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Eagles
Fraternal Order of Eagles
in Michigan
Politician members

• Enoch Ernest Anderson (b. 1891) — also known as Enoch Anderson — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., August 14, 1891. Son of August Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson; married, July 13, 1926, to Nora Haucke. Democrat. Insurance agent; mayor of Ludington, Mich., 1936; candidate for Michigan state senate 26th District, 1936. Lutheran. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) — also known as Louis E. Anderson — of Northport, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Omena, Leelanau County, Mich., September 18, 1884. Son of Andrew F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson. Republican. School teacher; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32, 1941-54; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in 1955. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Andrews (1894-1966) — of Hillman, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 17, 1894. Married 1921 to Mabel R. Weese. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1949-60. Member, Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Phillip J. Arthurhultz (b. 1947) — also known as Phil Arthurhultz — of Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich. Born June 16, 1947. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1979-94. Member, Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; Eagles; Jaycees. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Lyle B. Austin (b. 1893) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., July 6, 1893. Son of Fred G. Austin and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married, June 7, 1916, to Eva Duncan; married to Ivy Wentz. Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1948; Ingham County Treasurer, 1939. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known as Charles L. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 18, 1871. Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to Mary C. Carpenter. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Gamma Eta Gamma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Bezz (c.1922-2003) — also known as Walter Bezruchka — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate broker; mayor of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., November 27, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Odd Fellows. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Andrew James Brodie (b. 1875) — also known as Andrew J. Brodie — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2, 1875. Son of William Brodie and Susan (Jacqus) Brodie; married, July 31, 1900, to Anna Behrandt. Republican. Funeral director; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Peter Brown (1909-1980) — also known as Robert P. Brown — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich.; Baraga, Baraga County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 14, 1909. Son of Felix Brown and Anna Brown. Democrat. Foundry owner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1947-48. Catholic. Member, Eagles. Died in Hancock, Houghton County, Mich., November 6, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1937) — also known as Duncan A. Cameron — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Ontario, May 7, 1863. Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) — also known as Howard R. Carroll — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Ovid Township, Clinton County, Mich., July 24, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County 1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary, 1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964. Member, Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu Phi. Died January 10, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Saskatchewan, May 5, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) — also known as William A. Comstock; Bill Comstock — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., July 2, 1877. Son of William B. Comstock and Myra (Rapelji) Comstock; married, April 22, 1919, to Josephine White. Democrat. Builder and operator of electric railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank (Alpena), 1906-09; real estate business; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1913-14; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1928, 1932; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Zeta Psi. Died June 16, 1949. Interment somewhere in Alpena, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Rudolph G. Tenerowicz; Willis M. Brewer
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William R. Copeland (1909-1992) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Washington, Daviess County, Ind., May 8, 1909. Married 1936 to Helen Kazmerski. Democrat. Rigger; president, United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., April 22, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 28, 1935. Real estate broker; member of Michigan state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of Michigan state senate 36th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died of a heart attack, on an escalator at the Somerset Mall shopping center, Troy, Oakland County, Mich., 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, October 3, 1910. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) — also known as Claud R. Erickson — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., January 8, 1900. Son of Carl Erickson and Mary (Hall) Erickson; married to Thelma Olga Lewis. Republican. Engineer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961-62. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Tau Beta Pi. Died December 18, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., January 27, 1885. Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald; married, June 28, 1909, to Queena M. Warner; father of John Warner Fitzgerald; grandfather of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., March 16, 1939. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Raymond Earl Garvey (1893-1975) — also known as Raymond E. Garvey — of Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 4, 1893. Married, August 2, 1919, to Matilda M. Lanfald. Plumber; inventor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936 (Farmer-Labor), 1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic primary); mayor of Ironwood, Mich., 1936-38; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1939-40; defeated in Democratic primary, 1934. Catholic. Member, Eagles. Died in 1975. Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  
  
• Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) — also known as Dan J. Gerow — of Shiawassee County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, March 24, 1864. Democrat. Shiawassee County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel proprietor; mayor of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Quaker. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 26, 1950. Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
  
  
• James Goulette (b. 1906) — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., September 9, 1906. Married, November 26, 1938, to Ida Quilici. Republican. Ice, beer, cold storage and mink business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District). Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Gerald William Graves (b. 1923) — also known as Gerald W. Graves — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., July 28, 1923. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1948; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Jaycees. Still living as of 1981.
  
