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Lyman Kerswill (1888-1975) —
of Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex County, Ontario,
August
11, 1888.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., January
17, 1975 (age 86 years, 159
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Charles Henry Kimmerle (1859-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Kimmerle —
of Lagrange Township, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1884,
1900;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1908, 1932 (primary);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1922; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
German
ancestry.
Died in Cass
County, Mich., October
27, 1950 (age 91 years, 137
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Cassopolis, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Kimmerle and Mary (Huehn) Kimmerle; married 1882 to Ella
Minerva Dunning. |
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memorial |
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Austin N. Kimmis (1813-1897) —
of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington
County, N.Y., August
21, 1813.
Shoemaker;
farmer; Oakland
County Sheriff, 1861-65; supervisor
of Novi Township, Michigan, 1868-69.
Died in 1897
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Kimmis; married, October
26, 1849, to Rhoda M. Coldren. |
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Summit R. King (1846-1922) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Rives Junction, Jackson
County, Mich., August
29, 1846.
Farmer; contractor;
candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1905 (Prohibition), 1918 (People's).
Died, from liver
cancer, in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
14, 1922 (age 75 years, 169
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Hurd King and Rebecca Emily (Smith) King; married 1868 to Ida E.
Coffey; married 1874 to Mattie
S. DuBois. |
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memorial |
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John Kingott (1857-1935) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1857.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 3rd
District, 1899-1900.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1935
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Capac, Mich.
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Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) —
also known as Eugene J. Kirby —
of Covert, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Flowerfield, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1859.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; fruit
grower; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;
defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from uremia
and prostate
cancer, in City Hospital,
South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
24, 1938 (age 79 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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James Kirk (1879-1957) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Fairgrove Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., July 30,
1879.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1943-50;
defeated in primary, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1869.
Fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18,
1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934
(Republican primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Grange;
Gleaners.
Died in 1947
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Birdsey Knight (b. 1851) —
of Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; Hampton Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1891-94 (Bay County 1st District
1891-92, Bay County 3rd District 1893-94); candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1904.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Blaque Knirk (1916-1992) —
of Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., August
18, 1916.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 9th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died December
20, 1992 (age 76 years, 124
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Knirk and Cora (Sprout) Knirk; married to Mae Arlouine
Rosendahl. |
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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Lions;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Emmor O. Ladd (b. 1853) —
of Old Mission, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Old Mission, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
5, 1853.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Grand
Traverse County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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James Neal Lamoreaux (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Neal Lamoreaux —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Dairy
farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1933-34, 1937-38; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1944; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Lamoreaux and Lizzie (Neal) Lamoreaux; married, September
26, 1916, to Georgia Geneski. |
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Palmer Landon (1873-1953) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Chippewa Township, Isabella
County, Mich., February
5, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; cheesemaker;
Isabella
County Sheriff, 1907-10, 1921-24, 1933-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Isabella County 1939-44,
Isabella District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948.
Member, Gleaners.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Chippewa Township Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
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memorial |
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John Leidlein (b. 1864) —
of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34;
defeated, 1900, 1902; Saginaw
County Register of Deeds, 1913-17.
German
ancestry.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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George Leland (1858-1934) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, June 11,
1858.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1923-34; died in office 1934;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
English
ancestry.
Died, in Blodgett Hospital,
East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
23, 1934 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Interment at Fennville
Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
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David J. Leveque (b. 1882) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., May 22,
1882.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1917-18.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Burr Buchanan Lincoln (1881-1937) —
also known as Burr B. Lincoln —
of Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1881.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1926; Michigan
agriculture commissioner, 1937.
Collapsed and died, from a cerebral
embolism, on a downtown street in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 27,
1937 (age 55 years, 162
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Everitt F. Lincoln (1918-1995) —
also known as Abe Lincoln —
of near Albion, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., November
7, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; dairy
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 49th District, 1978-82; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1982.
Protestant.
