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Knights of Columbus
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Politician members

• Burl C. Adkins (b. 1951) — of Trenton, Wayne County, Mich. Born in West Virginia, September 9, 1951. Republican. Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1986 (primary), 1988, 1990, 1992 (primary); candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 23rd District, 2000. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• Charles B. Asselin (1893-1982) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Otsego Lake, Otsego County, Mich., October 3, 1893. Member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1933-34; defeated (Democratic), 1934, 1944; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1936 (Democratic primary), 1938 (Constitutional Democratic). Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 13, 1982. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Edward Barron (b. 1911) — also known as Francis E. Barron — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., July 28, 1911. Son of Richard E. Barron and Mary (Robb) Barron; married, October 9, 1942, to Abbie Esther Morley. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948; municipal judge in Michigan, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Thomas Philip Beaton (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas Beaton — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Gould City, Mackinac County, Mich., January 23, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Don Binkowski (b. 1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 26, 1929. Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon J. Hromek. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Civil Liberties Union; Polish National Alliance; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) — also known as Charles A. Boyle — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., August 13, 1907. Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle; married, August 14, 1940, to Helen Shaughnessy. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 4, 1959. Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known as Vincent M. Brennan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., April 22, 1890. Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan; married, July 17, 1915, to Ruth Hurley. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Maccabees; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 4, 1959. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, July 29, 1917. Democrat. Mayor of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82. Catholic. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) — also known as Thomas L. Brown — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich., November 10, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1977-90; defeated, 1970. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; Catholic War Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma. Still living as of 1990.
  
  
• George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) — also known as George J. Burke — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 5, 1885. Son of Anthony Burke and Ellen (Dealy) Burke; married, December 29, 1910, to Edna J. Fritts; father of George James Burke, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.; director, Ann Arbor Trust Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Michigan Life Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944; served as a judge in the Nuremburg war crimes trials. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died October 3, 1950. Interment at St. Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) — of Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Altona, Clinton County, N.Y., January 6, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd District, 1901-08. Catholic. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Maccabees; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James N. Callahan (1932-2007) — of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., January 9, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor of Mt. Morris, Mich.; member of Michigan state house of representatives 83rd District, 1967-70; defeated in primary, 1964; candidate for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1970. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, in Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., October 6, 2007. Cremated; ashes interred at Bay Pines National Cemetery, North Bay Pines, Fla.
  
  
• Edward Carey (1905-1957) — also known as Ed Carey — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 2, 1905. Son of Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey; married, March 24, 1939, to Beatrice Arlene Warren. Democrat. Automobile worker; President of Local 7, and international representative, United Auto Workers; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County 1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57); defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) — also known as Gerald J. Cotter — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., December 12, 1903. Son of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter; married, October 30, 1929, to Alta T. Dettling. Republican. Lawyer; Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1978. 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.
  
  
• Henry M. Curran — of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Pennsylvania. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance business; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York state senate, 1966-68 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-68). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Walter Czarnecki (1914-1979) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 10, 1914. Married to Katherine Czarnecki. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1950-64; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1950 (primary), 1952 (primary), 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1972 (10th District); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952; defeated, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1966. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stanley J. Davis (1908-2003) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Poland, May 8, 1908. Democrat. Florist; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1949-50, 1958-63; candidate for Michigan state senate 17th District, 1950; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 92nd District, 1965-72; defeated, 1972, 1974. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died January 23, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James R. DeSana (b. 1930) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., October 6, 1930. Mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1961-67; member of Michigan state senate, 1976-86 (11th District 1976-82, 7th District 1983-86); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1996. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1996.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known as John D. Dingell — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1894. Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell; married 1925 to Grace Blossom Bigler; father of John David Dingell, Jr.; grandfather of Christopher D. Dingell. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 19, 1955. Entombed at Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum, Southfield, Mich.
  • See also Dingell family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Son of John David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell; married to Deborah Insley Dingell; father of Christopher D. Dingell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2008.
  • Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  • See also Dingell family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Mathias Engler (b. 1948) — also known as John M. Engler — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 12, 1948. Son of Mathias John Engler and Agnes Marie (Neyer) Engler; married 1975 to Colleen House; married, December 8, 1990, to Michelle DeMunbrun. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-78 (100th District 1971-72, 89th District 1973-78); member of Michigan state senate, 1979-90 (36th District 1979-82, 35th District 1983-90); Governor of Michigan, 1991-2002; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000. Catholic. Member, Farm Bureau; Federalist Society; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also Engler family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Edward H. Fenlon (b. 1905) — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich., October 7, 1905. Son of Anna D. (McLaughlin) Fenlon. Democrat. Lawyer; studied law under Prentiss M. Brown; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; Mackinac County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George H. Fischer (b. 1910) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 11, 1910. Son of Fred Fischer and Ottilie (Becker) Fischer (died 1919); married, August 6, 1931, to Eva Langenecker. Republican. President, Harris and Fischer Iron Works; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1954. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1954.
  
