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Knights of Pythias
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Politician members

• Edgar J. Adams (b. 1866) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Branch County, Mich., August 6, 1866. Son of George O. Adams and Margaret C. (Miller) Adams; married, March 15, 1888, to Alta Roop. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1897-1900; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 16th District, 1907-08. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) — also known as David D. Aitken — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint Township, Genesee County, Mich., September 5, 1853. Son of Robert P. Aitken. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1905-06. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 26, 1930. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) — also known as Homer L. Allard — of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., June 10, 1867. Son of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard; married, May 27, 1909, to May Howard. Cigar business; mayor of Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22, 1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died December 3, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Emil Anderson (b. 1893) — also known as Arthur Anderson — of Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich. Born in Spurr Mountain (unknown county), Mich., November 27, 1893. Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December 19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; chair of Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950. Episcopalian. Swedish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) — also known as Thomas L. Ashley — of Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923. Great-grandson of James Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida (Ludlow) Ashley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2007.
  • Cross-reference: John Brademas
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., February 21, 1890. Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February 16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Charles H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund C. Shields, 1931; chair of Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles F. Hemans, refused to testify. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur D. Bangham (b. 1859) — of Homer, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, Mich., November 8, 1859. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1901-04. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Horace Thomas Barnaby, Jr. (1870-1952) — also known as Horace T. Barnaby — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich., October 24, 1870. Son of Horace Thomas Barnaby and Sophia Jane (Abbey) Barnaby; married, April 5, 1893, to Mary E. Ryno (died 1921); married, March 27, 1927, to Maude C. Jones. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1901-04; candidate for probate judge in Michigan, 1904; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1909-12; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1938, 1940. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Optimist Club. Died May 20, 1952. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  
  
• Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) — also known as Orlando F. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., November 7, 1856. Son of Orlando Mack Barnes. Democrat. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1910. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Fatally injured in an automobile accident, January 13, 1937. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known as Charles L. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 18, 1871. Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to Mary C. Carpenter. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Gamma Eta Gamma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William B. Baum (1856-1947) — also known as Billy Baum — of Michigan. Born in East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich., January 23, 1856. Democrat. Mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-90; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1893-94; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, October 23, 1947. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  
  
• Francis W. Beedon (1902-1990) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Forester Township, Sanilac County, Mich., September 26, 1902. Married 1927 to Georgine C. Ray. Democrat. School teacher; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County 1st District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-68 (Muskegon County 1st District 1963-64, 96th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1968. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., September 5, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene F. Black (1903-1990) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Marine City, St. Clair County, Mich., January 27, 1903. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan state attorney general, 1947-48; circuit judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1954-55; appointed 1954; resigned 1955; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1956-72. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Optimist Club; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., August 4, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Bray Bradley (b. 1858) — also known as James B. Bradley — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., November 19, 1858. Son of Albert B. Bradley and Jerusha (Tubbs) Bradley; married, October 12, 1915, to Pearl Parshall. Republican. Physician; Michigan state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1908; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Prentiss Marsh Brown (1889-1973) — also known as Prentiss M. Brown — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich., June 18, 1889. Son of James J. Brown and Millie (Gagnon) Brown; married, June 16, 1916, to Marion E. Walker; father of Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. and Paul W. Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; Mackinac County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1940, 1948, 1952; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1924; resigned 1936; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936-43; defeated, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Tau Delta. Died in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich., December 19, 1973. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, St. Ignace, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Edward H. Fenlon
  • See also Brown family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Vernon J. Brown (1874-1964) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich., March 20, 1874. Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R. DeCamp; father of Jim N. Brown. Republican. Grocer; Ingham County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1929-38; Michigan state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) — also known as Howard R. Carroll — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Ovid Township, Clinton County, Mich., July 24, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County 1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary, 1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964. Member, Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu Phi. Died January 10, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) — of Hudson, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee County, Mich., March 19, 1874. Son of Spencer G. Chandler and Viola (Doolittle) Chandler; married, August 10, 1910, to Carolyn Fitch. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate); justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died December 13, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Cody (1870-1946) — of Michigan. Born in Belleville, Wayne County, Mich., December 31, 1870. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1915; resigned 1943. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1946. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) — of Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 24, 1873. Son of Jeremiah Collins and Margaret (O'Shea) Collins; married, June 28, 1911, to Lena B. Jeandheur. Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916; circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died April 5, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Son of Roscoe P. Copeland (1836-1933) and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding. Democrat. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1936; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938. Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Byron W. Courter (b. 1877) — of Imlay City, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Goodland Township, Lapeer County, Mich., March 24, 1877. Married, August 6, 1902, to Grace Hether. Republican. Farmer; road contractor; Lapeer County Treasurer, 1919-22; Lapeer County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1950. Member, Gleaners; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born near North Branch, Lapeer County, Mich., June 15, 1876. Married 1906 to Cora Wilson. Republican. Life insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1917-20; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank P. Darin (1899-1958) — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born September 21, 1899. Married, September 21, 1925, to Marie D'Iseppo. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Died January 28, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) — also known as Archibald B. Darragh — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in La Salle Township, Monroe County, Mich., December 23, 1840. Son of Benjamin F. Darragh and Catharine (Bard) Darragh; married, June 8, 1875, to Annie P. Culberson (1848-1905). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; superintendent of schools; banker; Gratiot County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09. Irish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich., February 21, 1927. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles J. Davis (1910-1968) — of Onondaga, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., December 29, 1910. Son of Charles A. Davis and Mable (Jennings) Davis; married to Cecil Lenore Douglas. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1962-68 (Ingham County 2nd District 1962-64, 59th District 1965-68); died in office 1968. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Phi Kappa Phi. Died October 1, 1968. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Mich.
  
