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• Daniel B. Ainger (1844-1913) — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich.; Washington, D.C.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, March 9, 1844. Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie Rose Savage. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868, 1876; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster of Washington, D.C., until 1882; Adjutant General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking commissioner, 1896-97. Congregationalist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 2, 1913. Interment somewhere in Charlotte, Mich.
  
  
• Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, September 11, 1861. Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August 21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Thornton Allaby (b. 1903) — also known as A. T. Allaby — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Canada, 1903. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; chair of Clinton County Republican Party, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Congregationalist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) — also known as James B. Angell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., January 7, 1829. Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell; married, November 26, 1855, to Sarah S. Caswell (daughter of Alexis Caswell (president, Brown University)); father of Alexis Caswell Angell. Editor of Sen. Henry B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal, 1860-66; president, University of Vermont, 1866-71; president, University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 1, 1916. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • See also Angell-Cooley family of Michigan
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Orville E. Atwood (b. 1880) — of Newaygo, Newaygo County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook County, Ill., February 23, 1880. Son of Orville E. Atwood and Martha E. (Townsend) Atwood; married, October 1, 1910, to Evelyn May Forman. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924; secretary of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta Upsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known as Paul D. Bagwell — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., August 23, 1913. Son of Vollie Vernon Bagwell and Nancy Margaret (Brown) Bagwell; married, February 1, 1938, to Edith Harriet Clark. Republican. College professor; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Rotary; Kappa Delta Pi; Lambda Chi Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., October 23, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  • Cross-reference: William P. Hampton
  
  
• Luther H. Baker (b. 1872) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 8, 1872. Son of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker (1841-1918); married, June 28, 1899, to Una Jacobs. Republican. Insurance executive; director, Lansing National Bank; director, Capitol Savings & Loan Co.; mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) — also known as George S. Barnard — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bainbridge, Berrien County, Mich., January 19, 1876. Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B. McClurg. Republican. Druggist; chemist; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1919-24; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934. Congregationalist. French and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) — also known as Orlando F. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., November 7, 1856. Son of Orlando Mack Barnes. Democrat. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1910. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Fatally injured in an automobile accident, January 13, 1937. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Sidney Barthwell (b. 1906) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cordele, Crisp County, Ga., February 17, 1906. Son of Jack Barthwell and Sarah (Eubanks) Barthwell; married to Gladys Marie Whitfield. Democrat. Pharmacist; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. Black. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League; Kappa Alpha Psi. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) — also known as Arthur O. Bement — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, May 22, 1847. Republican. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93. Congregationalist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove manufacturing firm. Died, of heart trouble, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 26, 1915. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• William M. Bennett (b. 1822) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Bethany, Genesee County, N.Y., 1822. Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J. Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) — also known as Alvin M. Bentley — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 30, 1918. Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley; married to Arvella Ann Duescher; father of Alvin M. Bentley, Jr.. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated, 1962; wounded in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1964; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in office 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Exchange Club; Kiwanis; Optimist Club; Rotary; Theta Delta Chi. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 10, 1969. Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Robert L. Richardson, Jr.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John David Bingham (1884-1942) — also known as John D. Bingham — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., May 16, 1884. Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham; married, June 10, 1911, to Laura Sanborn (granddaughter of Lee R. Sanborn; daughter of James L. Sanborn). Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali Company; manager, Huron Port Cement; director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1930-40. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died, from kidney failure, 1942. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  • See also Sanborn family of Michigan
  
  
• Donald E. Bishop (b. 1933) — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Almont, Lapeer County, Mich., February 27, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 63rd District, 1967-70; member of Michigan state senate, 1971-82 (16th District 1971-74, 8th District 1975-82); defeated, 1982; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Emerson R. Boyles (1881-1960) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Chester Township, Eaton County, Mich., June 29, 1881. Son of William Boyles and Emma (Braybrooks) Boyles; married, June 15, 1905, to Mabel Casler. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton County Probate Judge, 1921-26; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned 1956; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  • Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  
  
• D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1891. Son of David H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake; married, January 1, 1917, to Marjorie Valentine. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Order of the Coif; Gleaners; Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich., April 24, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts (died 1901); married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 15, 1892. Democrat. Physician; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1960-68. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; NAACP; Urban League; Omega Psi Phi. Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) — also known as Robert P. Butler — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Prairieville, Barry County, Mich., December 25, 1883. Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married, June 4, 1910, to Emily Joslyn. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1832. Married 1859 to Catherine Fisher. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Member, Grange. Died April 4, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) — also known as Diana Chapin — of Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., November 15, 1942. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1993.
  
