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Clarence J. Dacey (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
7, 1892.
Son of Dennis Dacey and Margaret (Reynolds) Dacey.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1929-30; defeated, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1931-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent P. Dacey (b. 1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1921-24, 1929-32; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; candidate in
Democratic primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Peter J. Danhof (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
1, 1864.
Son of John Danhof and Rensina Danhof.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; law partner of Allen
C. Adsit, 1901-12; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1911; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1915; appointed 1915; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1916, 1918, 1934
(primary).
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1944 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite DenHerder. |
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August 9,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Emil Ames Dapper (1844-1906) —
also known as Emil A. Dapper —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1844.
Socialist. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1902.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
13, 1906 (age 62 years, 265
days).
Interment at Valley
City Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) —
also known as Frank P. Darin —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy,
September
21, 1899.
Son of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23;
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, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Peter P. Darrow —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964.
Still living as of 1999.
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John G. David (1911-2000) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born August
29, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1948.
Died March 25,
2000 (age 88 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Larry S. Davidow (1895-1991) —
also known as Lazarus S. Davidow —
of Michigan.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
15, 1895.
Lawyer; delegate to Socialist National Convention from
Michigan, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1920 (Socialist, 13th District),
1926 (Republican primary, 1st District), 1938 (Democratic primary,
17th District), 1942 (Democratic primary, 17th District); candidate
in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
5th District, 1961.
Died March 9,
1991 (age 95 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl J. Davis (1885-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1885.
Son of John E. Davis and Ida Davis.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1921-24; resigned
1924.
Died November
9, 1936 (age 51 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Lenore F. Cowles. |
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James M. Davis (b. 1844) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Orchard Grove, Lake
County, Ind., September
11, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Probate Judge, 1889-96; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Day (1919-2000) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1919.
Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Chi; Lions; Elks.
Died February
19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rufus Day (1849-1923) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April 17,
1849.
Son of Luther
T. Day and Emily (Spalding) Day.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1886-90; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1898; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1899-1903; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1903-22.
Lutheran.
Died in Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich., July 9,
1923 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Alston Gordon Dayton (1857-1920) —
also known as Alston G. Dayton —
of Upshur
County, W.Va.; Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in Philippi, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
18, 1857.
Son of Spencer Dayton and Sarah (Bush) Dayton.
Republican. Lawyer; Upshur
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879; Barbour
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1895-1905;
resigned 1905; U.S.
District Judge for West Virginia, 1905.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 30,
1920 (age 62 years, 286
days).
Interment at Fraternity
Cemetery, Philippi, W.Va.
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Joseph Francis Deeb (1909-1978) —
also known as Joseph F. Deeb —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1909.
Son of Michael George Deeb and Rose (Balesh) Deeb.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1940-53.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 30,
1978 (age 69 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke.
Republican. Lawyer; Alcona
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 10,
1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Charles J. DeLand (1879-1943) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
18, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1906-10; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1915-20; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1921-26; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1929-30; defeated, 1934, 1940; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Died in 1943
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Denby (1870-1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
18, 1870.
Son of Charles
Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during the
Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ray Derham (1888-1957) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., September
3, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1933-34; defeated in primary, 1934;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1947.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
27, 1957 (age 69 years, 85
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Son of Roy P. Dethmers and Agnes (DeRoos) Dethmers.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Donald McDonald Dickinson (1846-1917) —
also known as Donald M. Dickinson; Don M.
Dickinson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Ontario, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
17, 1846.
Son of Col. Asa C. Dickinson and Minerva H. Dickinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1876; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1880-85; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association.
Died October
15, 1917 (age 71 years, 271
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Gerrit John Diekema (1859-1930) —
also known as Gerrit J. Diekema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 27,
1859.
Son of W. Diekema and H. (Stegeman) Diekema.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1885-92; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1889-90; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; mayor of
Holland, Mich., 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1896,
1924;
Michigan
Republican state chair, 1900-11, 1927-29; bank
president; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1908-11; defeated,
1910; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1916; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1929-30, died in office 1930.
Died in Netherlands,
December
20, 1930 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Robert W. Dilley (1918-1998) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born October
13, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1950.
Died July 14,
1998 (age 79 years, 274
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen McFarland. |
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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.
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,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Martin M. Doctoroff (b. 1933) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1933.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Nugent Dodds (b. 1887) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., June 17,
1887.
Son of Francis
Henry Dodds and Mollie (Nugent) Dodds.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds.
School
teacher; lawyer; law partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Michael L. Donahue (b. 1940) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., March 26,
1940.
Libertarian. Lawyer; bank
officer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1998; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2000; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) —
also known as George A. Dondero —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., December
16, 1883.
Son of Louis Dondero and Caroline (Truthern) Dondero.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53,
18th District 1953-57).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., January
29, 1968 (age 84 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakview
Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich.
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Ann Elizabeth Donnelly (b. 1924) —
also known as Ann E. Donnelly —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 3,
1924.
Daughter of Emma (Keightley) Donnelly and Leo
Charles Donnelly.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961-62.
Female.
Still living as of 1962.
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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Son of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Minton Donnelly (1885-1946) —
also known as William M. Donnelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 5,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1926, 1928, 1930;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1934, 1940; died in office
1946; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Died January
30, 1946 (age 60 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Judith Dennehy Doran (c.1943-2003) —
also known as Judith D. Doran —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, about 1943.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women.
Died, of cancer, on
February
24, 2003 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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M. Edward Doran (b. 1895) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bronson, Branch
County, Mich., October
1, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
St. Joseph County Democratic Party, 1935-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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William G. Doty (1852-1919) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
6, 1852.
Son of George Washington Doty (born 1825) and Rhoda Jane (Brown)
Doty.
Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1891-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1919
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Samuel
Doty; son of George Washington Doty (born 1825) and Rhoda Jane
(Brown) Doty; married, June 26,
1877, to Kate Westcott (born 1853). |
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Andrew B. Dougherty (1863-1928) —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in St. John, New
Brunswick, 1863.
Son of Archibald
K. Dougherty.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1923-26; appointed 1923; resigned 1926.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
8, 1928 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Edward Leon Douglas (b. 1927) —
also known as Edward L. Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 29,
1927.
Son of Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen Ellis. |
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William E. Dowling —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom Downs (1916-2007) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., July 11,
1916.
Son of George Downs and Elizabeth (Seiling) Downs.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1996.
Unitarian.
Died in 2007
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Elizabeth 'Bette' Mohrmann. |
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Raymond H. Dresser (b. 1901) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., January
28, 1901.
Son of Niles E. Dresser and Lou (Sherk) Dresser.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939-47; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Lola Juckett. |
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Henry Martyn Duffield (1842-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Duffield —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1842.
Son of Rev. George Duffield and Isabella Graham (Bethune) Duffield.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1876; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 13,
1912 (age 70 years, 59
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1863
to Frances Pitt. |
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd
District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Major
L. Dunham; son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham;
married 1917
to Frances Adeline Rogers. |
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Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) —
also known as Charles J. Dunn —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Houghton
County, Mich., July 14,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in
Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1908,
1916;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office
1939.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stuart J. Dunnings, Jr. —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1956, 1957.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1982.
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George Harman Durand (1838-1903) —
also known as George H. Durand —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., February
21, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of John
J. Carton; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1873-75; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1875-77; defeated,
1876; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892; appointed 1892; defeated,
1893; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1892.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 8,
1903 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Clyne Ward Durst, Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Son of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.
(1908-1992).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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John W. Dwyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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