  
• Adrian de Boom (1898-1985) — of Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Netherlands, December 30, 1898. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1949-58; defeated in primary, 1934; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 15th District, 1958, 1962. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., February 23, 1985. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alpheus P. Decker (1887-1965) — also known as A. P. Decker — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 15, 1887. Married 1910 to Grace L. Fritch. Republican. Farmer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961. Brethren. Member, Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 8, 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) — also known as Luren D. Dickinson — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., April 15, 1859. Married 1888 to Zora D. Cooley. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County 2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924, 1932, 1936; Governor of Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Methodist. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights of Pythias. Died April 22, 1943. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Barney Diehl (b. 1871) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1871. Married, November 26, 1895, to Mary Wolff. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1917-18. Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert W. Dimmers, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich., July 25, 1904. Son of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers; married to Kathleen McFarland. Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 22, 1853. Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge; married, November 21, 1888, to Abby Turner. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1883-86; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 24, 1929. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Len W. Feighner (b. 1862) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married 1885 to Stelle L. Wilson. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Scotland, June 6, 1880. Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to Charlotte Brimacombe. Republican. Dental surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., January 27, 1885. Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald; married, June 28, 1909, to Queena M. Warner; father of John Warner Fitzgerald; grandfather of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., March 16, 1939. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles R. Foote (1871-1942) — of Alto, Kent County, Mich. Born in Ionia, Ionia County, Mich., December 13, 1871. Married, November 23, 1897, to Josephine M. Rounds. Republican. Lawyer; hotelier; hardware business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1913-18. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Alto, Kent County, Mich., June 1, 1942. Interment at Green Cemetery, Near Belding, Ionia County, Mich.
  
  
• Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1858. Married 1887 to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 4, 1935. Interment somewhere in Muskegon, Mich.
  
  
• Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Richardson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) — also known as Dan J. Gerow — of Shiawassee County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, March 24, 1864. Democrat. Shiawassee County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel proprietor; mayor of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Quaker. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 26, 1950. Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
  
  
• Cassius L. Glasgow (b. 1859) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Allen Township, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 16, 1859. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1903-06; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) — also known as Otis F. Glenn — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 27, 1879. Son of Joseph C. Glenn and Mary (Ferguson) Glenn; married, October 28, 1911, to Anna Martin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Portage Point, Manistee County, Mich., March 11, 1959. Interment at Onekama Cemetery, Onekama, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles Fred Gray (b. 1932) — also known as Charles F. Gray — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Oakland County, Mich., June 29, 1932. Democrat. Ypsilanti Township Clerk; member of Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1966 (52nd District). Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• George Clinton Hafford (b. 1862) — also known as George C. Hafford — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., July 10, 1862. Son of Jacob Tisdale Hafford and Lydia Ann (Matteson) Hafford; married, June 30, 1887, to Cora E. Ulsaver. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1928. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in North Newburg (unknown county), Mich., March 21, 1865. Son of Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight; married, August 29, 1889, to Harriet B. Lightbody (1866-1963). Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936. Baptist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died February 13, 1954. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) — also known as George A. Hart — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., 1848. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888; mayor of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., August 2, 1925. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
  
  
• Ray Hart (b. 1872) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 21, 1872. Son of Henry Hart and Maria (Parsons) Hart; married, February 8, 1900, to Flora Sias. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Mich., July 2, 1891. Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December 16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Exchange Club; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died August 12, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Blaine W. Hatch (b. 1889) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., July 26, 1889. Son of Jesse M. Hatch and Ella M. (Willard) Hatch; married, October 28, 1915, to Mabel A. Bordaille; brother of Hazen J. Hatch; uncle of Hazen van den Berg Hatch. Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of Union Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Hatch family of Michigan
  
