barron — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., July 28, 1911. Son of Richard E. Barron and Mary (Robb) Barron; married, October 9, 1942, to Abbie Esther Morley. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948; municipal judge in Michigan, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) — also known as Wilfred G. Bassett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 26, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., February 5, 1986. Interment at East Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
  
  
• Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) — also known as Frank D. Beadle — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Melvin, Sanilac County, Mich., February 16, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District 1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 2, 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Robert Beasley (b. 1919) — also known as William R. Beasley — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., January 7, 1919. Son of Robert M. Beasley and Elizabeth J. (Edwards) Beasley; married, February 7, 1942, to Helen J. Beattie. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-76; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1976-; appointed 1976. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1987.
  
  
• Thomas Philip Beaton (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas Beaton — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Gould City, Mackinac County, Mich., January 23, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile E. Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Belen family of Michigan
  
  
• Don Binkowski (b. 1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 26, 1929. Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon J. Hromek. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Civil Liberties Union; Polish National Alliance; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Robert Heinz Blandford (b. 1919) — also known as Robert H. Blandford — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 20, 1919. Son of Glen Blandford and Millie (Heinz) Blandford; married to Shirley Lou Martin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 16th District, 1954; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) — also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario, December 23, 1888. Son of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married, September 12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 25, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William A. Boos, Jr. (b. 1922) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 27, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Oscar E. Bouwsma (1921-1978) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., August 15, 1921. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1967-74; defeated, 1964, 1974. Christian Reformed. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles. Died in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., March 22, 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John T. Bowman (b. 1921) — of Roseville, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Monterey, Putnam County, Tenn., July 19, 1921. Married 1940 to Mary Elizabeth Broderick. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District, 1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District 1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1977.
  
  
• Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) — also known as Harold E. Bradshaw — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Davison, Genesee County, Mich., November 5, 1898. Son of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married, December 24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1936-38. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Willis M. Brewer — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928 (alternate), 1952; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1928; chairman, Oakland County Board of Auditors; in 1931, he was charged with embezzling $2,500 from the county; convicted, and sentenced to five to fifteen years in prison; his sentence was commuted by Gov. William A. Comstock in 1933; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William S. Broomfield (b. 1922) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 28, 1922. Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) — also known as Arthur E. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Tuscola County, Mich., October 23, 1892. Son of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown; married, July 18, 1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel. Republican. Lawyer; oil executive; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Sigma Nu Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) — also known as Garry Brown — of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., August 12, 1923. Great-grandson of Ebenezer Lakin Brown; grandson of Addison Makepeace Brown; son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson) Brown; married, September 10, 1955, to Frances Esther Wilkins. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District 1965-66); U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Jaycees. Died August 27, 1998. Interment somewhere in Schoolcraft, Mich.
  • See also Brown family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., December 9, 1926. Son of Vernon J. Brown. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 14, 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Sigma Delta Kappa. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Brucker family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren County, Mich., March 26, 1920. Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) — also known as "Mr. Education" — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 28, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president, Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1998. Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• David Francis Cargo (b. 1929) — also known as David F. Cargo — of New Mexico. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 13, 1929. Republican. Member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1962-67; Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986. Catholic. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., December 8, 1923. Married 1948 to Donna Mae Fenner. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1968. Lutheran. Danish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) — also known as Elford A. Cederberg — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 6, 1918. Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated, 1950, 1978. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died April 17, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile Horn of Congress" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Locke Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75. Member, American Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died, of renal failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 2002. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known as Owen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 4, 1900. Son of Patrick Roger 'P.R.' Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to Marie DeWaele. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president, Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1954. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Moose; Rotary; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died September 10, 1960. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  
  
• Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) — of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Aldrich (unknown county), Mont., March 12, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic District, 1961. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in Novi, Oakland County, Mich., May 14, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Decatur, Van Buren County, Mich., July 5, 1893. Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August 9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; lawyer; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Exchange Club; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., May 5, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., February 17, 1912. Married 1939 to Mary Leslie Stallings. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Died in 1995. Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
  
  
• John Price Collins (b. 1900) — also known as John P. Collins — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., April 6, 1900. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County; elected 1932; defeated in primary, 1950. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) — of Alaska. Born in Fenton, Genesee County, Mich., January 19, 1925. U.S. Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska state attorney general, 1964-. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• John W. Connolly (1911-1981) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 4, 1911. Son of William F. Connolly. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1949-50; defeated, 1950, 1952; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1964, 1966. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 11, 1981. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., December 15, 1915. Son of Louis Convers Cramton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72, 102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua County, N.Y., December 19, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1986. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., December 10, 1931. Married 1953 to Lila F. Vogel. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District 1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Lions. Still living as of 1984.
  
