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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.
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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.
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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). |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila
M. Geddes. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March
20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. |
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memorial |
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1939 |
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Carlos A. Reading —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December
29, 1924, to Agnes Burns. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Arthur Retan and Florence Agnes (Friend) Retan; married to
Fern Inez Listeman. |
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memorial |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jay B. Rising —
of Michigan.
Lawyer; Michigan
state treasurer, 2003-.
Still living as of 2003.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Bob Roddis blog |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret
Collins. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1911 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ambrose Royal and Mary Adelaide (Buchner) Royal; married to Laura
Almina Bugbee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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