  
• William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) — of Illinois. Born near Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., December 16, 1867. County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., September 22, 1943. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• T. Jefferson Hoxie (1903-1978) — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Gratiot County, Mich., March 15, 1903. Son of Walter Hoxie and Effie (Blair) Hoxie; married to Helen D. Brumm. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of St. Louis, Mich., 1941-43; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1943-56; defeated in primary, 1940, 1960, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Rotary. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) — also known as Theo T. Jacobs — of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., December 8, 1874. Son of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February 1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Francis James (1873-1945) — also known as W. Frank James — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., May 23, 1873. Married 1904 to Jennie M. Mingey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; Houghton County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 17, 1945. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clayton F. Jennings (b. 1899) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich., October 15, 1899. Son of Fred Jennings and Nellie (Nunn) Jennings; married, June 1, 1925, to June Perry. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961. Member, American Legion; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) — of Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., July 23, 1864. Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29, 1893, to Alice L. Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) — of Rose City, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., June 7, 1868. Son of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher; married, May 26, 1887, to Issa M. Whitaker. Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist; insurance business; postmaster; probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in 1939. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916, 1928 (alternate). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 11, 1930. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Birdsey Knight (b. 1851) — of Hampton Township, Bay County, Mich. Born in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), Oakland County, Mich., July 18, 1851. Son of Nathan Knight and Harriet (Stephens) Knight; married, November 21, 1876, to Eren A. Hilker. 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.
  
  
• 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. Married, November 11, 1919, to Bertha Byers. 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, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., December 31, 1976. Interment at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Clarence B. Dell
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Levi J. Law (1854-1909) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., December 1, 1854. Son of George D. Law. Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892; postmaster; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Presbyterian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen. Died in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., 1909. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  
  
• Charles H. Leonard (b. 1895) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., March 9, 1895. Son of William Leonard and Bessie (Palmer) Leonard; married, November 26, 1913, to Bertha Ferris. Democrat. Funeral director; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Milford, Oakland County, Mich., November 8, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Moretown, Washington County, Vt., March 30, 1857. Progressive. Mayor of Flint, Mich., 1914-15. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Injured in a fall at his home, and died at Hurley d Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., January 1946. Cremated; ashes interred at Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) — also known as Sandy MacKay — of West Branch, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 13, 1881. Married 1901 to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7, 1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. Republican. Jeweler; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44, Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952. Episcopalian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 9, 1952. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John T. Matthews (born c.1860) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Orange Township, Ionia County, Mich. Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary Roberts. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917. Presbyterian. Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bartlett H. McMullen (1856-1918) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Stratford, Ontario, September 15, 1856. Son of John S. McMullen and Margaret (Holland) McMullen; married, September 7, 1883, to Alice M. Oams. Physician; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1907-08, 1916-17. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1918. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  
  
• 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. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John E. Merrill (b. 1897) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Yale, St. Clair County, Mich., March 16, 1897. Son of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October 16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eldon L. Metheany (1850-1917) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, December 5, 1850. Son of Richard R. Metheany and Esther (Levering) Metheany; married, June 20, 1878, to Louisa Welker. Railway station agent; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1883-84, 1890-92, 1906-07, 1908-10; defeated, 1907. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Died in Wexford County, Mich., September 3, 1917. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  
  
• Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in a log house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 28, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935. Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died December 2, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank T. Newton (b. 1867) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 30, 1867. Republican. Washtenaw County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth County, Ga. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died April 11, 1949. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James S. Parker (1872-1937) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born near Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., January 15, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, of a heart ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., January 13, 1937. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Harvey A. Penney (b. 1866) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 26, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry J. Phillips (1904-1984) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, October 27, 1904. Married, July 4, 1933, to Gertrude Hamilton. Republican. Real estate broker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-62 (St. Clair County 1st District 1943-44, St. Clair County 1945-54, St. Clair District 1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (St. Clair District), 1964 (76th District). Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William W. Potter (1869-1940) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich., August 1, 1869. Son of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D. Richardson. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1924; Michigan state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in office 1940; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, following an automobile accident, July 21, 1940. Interment at Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  
  
• Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., May 6, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb County, Mich., April 24, 1871. Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Foresters; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died May 4, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederick W. Richter (b. 1866) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., 1866. Son of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter; married 1890 to Mattie E. Allen; married 1902 to Mabel E. Baker. Democrat. Druggist; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1896-97. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) — also known as Charles A. Sauer — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Stratford, Ontario, December 18, 1866. Republican. Mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, of typhoid fever, in St. Joseph's Sanitarium, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 6, 1915. Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Menominee, Menominee County, Mich., July 3, 1890. Son of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer; married 1914 to Esther Snyder. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) — also known as Kelley S. Searl — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee County, Mich., February 1, 1862. Son of Chauncey D. Searl and Harriet E. (Kelley) Searl; married, September 30, 1885, to Maggie A. Smith. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died April 28, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carmi Reddick Smith (b. 1862) — also known as Carmi R. Smith — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Girard, Branch County, Mich., May 19, 1862. Son of Mahlon A. Smith (c.1830-1892) and Louise (Reddick) Smith (born 1834); married 1890 to Mary E. Stafford. Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper mills; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1898; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1903; resigned 1903; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) — also known as Quincy A. Smith — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 6, 1844. Brother of Stearns Fisher Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905. Member