Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) — of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868. Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston)
Armstrong. Republican. Engineer;
insurance
broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District). Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) — of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich. Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
4, 1898. Son of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married
to Ruth Ingram (died 1986). Republican. Accountant;
treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1936-39. Episcopalian. He and his wife
donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation. Died
February
15, 1984. Cremated.
William Robert Bryant, Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as
William R. Bryant, Jr. — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938. Son of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk)
Bryant. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96). Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1996.
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.