  
• Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) — also known as Louis C. Chappell — of South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Mancelona, Antrim County, Mich., January 8, 1910. Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8, 1940, to Pauline Ladyman. Republican. School teacher; economist; lawyer; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1961. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Kiwanis; Delta Theta Phi. Died in South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich., September 28, 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Webster Childs (1826-1882) — also known as J. Webster Childs — of Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New Hampshire, June 16, 1826. Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married, August 30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd District, 1859-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66, 6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882. Congregationalist. Member, Grange. Died November 8, 1882. Interment at Childs Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) — also known as Albert E. Cobo — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 2, 1893. Son of August Cobo and Elizabeth (Byrn) Cobo; married 1914 to Ethel Ruby Christie. Republican. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died September 12, 1957. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) — of Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich., July 1, 1903. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64, 40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., July 7, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) — also known as Herman H. Dignan — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., 1890. Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley. Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of Michigan, 1943-46. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1956. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  
  
• Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 12, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 22, 1853. Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge; married, November 21, 1888, to Abby Turner. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1883-86; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 24, 1929. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) — also known as Edgar C. Ellis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., October 2, 1854. Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis; married, July 20, 1882, to Emily Hatch Roy (died 1931); married, November 5, 1936, to Katherine M. Morgan. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23, 1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1922, 1930. Congregationalist. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 15, 1947. Cremated.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., June 6, 1897. Married 1919 to Mareda Heiges. Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County 1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; chair of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director, Traverse City State Bank. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., January 22, 1829. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Merton William Fairbank (b. 1847) — also known as Merton W. Fairbank — of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Sweden town, Monroe County, N.Y., September 10, 1847. Son of Joseph Fairbank (1796-1867) and Sophronia (Coolidge) Fairbank (1801-1856); married, February 21, 1868, to Julia Rogers (1849-1889); first cousin once removed of Charles Warren Fairbanks; third cousin once removed of Alexander Warren Fairbank. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1905-08. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fairbanks-Fairbank-Cole family
  
  
• Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) — also known as Billie S. Farnum — of Drayton Plains, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 11, 1916. Married to Maxine DeCoe. Democrat. Steward and international rep, United Auto Workers; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; Michigan state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 18, 1979. Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) — also known as Edward W. Fehling — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., June 27, 1880. Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7, 1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960). Republican. Lawyer; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for Farmers State Savings Bank, and State Bank of St. Johns; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., August 10, 1957. Interment at Sowle Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
  
  
• Dorman Felt (1810-1876) — of Bunker Hill Township, Ingham County, Mich.; Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire County, N.H., April 2, 1810. Son of Benjamin Felt and Nancy (Betts) Felt; first cousin once removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt; married, May 30, 1833, to Eliza Ball Dewey; second cousin of David Alvaro Felt; father of Hartman Sharp Felt (1836-1864; Civil War casualty); second cousin once removed of Marcellus Hazen Felt; second cousin twice removed of Jesse Felt Libby. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1859-60. Congregationalist. Died in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., October 10, 1876. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Felt family of New Hampshire
  
  
• Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (1873-1959) — also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 22, 1873. Son of Addie E. (Miller) Ferry and Dexter Mason Ferry; married 1907 to Jeannette Hawkins. Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Michigan Republican state chair, 1897-99; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Michigan state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1959. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Montague Ferry (1871-1938) — also known as William M. Ferry — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich., March 12, 1871. Son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara (White) Ferry; married 1896 to Ednah Truman. Republican. Mining business; member of Utah state senate, 1911-15; mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915-19. Congregationalist. Died January 11, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Figy (b. 1893) — of Morenci, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 9, 1893. Son of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy; married to Adeline G. Newell. Republican. Farmer; mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1962. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Finch (b. 1917) — of Mattawan, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., June 30, 1917. Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to Geraldine Halsted. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) — also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 11, 1955. Great-grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald; grandson of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; son of John Warner Fitzgerald and Lorabeth Fitzgerald. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92, 71st District 1993-96). United Church of Christ. Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., December 9, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  
  
• 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
  
  
• William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene Sletten. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Jaycees; Moose; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi. Died August 14, 2004. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) — also known as Louis H. Freye — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., June 12, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District, 1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died in 1973. 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.
  
  
• Viva Gaunt (1892-1974) — also known as Viva Huntley — of Grandville, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 7, 1892. Married to Robert C. Gaunt (c.1891-1974). Republican. Nurse; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died in Grandville, Kent County, Mich., April 5, 1974. Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Mich.
  
  
• Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) — also known as Polly D. Gibson — of Michigan. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., February 26, 1917. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1970. Female. Congregationalist. Member, Junior League. Died of complications of diabetes, June 16, 1998. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Marsh Giddings (1816-1875) — of Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Sherman, Fairfield County, Conn., November 19, 1816. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1849; probate judge in Michigan, 1860-68; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1866-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1871-75. Congregationalist. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., June 3, 1875. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  
  
• Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Cressey, Barry County, Mich., September 5, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial District, 1961. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Gordon Goebel (1901-1988) — also known as Paul G. Goebel — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 28, 1901. Son of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel; married to Margaret E. Callam; father of Paul Gordon Goebel, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1950-53, 1956-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1962-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 16th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Tau Beta Pi. Played professional football for four years. Died in 1988. 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.
  