Member, Lions.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) —
also known as Lansing E. Lincoln —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.; Omer, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
23, 1842.
Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
farmer; livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;
defeated, 1914.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
While entering a country
store, he slipped and fell,
never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., November
4, 1916 (age 73 years, 347
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Joseph A. Locher (b. 1844) —
of Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Ben E. Lohman (1898-1982) —
of Hamilton, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Manlius Township, Allegan
County, Mich., April
28, 1898.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1951-62;
defeated in primary, 1962 (Allegan County), 1964 (54th District),
1966 (54th District).
Christian
Reformed. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1982
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Marsh Long (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Long —
of Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
Scottish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when his car
collided with an interurban,
at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
18, 1925 (age 61 years, 321
days).
Interment at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich.
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March
18, 1915, to Mabel J. Hays. |
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer;
fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George T. Mason (b. 1842) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1842.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1930.
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, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party
State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
10, 1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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William J. McCullough —
of Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Farmer; president, Shiawassee Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Association; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Shiawassee
County, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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William McKay (1840-1908) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
September
9, 1840.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1899-1902, 1905-06
(Tuscola County 2nd District 1889-90, 1899-1902, Tuscola County
1905-06); member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Died February
15, 1908 (age 67 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Cheboygan,
Mich., 1903-11.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas H. McNaughton (b. 1861) —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ada Township, Kent
County, Mich., May 1,
1861.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1909-12; defeated in primary, 1934; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1913-14, 1919-24; defeated, 1916,
1924, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Melville B. McPherson (1876-1945) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vergennes Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1912; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1933;
died in office 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 25,
1945 (age 68 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bailey Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter W. McPherson and Catherine B. (Wingler)
McPherson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1927 |
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George Mercer (b. 1795) —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
1795.
Farmer; bookkeeper;
supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1860-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mercer; married, October
26, 1831, to Mary Williamson. |
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Frank Merriman (b. 1920) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April
15, 1920.
Republican. Dairy
farmer; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member
of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joel C. Merriman (b. 1852) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in South Butler, Wayne
County, N.Y., 1852.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1879 to Ann M.
Clark. |
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Chester A. Miller (b. 1846) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1846.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 2nd District,
1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Ole Herman Miller (1883-1965) —
also known as Ole H. Miller —
of Manistee Township, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee Township, Manistee
County, Mich., May 6,
1883.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1923-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Died in 1965
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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Charles Mosher (1822-1889) —
of Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
2, 1822.
Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1st
District, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1886.
Methodist.
Died May 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mosherville
Cemetery, Mosherville, Mich.
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John S. Mowat Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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J. Pomeroy Munson —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Fruit
grower; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
2nd District, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Murdoch (b. 1847) —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
1847.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher Murphy (b. 1842) —
of Sanilac Center (now Sandusky), Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in England,
1842.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County 1st District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas William Musson (b. 1867) —
also known as Thomas W. Musson —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in England,
October
19, 1867.
Republican. Shingle
weaver; farmer; banker; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County; elected
1924, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward P. Nash (b. 1846) —
of Grattan, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1846.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Milton Nevins (1862-1927) —
also known as Alfred M. Nevins —
of Orangeville Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 5,
1862.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker; Barry
County Treasurer, 1915-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Prairieville Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 12,
1927 (age 65 years, 37
days).
Interment at Brown Cemetery, Orangeville Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Bartlett A. Nevins (b. 1854) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; postmaster at Otsego,
Mich., 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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August Niedermeier (b. 1842) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1842.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Nixon (1876-1958) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., January
15, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; Wexford
County Sheriff, 1921-24, 1929-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1937-42.
Died in 1958
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara L. Stewart. |
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Howard Nugent (1879-1952) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born near Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Farmer; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1935-46,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1930; died in office 1952; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1939-46; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946.