  
• Chester B. Fitzgerald (1895-1983) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., February 9, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-40; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1964. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., December 26, 1901. Brother of William B. Fitzgerald; uncle of William B. Fitzgerald, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1965-74. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Knights of Equity; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in 1980. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  
  
• Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) — also known as "Flint's Number One Irishman" — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, June 15, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died January 2, 1970. Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Frederick J. Gartner, Jr. (1906-1984) — also known as Fred J. Gartner — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., June 28, 1906. Son of Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan) Gartner. Democrat. Lawyer; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1935-44. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Sigma Nu Phi. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John H. Gillis (b. 1923) — of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-. Catholic. Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma. Still living as of 1987.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Perry William Greene (1894-1974) — also known as Perry W. Greene — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1894. Married 1925 to Bernadine Hartnacke. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1945-62. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gustave J. Groat, Sr. (b. 1918) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 8, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated, 1972. Catholic. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Edward J. Halloran (b. 1884) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., November 30, 1884. Son of John Halloran and Mary (Henry) Halloran; married, April 26, 1907, to Jennie Halloran. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; president, Michigan Federation, Typographical Union; vice-president, Michigan Federation of Labor; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1930; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1934-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jerome T. Hart (1932-1995) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., July 23, 1932. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1958; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1959-63; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1962, 1972; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; member of Michigan state senate, 1965-90 (34th District 1965-82, 14th District 1983-90); defeated, 1990. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Hawley (b. 1860) — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich. Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich., November 11, 1860. Son of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley; married, January 12, 1893, to Isabell Welsch. Democrat. Lumber business; real estate business; Village president of Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874) — also known as Arthur F. Jacques — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Hancock, Houghton County, Mich., January 24, 1874. Son of Zachariah Jacques and Claire (O'Neill) Jacques; married, November 25, 1897, to Celina Eva Des Rosiers. Democrat. Coal business; mayor of Marquette, Mich., 1934-38. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kerry Kenneth Kammer (b. 1948) — also known as Kerry K. Kammer — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich. Born August 13, 1948. Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 61st District, 1972; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan, 1982; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1994. Catholic. Member, Jaycees; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• Dudley J. Kavanagh (b. 1879) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Stony Creek (now part of Rochester Hills), Oakland County, Mich., August 30, 1879. Son of John Kavanagh and Catherine (Dunn) Kavanagh; married, September 10, 1913, to Jett Agnes Carroll. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932; probate judge in Michigan, 1933-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Matthew Kavanagh (1909-1975) — also known as Thomas M. Kavanagh — of Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich., August 4, 1909. Son of Thomas Kavanagh and Margaret (Barrett) Kavanagh; married, October 27, 1930, to Agnes C. Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1938; Michigan state attorney general, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1958-75; died in office 1975; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1964-66, 1971-75. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died April 19, 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond C. Kehres (1915-1998) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., June 2, 1915. Married 1941 to Eleanor M. Payment. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan state house of representatives 39th District, 1965-80; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 11th District, 1975. Catholic. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died February 27, 1998. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
  
  
• Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 31, 1924. Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964 (alternate), 1980, 1996; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus; Alpha Kappa Psi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) — also known as Peter J. Kelly — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sullivan County, Pa., June 27, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County 1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58); defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1966. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, 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.
  
  
• Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) — also known as Dale E. Kildee — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., September 16, 1929. Married 1965 to Gayle Heyn. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1977-2003 (7th District 1977-93, 9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003). Catholic. Member, Urban League; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club; Phi Delta Kappa. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas Michael Lane (1917-1974) — also known as Thomas M. Lane; Tom Lane — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 7, 1917. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1960 (Wayne County 10th District); candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1948 (21st District), 1954 (18th District). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Knights of Equity. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles T. LaSata (b. 1962) — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born December 20, 1962. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 79th District, 1999-. Member, Farm Bureau; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• John Camillus Lehr (1878-1958) — also known as John C. Lehr — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., November 18, 1878. Son of Adam Lehr and Catherine (McCadden) Lehr; married, April 17, 1907, to Anna F. Ryan. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 11th District, 1906 (Democratic), 1908; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1931; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1936-47. Catholic. Member, Exchange Club; Knights of Columbus; Maccabees. Died in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., February 17, 1958. Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Eugene LeMire (b. 1914) — also known as Robert E. LeMire — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., May 19, 1914. Son of William A. Lemire and Isabelle (McDonald) Lemire; married, May 27, 1944, to Virginia D. Stanton. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Edmond Lesinski (1916-1992) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 14, 1916. Son of Anthony Lesinski and Helen (Gorski) Lesinski; married to Frances M. Grajek. Democrat. Printer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1954 (Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District), 1964 (6th District), 1966 (6th District). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thaddeus John Lesinski (1925-1996) — also known as T. John Lesinski — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 28, 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-60 (Wayne County 1st District 1951-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-60); Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-76; resigned 1976. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Died in 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Farm Bureau; Grange; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chester Lewandowski (1902-1974) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Warsaw, Poland, July 12, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954. Catholic. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John J. Maher (1889-1952) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., April 8, 1889. Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes Catherine O'Leary (died 1937). Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1930-39; appointed 1929. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died, of cancer, in 1952. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  
  
• Thomas Francis Maher (1901-1957) — also known as Thomas F. Maher — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 4, 1901. Son of Jeremiah Maher and Margaret (Murray) Maher; married, September 21, 1929, to Marion Burns. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1936; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1945-57; appointed 1945; died in office 1957. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died December 28, 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles O. McManiman (1900-1982) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton County, Mich., March 3, 1900. Democrat. Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1954 (Houghton District), 1966 (primary, 110th District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1959-64; defeated, 1956 (32nd District), 1964 (38th District). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in 1982. 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.
  