  
• Stanley Griswold (1763-1815) — Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., November 14, 1763. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of Michigan Territory, 1805-08; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1809-11; justice of Illinois territorial supreme court, 1810-15; died in office 1815. Congregationalist. Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., August 21, 1815. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frederick Hale (1874-1963) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1874. Grandson of Zachariah Chandler; son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; cousin of Robert Hale. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1917-41. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 28, 1963. Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  • See also Chandler-Hale family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) — also known as William W. Hall — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., July 13, 1956. Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., August 12, 1890. Married to Lisa E. Eaves. Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1945-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich., January 22, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1956.
  
  
• George Heartwell — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 2004-. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., November 17, 1887. Son of Charles Roswell Henry. Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1930. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 13, 1966. Cremated; ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  
  
• Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) — also known as Charles R. Henry — of Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee County, Mich., December 29, 1856. Father of Carl R. Henry. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1885. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died of apoplexy (cerebral hemorrhage), after a period of heart trouble, in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., February 26, 1926. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  
  
• Harry Hermann (1872-1964) — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 9, 1872. Married, November 19, 1902, to Theresa Kasper. Republican. Plumber; steamfitter; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County 1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936 (Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954 (Houghton District). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clyde LaVerne Herring (1879-1945) — also known as Clyde L. Herring — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 3, 1879. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1924-28; Governor of Iowa, 1933-37; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1937-43; defeated, 1922, 1942. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1945. Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) — of Wayland, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Wayland, Allegan County, Mich., October 15, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) — also known as Joseph L. Hooper — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 22, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in office 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1934. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Oramel Hosford (d. 1893) — of Michigan. Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1865-72. Congregationalist. Died December 9, 1893. Interment at City Cemetery, Olivet, Mich.
  
  
• Chester Milton Howell (b. 1884) — also known as Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling Chet" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., September 10, 1884. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1923-26; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932, 1936; resigned 1945; charged on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians, and pleaded guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery cases. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold B. Hughes (b. 1911) — of Clare, Clare County, Mich. Born in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich., July 7, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; Clare County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• H. Lynn Jondahl (b. 1936) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1936. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1970; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1973-94 (59th District 1973-92, 70th District 1993-94); candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1994. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2002.
  
  
• Paul H. King (b. 1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Neb., August 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles E. Townsend and Truman H. Newberry. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Ill., November 18, 1891. Brother of Samuel W. Kircher; married 1918 to Ada P. Maher. Republican. Railway yardmaster; oil business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) — also known as Arthur J. Lacy — of Clare, Clare County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Nirvana, Lake County, Mich., September 30, 1876. Son of Francis Daniel Lacy (1838-1907) and Eunice Amelia (Stevens) Lacy (1858-1924); married, November 1, 1898, to Beth Malissa Garwick. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., September 28, 1863. Son of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb; married, October 20, 1896, to Delia J. Cook. Republican. Lawyer; president, Cadillac State Bank; candidate for mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  
  
• Joseph Don Lawrence, Jr. (1904-1972) — also known as J. Don Lawrence — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 23, 1904. Son of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married to Christine Marie Schultz. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died September 15, 1972. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  
  
• Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., February 16, 1904. Son of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married, November 19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson. Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan state senate 26th District, 1938. Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees; Sigma Nu Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) — of Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich. Born in Union, Cass County, Mich., September 4, 1872. Son of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee; married 1894 to Gertrude Hitchcox. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St. Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist or Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1968. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Will Leonard Lowrie (1869-1944) — also known as Will L. Lowrie — of Illinois. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., March 8, 1869. Son of A. H. Lowrie and Mattie Beckwith (Pease) Lowrie; married, September 18, 1907, to Amy W. Alden. Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1899; U.S. Consul in Hobart, 1906; Weimar, 1906-08; Erfurt, 1908-09; Carlsbad, 1909-12; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1912-20; Athens, 1920-22; Wellington, 1926-29; Frankfort, 1931-32. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died April 2, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) — also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 3, 1870. Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon; married, October 19, 1899, to Charlotte Hodgkins. Republican. Manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48, 1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County 1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934 (Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County). Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) — also known as Carl E. Mapes — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., December 26, 1874. Married, August 14, 1907, to Julia Pike. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in office 1939. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 12, 1939. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Vincent A. Martin (b. 1870) — of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Dane County, Wis., February 17, 1870. Republican. Train master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric railway; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Floyd J. Mattheeussen (b. 1930) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 29, 1930. Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. Democrat. School teacher and principal; fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966. United Church of Christ. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known as William S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., April 25, 1802. Uncle by marriage of Charles J. Guiteau (assassin in 1881 of President James A. Garfield). Village president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66. Congregationalist. Suffering from severe depression, he committed suicide by an overdose of morphine, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 18, 1866. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, American Trial Lawyers Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 30, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) — also known as Harry W. Musselwhite — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born near Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., May 23, 1868. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda County, Calif., December 14, 1955. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known as Thomas W. Nadal — of Olivet, Eaton County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Milroy, Rush County, Ind., June 17, 1875. Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (