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Louis C. Rabaut Louis Charles Rabaut (1886-1961) — also known as Louis C. Rabaut — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1935-47, 1949-61; defeated, 1932, 1946; died in office 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1952, 1956; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial District, 1961. Catholic. Author of the amendment which inserted the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance. Died in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., November 12, 1961 (age 74 years, 342 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Clara Lenau (Reid) Rabaut and Louis Aloysius Rabaut; married, June 28, 1911, to Stella Marie Petz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Max Radin (1880-1950) — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Kempen, Poland, March 29, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; American Association of University Professors. Died, from an intestinal obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., June 22, 1950 (age 70 years, 85 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married, July 2, 1909, to Rose Jaffe; married, June 30, 1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of Sherwood Anderson).
  Stanley E. Rainko (1931-2011) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Mich.; Harrison Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born August 21, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961; member, Sterling Heights City Council, 1968-81. Died April 8, 2011 (age 79 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Norman J. Randall (1896-1975) — of Mio, Oscoda County, Mich. Born March 31, 1896. Republican. Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Presque Isle District, 1933; Oscoda County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in 1975 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., May 6, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Rotary. Died in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., August 5, 1991 (age 88 years, 91 days). Interment at Caro Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 4, 1932, to Margaret C. Robins.
Epaphroditus Ransom Epaphroditus Ransom (1798-1859) — of Vermont; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin County, Mass., March 24, 1798. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1830; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of Michigan, 1848-50; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1853-54. Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., November 9, 1859 (age 61 years, 230 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Uncle of Elizabeth Noyes Ransom (who married Charles Eugene Otis); granduncle of Edward Cahill.
  Political family: Otis family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ransom Avenue, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) — of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Dundee, Monroe County, Mich., May 30, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Rotary; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died February 16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila M. Geddes.
  Richard Raudabaugh (1866-1934) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, February 19, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1911-12; defeated, 1912. German ancestry. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 25, 1934 (age 68 years, 248 days). Interment at North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Raudabaugh and Catherine (Roberts) Raudabaugh; married, October 15, 1891, to Susan E. 'Sue' Fanger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas Read Thomas Read (1881-1962) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary, 1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950. Congregationalist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in 1962 (age about 81 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March 20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Carlos A. Reading — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1929. Burial location unknown.
  William G. Reamon (1927-2001) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1960, 1962, 1964; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1969. Died, following a heart attack, on January 10, 2001 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
James A. Reed James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) — also known as James A. Reed — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 9, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908, 1912, 1916; speaker, 1900, 1912; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1911-29; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1928, 1932. Died in Fairview, Oscoda County, Mich., September 8, 1944 (age 82 years, 304 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Reed and Nancy Reed; married, August 1, 1887, to Lura M. Olmsted; married, December 13, 1933, to Nell Q. Donnelly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917
  Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Forty and Eight; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died in 1978 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Mapes.
  D. Neil Reid (1900-1981) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Redford Township (part now in Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., March 30, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947. Died in 1981 (age about 81 years). Interment at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  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; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Donald L. Reisig (1934-2016) — of Ingham County, Mich.; Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in 1934. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968-76. Died October 21, 2016 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) — also known as Fletcher L. Renton — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 15, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December 29, 1924, to Agnes Burns.
  Clare Arthur Retan (1888-1931) — also known as Clare Retan — of Michigan. Born in Hudson, Lenawee County, Mich., June 8, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; Michigan state attorney general, 1926; appointed 1926. Died in Windsor, Ontario, July 1, 1931 (age 43 years, 23 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Arthur Retan and Florence Agnes (Friend) Retan; married to Fern Inez Listeman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Levi Sampson Rice (1855-1934) — also known as Levi S. Rice — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., November 5, 1855. Democrat. Hotelier; lawyer; postmaster at Bessemer, Mich., 1894-97, 1915-18; candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1906; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1932. Member, Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died, from stomach cancer and prostate cancer, in Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich., March 5, 1934 (age 78 years, 120 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Micajah Rice and Maria Olive (Lilley) Rice; married, September 5, 1875, to Lillie Jane Hull.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wayne Remington Rice (b. 1885) — also known as Wayne R. Rice — of White Cloud, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Mich., July 26, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; Newaygo County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1910; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1913-18; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1917-18. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Robert L. Richardson Jr. (b. 1926) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 20, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Still living as of 1979.