  
• Edward K. Michalski (1920-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., January 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1944; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1949-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Wayne County 7th District 1961-64, 13th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954 (Wayne County 7th District), 1956 (Wayne County 7th District), 1958 (Wayne County 7th District), 1966 (13th District), 1982 (11th District). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William E. Miron (1888-1962) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., October 2, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Delta County Sheriff, 1933-56; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1957-62; died in office 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., January 3, 1962. Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
  
  
• Bruce L. Monks (b. 1923) — of Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 8, 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; supervisor of Clinton Township, Michigan, 1961-65; member of Michigan state house of representatives 71st District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966. Catholic. Member, Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• John C. Morris (1925-1960) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., October 30, 1925. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Midland County, 1957-60; died in office 1960. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, N.Y., May 15, 1897. Married to Constance Kirchner. Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged with bribery in 1944; pleaded guilty. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died, from a heart ailment, December 25, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) — also known as Patrick D. Norton — of Hettinger, Adams County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton County, N.Dak. Born in Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich., May 17, 1876. Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton. Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent of schools; banker; secretary of state of North Dakota, 1910-11; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19. Member, Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Minot, Ward County, N.Dak., October 14, 1953. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., September 6, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1936; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Bernard F. O'Brien, Jr. (b. 1934) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1934. Son of Bernard F. O'Brien. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1960, 1966. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Michael Hubert O'Brien (b. 1878) — also known as M. Hubert O'Brien — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 25, 1878. Son of Michael W. O'Brien and Martha Frances (Watson) O'Brien; married 1912 to Zula Vail Cheney. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edwin Denby; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941 (primary). Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Sigma Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Patrick Henry O'Brien (b. 1868) — also known as Patrick H. O'Brien — of Calumet, Houghton County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw County, Mich., March 15, 1868. Son of Patrick J. O'Brien and Mary (Green) O'Brien; married, January 23, 1897, to Bessie Kelly (died 1921). Democrat. Miner; lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th District); circuit judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922; defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1928 (alternate), 1932; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1932; Michigan state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Casmer P. Ogonowski (b. 1923) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 4, 1923. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1969-82 (19th District 1969-72, 3rd District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1967; resigned 1982. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) — also known as James G. O'Hara — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925. Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara; married, February 14, 1953, to Susan Puskas. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Stiles, Oconto County, Wis., August 11, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934; Michigan state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Joseph O'Melia (b. 1889) — also known as Albert J. O'Melia — of Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., April 4, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William J. O'Neil — of Allen Park, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 24th District, 1999-. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• John D. Payant (1935-2001) — of Kingsford, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., August 22, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 109th District, 1969-72. Catholic. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus; United Commercial Travelers. Died November 5, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) — also known as John J. Penczak — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., July 13, 1911. Democrat. Automobile worker; representative for the United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1st District 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated in primary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25th District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21st District); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1957. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 19, 1978. 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.
  
  
• Clifford E. Perras (1914-1975) — also known as Cliff Perras — of Nadeau, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Nadeau, Menominee County, Mich., November 5, 1914. Son of Hubert Perras and Minnie (Gamache) Perras; married to Alice M. Frank. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hotel owner; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Menominee District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee District, 1963-64; defeated, 1960 (Menominee District), 1964 (109th District). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alex Pilch (1913-1980) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., March 18, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., September 8, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David A. Plawecki (b. 1947) — of Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 8, 1947. Democrat. Member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1971-82; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1982; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1988.
  
  
• Raymond F. Prus (b. 1937) — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 2, 1937. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 6th District, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Stanley F. Rozycki (b. 1908) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 12, 1908. Democrat. General manager, Fireside Printing and Publishing Co.; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1964 (alternate); member of Michigan state senate, 1955-74 (2nd District 1955-64, 3rd District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1974, 1978, 1988. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1988.
  
  
• Harold Martin Ryan (b. 1911) — also known as Harold M. Ryan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 6, 1911. Married to Lillian Wargnier. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1949-62; resigned 1962; defeated, 1974 (2nd District); U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962-65; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1979-81. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions; Gamma Eta Gamma. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph F. Sablich (b. 1928) — of Caspian, Iron County, Mich. Born in Caspian, Iron County, Mich., July 11, 1928. Son of Nick Sablich and Milka Sablich. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District, 1961-62. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Saul (1871-1941) — of Munising, Alger County, Mich. Born in Grattan Township, Kent County, Mich., October 11, 1871. Married, August 12, 1890, to Corintha Hawkins. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alger District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died June 1, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) — also known as John P. Schuch — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 13, 1887. Son of Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich) Schuch. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hotelier; Saginaw County Sheriff, 1923-24; me