Died May 29,
1952 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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Nelson M. O'Beirne (1869-1948) —
of Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin Township, Ionia
County, Mich., November
30, 1869.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1923-26.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., April
11, 1948 (age 78 years, 133
days).
Interment at South Boston Cemetery, Clarksville, Mich.
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William J. Oberdorffer Jr. (1855-1957) —
of Stephenson Township, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
March
18, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1897-1900,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-11; appointed 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1957
(age about 102
years).
Interment at Stephenson
Township Cemetery, Stephenson Township, Menominee County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Oberdorffer, Sr. |
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Philip H. O'Connell (1872-1944) —
also known as Philip O'Connell —
of McGregor, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., September
30, 1872.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1923-26;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1927-30.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Samaritan Hospital,
Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., July 9,
1944 (age 71 years, 283
days).
Interment at Downing Cemetery, Deckerville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Connell and Gozelda (Wright) O'Connell; married 1902 to
Fidelia Samson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Arthur Ulysses Odell (1868-1955) —
also known as Arthur U. Odell —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., June 9,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42
(Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County
1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., October
9, 1955 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Mallory Cemetery, Trowbridge Township, Allegan County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Steohen Odell and Martha Jane (Fairchild) Odell; married 1892 to Ethel
O'Brien. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Martin Olds (1798-1872) —
of Batavia Township, Branch
County, Mich.; Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Dalton, Berkshire
County, Mass., March
14, 1798.
Farmer; Batavia Township Supervisor, 1836-42; Branch
County Probate Judge, 1837-44; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1843; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,
1857.
Died in Lafayette, Yamhill
County, Ore., November
21, 1872 (age 74 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1843 to
Temperance Parker; great-grandfather of Mortimer
Willis Olds; second cousin once removed of John
Baldwin; second cousin thrice removed of Ransom
Eli Olds; second cousin four times removed of William
Greene; third cousin once removed of Henry
Stark Culver; third cousin twice removed of Jedediah
Sabin and Irving
Hall Chase; third cousin thrice removed of William
Greene Jr., Clair
Hiram Walbridge, Augustus
Sabin Chase and Wayne
Lyman Morse; fourth cousin of William
Woodbridge, Henry
Meigs, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor and Henry
Titus Backus; fourth cousin once removed of Alvah
Sabin, Henry
Meigs Jr., John
Forsyth Jr., Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Henry
Sabin and Hiram
Bingham. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton
family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Upham
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) —
also known as Henry A. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
February
6, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36;
defeated in primary, 1936.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., February
14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Asa H. Otis (1797-1855) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., March
24, 1797.
Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1850.
Died in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., August
26, 1855 (age 58 years, 155
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Matson Otis and Deborah (Wetheral) Otis; married to Mary Goodell;
second cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis and Norton
Prentiss Otis; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Allyne Otis; second cousin thrice removed of Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849) and Peter
Buell Porter; third cousin of Oran
Gray Otis, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, David
Perry Otis and Harrison
Gray Otis (1837-1917); third cousin once removed of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Lauren
Ford Otis; third cousin twice removed of John
Taintor, Roger
Taintor, Solomon
Taintor, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Ralph
Chester Otis; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Jonathan
Brace; fourth cousin of Nathaniel
Freeman Jr., Ephraim
Safford, John
Otis, William
Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris
F. Otis, James
Otis (1826-1875) and Abraham
Lansing; fourth cousin once removed of James
Parker, Joseph
Churchill Strong, Calvin
Frisbie, Ebenezer
Strong, DeGrasse
Maltby, Henry
Taintor, Benjamin
Fessenden, John
Adams Taintor, Edmund
Holcomb, James
Safford, John
Arnold Rockwell, Ralph
Smith Taintor, Henry
G. Taintor, Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden, Charles
Augustus Otis, Sr., James
Otis (1836-1898), Edwin
Carpenter Pinney, Daniel
Frederick Webster, Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Theron
Ephron Catlin. |
| | | Political family: Otis
family of Connecticut (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel H. Pangborn (1874-1960) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born near Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died April
24, 1960 (age 85 years, 300
days).