  Andrew C. Richner (b. 1961) — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 4, 1961. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 1st District, 1997-; member of University of Michigan board of regents; elected 2002; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004. Presbyterian. Member, Federalist Society. Still living as of 2004.
  Almond B. Riford (d. 1884) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1869-72; postmaster at Benton Harbor, Mich., 1877-84. Died in 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Hattie B. Riford.
  Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924-2004) — also known as Dorothy Ruth Comstock — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 6, 1924. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1972; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1976-82; appointed 1976; resigned 1982; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982-83, 1985-97; defeated, 1982; appointed 1982; resigned 1997; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-91. Female. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died October 23, 2004 (age 79 years, 322 days). Burial location unknown.
  Claude Nicholas Riopelle (c.1845-1894) — also known as Claude N. Riopelle — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1845. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1869-70. French ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Grace Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 24, 1894 (age about 49 years). Interment at Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dominic Riopelle and Elizabeth (Gouin) Riopelle; second cousin of Hyacinthe F. Riopelle; second cousin once removed of Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle and Oscar Alexander Riopelle.
  Political family: Riopelle family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oscar Alexander Riopelle (1880-1959) — also known as Oscar A. Riopelle — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., August 23, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1921-24; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1930; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932. French ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1959 (age 79 years, 66 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Riopelle and Henrietta (Rousseau) Riopelle; married, December 30, 1903, to Mae Lizzie Churchill; first cousin once removed of Hyacinthe F. Riopelle; second cousin of Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle; second cousin once removed of Claude Nicholas Riopelle.
  Political family: Riopelle family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael J. Riordan — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Lawyer; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2012-; appointed 2012. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Federal Bar Association; Catholic Lawyers Society. Still living as of 2013.
  Jay B. Rising — of Michigan. Lawyer; Michigan state treasurer, 2003-. Still living as of 2003.
  Lynn Nancy Rivers (b. 1956) — also known as Lynn N. Rivers — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Au Gres, Arenac County, Mich., December 19, 1956. Democrat. Caterer and chef; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1993-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1995-2003; defeated in primary, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996, 2000. Female. Protestant. Still living as of 2021.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John L. Roach — of Genesee County, Mich. Lawyer; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1941, 1947, 1953. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) — also known as Farrell E. Roberts — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District, 1957-60; member of Michigan state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th District 1965-66); candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis; Elks; Amvets. Died in 1985 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1948, to Phyllis E. Miller.
  Carl A. Robinson (b. 1886) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in La Grange, Cook County, Ill., June 20, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1917-18. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 29, 1914, to Catherine Van Court.
Robert W. Roddis Robert W. Roddis (born c.1951) — also known as Bob Roddis — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1951. Libertarian. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1980 (13th District), 1988 (14th District), 1990 (12th District); candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1984, 1992, 2012. Still living as of 2012.
  Image source: Bob Roddis blog
  George Scott Romney (b. 1941) — also known as G. Scott Romney — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 7, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 2000-; appointed 2000; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2012; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Mormon. Member, Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 2012.
  Relatives: Son of George Wilcken Romney and Lenore Romney; brother of Willard Mitt Romney; married to Ellen Rogers; married 1967 to Ronna Eileen Stern; father of Ronna Romney McDaniel; uncle of Craig Romney; grandson of Harold Arundel Lafount; grandnephew of Vernon Romney; first cousin once removed of Marion George Romney and Vernon Bradford Romney; first cousin twice removed of Miles Romney and Kenneth Romney; second cousin once removed of Miles J. Romney Jr..