  
• Hicks George Griffiths (1910-1996) — also known as Hicks G. Griffiths — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., July 9, 1910. Married to Martha Edna Wright. Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1949-50; probate judge in Michigan, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953. Episcopalian. Member, Eagles; Maccabees. Died in 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in North Newburg (unknown county), Mich., March 21, 1865. Son of Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight; married, August 29, 1889, to Harriet B. Lightbody (1866-1963). Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936. Baptist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died February 13, 1954. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Leaun Harrelson (1918-1973) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Equality, Gallatin County, Ill., July 10, 1918. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Eagles. Died July 14, 1973. Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
  
  
• Gus Theodore Hartman (1883-1963) — also known as Gus T. Hartman — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., February 2, 1883. Son of Gottlieb Hartman and Margerate (Gmahling) Hartman; married 1917 to Marie Dreis. Republican. Assistant superintendent, Copper Range Railroad; Michigan Deputy Auditor General; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1925-34 (Houghton County 3rd District 1925-26, Houghton County 2nd District 1927-34); defeated, 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in 1963. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Earl Hebert (1902-1991) — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., July 3, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1949-54. Catholic. Member, Eagles. Died in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Va., June 1, 1991. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  
  
• Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton County, Mich., February 5, 1909. Son of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to Katherine Grayson Graham. Republican. Lawyer; university professor; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 110th District, 1964. Lutheran. Member, American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Mu Alpha. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Albert R. Horrigan (1909-1972) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee County, Mich., March 16, 1909. Democrat. Employee, Buick Motor Car Co.; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-70 (Genesee County 1st District 1953-64, 82nd District 1965-70). Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) — also known as D. J. Jacobetti — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., July 20, 1920. Married 1942 to Marie D. Burnette. Democrat. Representative, United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County 1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died November 28, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Francis James (1873-1945) — also known as W. Frank James — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., May 23, 1873. Married 1904 to Jennie M. Mingey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; Houghton County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 17, 1945. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frederick Albert Jeffers (b. 1869) — also known as Fred A. Jeffers — of Painesdale, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio, July 24, 1869. Son of Isaac Jeffers; married, August 25, 1894, to Cora Doolitle. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward John Jeffries, Jr. (1900-1950) — also known as Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 3, 1900. Son of Edward J. Jeffries and Minnie (Stotts) Jeffries; married, January 24, 1930, to Florence Bell. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1930, 1946; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1940-48. Member, Eagles; Maccabees; Moose; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Died in 1950. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth Johnson (b. 1963) — of Woodhaven, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., 1963. Reform candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 23rd District, 2000. Member, Eagles. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• E. N. Karay (1905-1992) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Samos, Greece, November 2, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 (alternate), 1972 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964. Eastern Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Order of Ahepa. Died in 1992. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) — of Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., December 22, 1921. Married 1945 to Anne Ambrowski. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die maker; real estate sales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County 1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated in primary, 1992. Catholic. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Eagles; Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus; Sigma Nu Phi. Still living as of 1992.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Henry Raymond Kozak (1917-2001) — also known as Henry R. Kozak — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 1, 1917. Married to Genieve Traczuk. Democrat. Member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1945-50; defeated in primary, 1955; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 14th District, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Eagles. Died, of cancer, at Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., August 23, 2001. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• John D. Kruse (1893-1971) — also known as Jack Kruse — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., June 24, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44, Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Crippled by an injury in 1919. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David L. Lindsay (b. 1902) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 12, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-56 (Wayne County 1st District 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated in primary, 1956. Member, Eagles. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward J. Lorenz (b. 1894) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 20, 1894. Son of Dave Lorenz; married 1914 to Cora F. Lorengel. Republican. Hardware merchant; mayor of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1933-37. Lutheran. Member, Eagles; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., August 31, 1835. Son of Daniel Lyon. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Suffered a fall down the cellar stairs of his home, fractured his skull, and died four days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., 1915. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  
  
• Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., April 28, 1914. Son of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1941-44; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1945-46. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known as Thomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 4, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; National Lawyers Guild; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Delta Epsilon. Died November 10, 1976. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John E. McCauley (1924-1975) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, April 28, 1924. Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to Jeanette E. Poet. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis Mezzano (b. 1918) — of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich., June 21, 1918. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1945-60; defeated in primary, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Minnema (1893-1964) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., February 17, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1954-60; defeated in primary, 1952, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1964. 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.
  