  
• Francis A. Crowley (1909-1980) — of Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., May 21, 1909. Married 1933 to Elma S. Wenner. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 61st District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 17th District, 1970. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 13, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry M. Curran — of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Pennsylvania. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance business; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York state senate, 1966-68 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-68). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Frank P. Darin (1899-1958) — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born September 21, 1899. Married, September 21, 1925, to Marie D'Iseppo. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Died January 28, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert R. Day (1919-2000) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 12, 1919. Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August 10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions; Delta Chi. Died February 19, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry A. DeMaso (b. 1921) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., February 24, 1921. Married 1947 to Mary Jane Hocott. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Battle Creek Township Supervisor; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1967-86. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1990.
  
  
• Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) — also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 2, 1922. Son of Charles Coles Diggs, Sr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956. Black. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. First chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged in March 1978 with taking kickbacks from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted, October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected while awaiting sentencing; censured by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced to three years in prison and served 14 months. Died, of a stroke, at Greater Southwest Community Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1998. Interment at Detroit Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Son of John David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell; married to Deborah Insley Dingell; father of Christopher D. Dingell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2008.
  • Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  • See also Dingell family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Alex C. Donna — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Republican. Optometrist; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1948. Member, American Legion. Still living as of 1948.
  
  
• Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., August 3, 1919. Great-grandson of Philo Doty; son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; chair of Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died August 24, 1998. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  
  
• Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died of pneumonia in 1975. Interment at Eternal Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
  
  
• George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) — also known as George Edwards — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 6, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned 1956; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned 1962; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Kappa Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) — of Michigan. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 6, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superintendent of schools; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935; resigned 1948. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 21, 1894. Married 1917 to Wella Caine. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court owner; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold H. Emmons (b. 1875) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 30, 1875. Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married, February 10, 1910, to Marion Clark Scotten. Republican. Lawyer; secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I; officer, Stout Metal Airplane Co.; organizer and director, National Air Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft Development Corp., Northwest Airways, Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles R. Feenstra (b. 1894) — of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Kent County, Mich., February 11, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; supervisor of Paris Township, Michigan, 1928-36; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chester B. Fitzgerald (1895-1983) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., February 9, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-40; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1964. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) — also known as John W. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 24, 1924. Grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald; son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Sigma Chi. Died July 7, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  
  
• Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann Bloomer "Betty" Warren; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006. Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon; L. William Seidman
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  • Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford; Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography; James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History; Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  
  
• Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 15, 1918. Half-brother of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) — also known as Paul V. Gadola — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., February 22, 1887. Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola; married, June 19, 1928, to Ann Elizabeth Murphy; father of Paul Victor Gadola, Jr. and Thomas Laurence Gadola. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Civitan; Eagles; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in 1968. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Gadola family of Michigan
  
  
• Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ontonagon County, Mich., October 15, 1899. Married 1936 to Mary Thibault. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked for carmakers Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District); charged on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted, and sentenced to 3-5 years in prison; charged on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles F. Hemans, refused to testify. Member, American Legion; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Richardson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died May 24, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Perry William Greene (1894-1974) — also known as Perry W. Greene — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1894. Married 1925 to Bernadine Hartnacke. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1945-62. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Paul Griffin (b. 1923) — also known as Robert P. Griffin — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 6, 1923. Father of Richard Griffin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned 1966; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; NAACP; American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2001.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Gustave J. Groat, Sr. (b. 1918) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 8, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated, 1972. Catholic. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Rockwell T. Gust, Jr. (b. 1924) — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 23, 1924. Son of Rockwell T. Gust, Sr. and Anne (Sexton) Gust; married to Anne Baldwin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1962.