  Political family: Romney family.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Arthur R. Rood (1858-1900) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., 1858. Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; candidate for mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899. Died, of typhoid fever, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 4, 1900 (age about 41 years). Burial location unknown.
  James Richard Rood (b. 1906) — also known as James R. Rood — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in La Rose, Marshall County, Ill., March 31, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967. Presbyterian. Member, Civitan; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret Collins.
  Adam L. Roof (1810-1885) — of Lyons, Ionia County, Mich. Born in New York, February 22, 1810. Lawyer; surveyor; Ionia County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia District, 1845; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1849-50. Died January 26, 1885 (age 74 years, 339 days). Interment at Lyons Township Cemetery, Lyons, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Carrisa Knox; father of Albert K. Roof.
Brian J. Rooney Brian J. Rooney (b. 1972) — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 28, 1972. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Gulf War; lawyer; board member, Pittsburgh Steelers pro football team; director of communications and development for the Thomas More Law Center, a conservative public interest law firm; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 2010; deputy director, Michigan Department of Human Services. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Rooney; brother of Patrick J. Rooney Jr. and Thomas J. Rooney; nephew of Daniel Milton Rooney; grandson of Art Rooney.
  Political family: Rooney family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  Image source: Michigan Department of Human Services
  Gerald Ellis Rosen (b. 1951) — also known as Gerald Rosen — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chandler, Maricopa County, Ariz., October 26, 1951. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1982; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1990-. Jewish. Member, Federalist Society. Still living as of 1999.
  Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Riga, Latvia, August 3, 1876. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary Consul for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1923-49; Honorary Consul-General for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1949-51. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Navy League; Rotary; B'nai B'rith. Died, in the Jewish Home for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg; married, November 17, 1924, to Mildred Simons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Louis James Rosenberg: Mazzini, The Prophet of the Religion of Humanity (1903) — The Medical Expert and Other Papers (1911) — Scraps and Bits (1916)
John Q. Ross John Q. Ross (b. 1873) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born near Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio, June 28, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of John Vanderwerp, 1910; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1911-14; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Stephen John Roth (1908-1974) — also known as Stephen J. Roth — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Sajószöged, Hungary, April 21, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1946; Michigan state attorney general, 1949-50; defeated, 1950; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1952-62; defeated, 1947; appointed 1952; resigned 1962; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1962-74; died in office 1974. Died July 11, 1974 (age 66 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Mark L. Rowley (1889-1958) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born August 16, 1889. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941 (primary); lawyer. Died October 29, 1958 (age 69 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles A. Roxborough (b. 1888) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Louisiana, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1922, 1932; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1934, 1936, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis Eldoris Royal (1855-1921) — also known as Lewis E. Royal — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich.; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Alford, Berkshire County, Mass., June 8, 1855. Lawyer; mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1889-90; candidate for mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, 1916. French Canadian ancestry. Died in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, December 11, 1921 (age 66 years, 186 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Ambrose Royal and Mary Adelaide (Buchner) Royal; married to Laura Almina Bugbee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herbert J. Rushton (1877-1947) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 14, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Delta County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1927-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1936; Michigan state attorney general, 1941-44. Died in 1947 (age about 70 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
  Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) — also known as Spencer B. Russell — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Jerusalem, Yates County, N.Y., November 24, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; mayor of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., November 22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363 days). Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Marie Helen Van Eps (daughter of John E. Van Eps).
  Political family: VanEps family of Mt. Clemens and Clinton Township, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Harold M. Ryan Harold Martin Ryan (1911-2007) — also known as Harold M. Ryan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 6, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate 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, 1976-85. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma; Lions. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 8, 2007 (age 96 years, 30 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Lillian Wargnier.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  James E. Ryan (1890-1958) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born December 12, 1890. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1941. Died November 25, 1958 (age 67 years, 348 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ronald M. Ryan — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1963-67; appointed 1963. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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