  
• Joseph F. Nagel (1902-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 14, 1902. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1935-46; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1946. Member, Eagles. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) — of Indian River, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., November 1, 1894. Married 1922 to Thelma L. Corwin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; pharmacist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1945-54; defeated in primary, 1938 (Cheboygan District), 1954 (Emmet District); candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known as Haskell L. Nichols — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Homer, Calhoun County, Mich., July 28, 1896. Married 1922 to Mary Townsend. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 13, 1891. Married, September 25, 1911, to Anna Neis. Democrat. Patternmaker; real estate sales; Muskegon County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Moose; Woodmen. Died in 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 4, 1920. Married 1941 to Margaret M. Johnson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died in 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) — of Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 24, 1904. Married to Velma Eugen Jones. Democrat. Trained as an engineer; gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co., Nevada; worked for Chrysler Corporation in the 1930s; executive board member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1941-48; advertising business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Equity; Maccabees; Moose. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Patrick J. O'Malley (born c.1904) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Quyon, Quebec. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1949-50; defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 2nd District). Catholic. Member, Eagles. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., September 18, 1899. Married, February 18, 1932, to Gladys Seidlitz. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater, Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County 1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., July 17, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Thomas Perlich (b. 1911) — also known as Frank T. Perlich — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich., July 2, 1911. Son of Frank Perlich and Anna (Jelich) Perlich; married to Grace L. McDonald. Democrat. Gogebic County Sheriff, 1945-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1964; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 31st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 110th District, 1964. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Raymond A. Plank (b. 1916) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Elsie, Clinton County, Mich., January 4, 1916. Son of Ray K. Plank and Pearl (McCall) Plank; married, January 6, 1938, to Mildred Pauline Fink (1913-2007). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of radio stations; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) — also known as Charles E. Potter — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., October 30, 1916. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned 1952; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis. Wounded in World War II, and lost his legs. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1979. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Stanley Ptaszkiewicz (1911-1966) — also known as John S. Ptaszkiewicz — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 11, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 14th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Eagles. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James C. Quinlan (1879-1948) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., December 8, 1879. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1925-28, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1948; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1942. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died January 10, 1948. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  
  
• F. Charles Raap (1920-1989) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Ottawa County, Mich., November 4, 1920. Democrat. Machinist; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-60, 1965-66 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1955-60, 97th District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Muskegon County 2nd District), 1966 (97th District). Member, Eagles; Moose. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) — of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Dundee, Monroe County, Mich., May 30, 1884. Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila M. Geddes. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Rotary; Phi Gamma Delta. Died February 16, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Romano (1911-1966) — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb County, Mich. Born in Cherokee, Crawford County, Kan., January 22, 1911. Married, November 27, 1937, to Angela Tranchida. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; police chief; restaurant business; shoe merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1965-66. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. At the scene of a hotel fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a car; then suffered a fatal heart attack, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., May 6, 1908. Married 1932 to Dorothy McDonald. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in 1968. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., November 19, 1897. Son of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married 1924 to Florence Peterson. Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died June 12, 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Joseph Scott (b. 1938) — also known as Harold J. Scott — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., October 5, 1938. Brother of Thomas E. Scott. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives 80th District, 1973-77; resigned 1977; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1977-82. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Convicted on rape charges and sentenced to prison in 1988. Still living as of 1988.
  
  
• Henry F. Shea (1885-1967) — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Osceola Mine, Houghton County, Mich., April 15, 1885. Democrat. Miner; railroad trainman; plumber; steamfitter; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1937-40; defeated, 1940; 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; granted immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony in another bribery case, 1945. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) — also known as George E. Sivula — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., June 14, 1917. Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February 20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor; insurance business; mayor of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53. Lutheran.