Interment at Colfax
Cemetery, Bad Axe, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry F. Pangborn and Mary Ann (Noonan) Pangborn; married to
Jessie A. McAllister. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April
19, 1822.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Paul (b. 1849) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
April
1, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; Kent
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Pearson (b. 1853) —
of Urban, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1853.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County 2nd District,
1895-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Pearson (1860-1950) —
of Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
May
10, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; lumber
business; Charlevoix
County Sheriff; Charlevoix
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1923-26.
Died in 1950
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Irving Pennington (b. 1886) —
of Sparta, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Algoma Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
25, 1886.
Republican. Farmer; secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1950-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Mae E.
Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley. |
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Norman A. Phelps (1806-1887) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., November
10, 1806.
Farmer; supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1844-45.
Died in Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
12, 1887 (age 80 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Phelps and Elizabeth (Eno) Phelps; married, May 12,
1835, to Mary Ann Young; uncle of William
Walter Phelps; grandnephew of Noah
Phelps; granduncle of Sheffield
Phelps; great-granduncle of Phelps
Phelps; fifth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; first cousin once removed of Elisha
Phelps and Hiram
Bidwell Case; second cousin of John
Smith Phelps; third cousin of Amos
Pettibone and George
Smith Catlin; third cousin once removed of Augustus
Pettibone, Gaylord
Griswold, Hezekiah
Case, Rufus
Pettibone, Charles
Jenkins Hayden and Asahel
Pierson Case; third cousin twice removed of John
Strong, Oliver
Ellsworth, Chauncey
Goodrich, Elizur
Goodrich, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Peter
Buell Porter, Nelson
Platt Wheeler, William
Egbert Wheeler, Allen
Jacob Holcomb, Arthur
Burnham Woodford and Carl
Trumbull Hayden; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles, Samuel
Huntington, Pierpont
Edwards, Alexander
Royal Wheeler and Donald
Barr Chidsey; fourth cousin of Parmenio
Adams and Augustus
Herman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Samuel
Strong, Benjamin
Trumbull, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Lancelot
Phelps, Daniel
Upson, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth, Abijah
Blodget, Augustus
Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Edmund
Holcomb, Peter
Buell Porter Jr., Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, Peter
Augustus Porter, Selah
Merrill and Timothy
E. Griswold. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Frank E. Phillips (b. 1863) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1863.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County; elected
1928; elected unopposed 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer R. Porter (1888-1971) —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born August
16, 1888.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1937-64.
Died in 1971
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie L. King. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Maurice E. Post (1881-1958) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1933-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1948.
Died in 1958
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Posthumus (b. 1950) —
also known as Dick Posthumus —
of Alto, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Alto, Kent
County, Mich., July 19,
1950.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
1992
(alternate), 2000;
farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1983-98; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1999-2002; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Herbert Ernest Powell (1866-1954) —
also known as Herbert E. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ronald Township, Ionia
County, Mich., April
27, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; banker; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-04 (Ionia County 1st
District 1901-02, Ionia County 1903-04); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 18th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1913-16.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
26, 1954 (age 88 years, 182
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) —
also known as Stanley M. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., July 7,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County
1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,
1932; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,
1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., August
25, 1988 (age 90 years, 49
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolism, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.
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Samuel Horace Preston (1837-1916) —
also known as S. Horace Preston —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Township, Eaton
County, Mich., October
1, 1837.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-86.
Died, from "La Grippe" (influenza)
and Bright's
disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., January
8, 1916 (age 78 years, 99
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Preston and Rebecca Noble (Sprague) Preston; married 1863 to
Eveline Sills. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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Patrick S. Purtell (1846-1922) —
of Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March
16, 1846.
Farmer; supervisor
of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1878-81, 1883-88; grocer.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died November
24, 1922 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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