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Charles Earl Sabin (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Sabin —
of La Junta, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Adams Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 18,
1887.
Son of Edward Vincent Sabin and Marilla (Post) Sabin.
Lawyer; delegate to
Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph F. Sablich (b. 1928) —
of Caspian, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Caspian, Iron
County, Mich., July 11,
1928.
Son of Nick Sablich and Milka Sablich.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Son of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Gregory Sadowski (1903-1961) —
also known as George G. Sadowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 12,
1903.
Son of Charles Sadowski and Ludwika (Jurkiewitz) Sadowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1928; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1933-39, 1943-51;
defeated in primary, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
9, 1961 (age 58 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George W. Sample (d. 1945) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1918-45; died in office 1945.
Died May 16,
1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brenda K. Sanders (b. 1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1959.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Herbert A. Sanford (b. 1860) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-94; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1911; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Maggie Peak. |
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Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., November
19, 1897.
Son of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died June 12,
1951 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
to Florence Peterson. |
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Alfred H. Sauer (b. 1881) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeffrey L. Sauter —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1991-.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert B. Savidge (b. 1889) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
6, 1889.
Son of B. Newton Savidge (died 1915) and Jessia (Bates) Savidge.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Osceola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-28, 1933-38.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (b. 1834) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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David H. Sawyer (b. 1947) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1947.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 8,
1848.
Lawyer; insurance
business; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District,
1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate M. Sipley. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Esther Snyder. |
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Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) —
also known as Robert N. Sawyer —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira T. Sayre (b. 1858) —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hector, Schuyler
County, N.Y., March 6,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) —
of Lake Bluff, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
10, 1904.
Lawyer; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63, 1st
District 1964-76); appointed 1951.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died June 15,
1986 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Crandall Schlinker —
also known as John C. Schlinker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Matthew Schneider —
of Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 2005-08.
Still living as of 2008.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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George G. Scott (b. 1874) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Son of Rev. John P. Scott.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Scully (1862-1913) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1897-1900; defeated, 1900; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1900-01; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 8th Circuit, 1911.
Died in 1913
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April 28,
1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Emanuel Seidler (1890-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born May 1,
1890.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1936, 1938; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1939; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Died May 15,
1958 (age 68 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis William Seidman (b. 1921) —
also known as L. William Seidman —
of Michigan; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 29,
1921.
Son of Frank E. Seidman and Esther (Lubetsky) Seidman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; accountant;
lawyer; economist;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1962; economic advisor to President Gerald
Ford, 1974-76, and to Ronald
Reagan, 1982-84; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
1985-91; chairman, Resolution Trust Corporation, 1989-91.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence W. Sessions —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Lawyer; law partner of John
Vanderwerp; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1906-11; resigned 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) —
also known as Henry W. Seymour —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 21,
1834.
Son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour
(born 1804).
Lawyer; farmer; lumber
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th
District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated
(Democratic), 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1906 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Caleb
Seymour Pitkin; first cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy
(Pixley) Seymour (born 1804); fourth cousin of David
Lowrey Seymour; second cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and McNeil
Seymour; third cousin of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherill Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour, Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; married, October
27, 1869, to Isabel Randell (died 1874); married, June 30,
1875, to Elizabeth Craig (died 1876); married, June 29,
1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton
G. Seymour. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
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John Clarence Shaffer (1888-1969) —
also known as John C. Shaffer —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., August
31, 1888.
Son of John M. Shaffer and Dora (Troy) Shaffer.
Republican. Lawyer; Gladwin
County Prosecuting Attorney; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; Gladwin
County Probate Judge, 1932-35; circuit
judge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1936-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961-62.
Catholic.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., March 14,
1969 (age 80 years, 195
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Frank Shepherd (b. 1853) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District,
1897-1900; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1900-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin J. Shepherd (born c.1919) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary,
1959.
Member, Optimist
Club; Toastmasters;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1959.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Shepherd (b. 1934) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1934.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983.
Jewish.
Member, NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1990.
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Edmund Claude Shields (1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Son of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1898.
Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Hinsdill Smedley (1893-1980) —
also known as Harold H. Smedley; Dike
Smedley —
of Michigan.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
29, 1893.
Son of Charles Osmer Smedley (1856-1926) and Lillian M. (Hinsdill)
Smedley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
Four time national flyrod accuracy champion; considered to be one of
the best flyrod fishermen in the country.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November, 1980
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) —
of Stevensville, Berrien
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1994, 1998.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Alvah G. Smith (b. 1862) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Sunfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Mumford Smith (1903-1968) —
also known as Arthur M. Smith —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scott, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
19, 1903.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1959-68; died in office
1968.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1968 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Colin L. Smith (b. 1910) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., April 23,
1910.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1941-44;
defeated in primary, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1945-50.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Frances C. Muvrin. |
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April 28,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Day Smith (1875-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born July 22,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1935
(primary); appointed 1939; defeated, 1940, 1941.
Died March 25,
1958 (age 82 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Cassorte Smith (1856-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Smith —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 2,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1902.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
7, 1911 (age 55 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March 30,
1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Ora Lynn Smith, Sr. (1879-1942) —
also known as O. L. Smith —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., October
8, 1879.
Son of James D. Smith and Henrietta (Miller) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George
P. Stone, 1913-14; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1927-28; candidate
in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
O. L. Smith Elementary School in Dearborn is named for
him.
Died November
27, 1942 (age 63 years, 50
days).
Interment at Moscow
Plains Cemetery, Moscow, Mich.
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Otis M. Smith (1922-1994) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968;
vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Joyce Cummings. |
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Samuel William Smith (1852-1931) —
also known as Samuel W. Smith —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Independence Township, Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1897-1915.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1931 (age 78 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Stearns Fisher Smith (b. 1835) —
also known as Stearns F. Smith —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dover, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
18, 1835.
Lawyer; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1894; circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1895-1905; appointed 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Son of Franklin Campbell Smith and Mary (Majors) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Virgil C. Smith, Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1977-88; defeated
in primary, 1970 (13th District), 1972 (10th District); resigned
1988; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1988-.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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William Alden Smith (1859-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1888-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1895-1907; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1907-19; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
11, 1932 (age 73 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Dale Souter —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1943-59; appointed 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Consider A. Stacy —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1846-48; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank O. Staiger, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
1, 1930.
Son of Frank O. Staiger, Sr. and Leona (Little) Staiger.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene E. Wagener. |
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James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) —
also known as James B. Stanley —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; 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.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in 1977
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. James Starr (1931-2009) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., July 11,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate in primary for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1969.
Died July 20,
2009 (age 78 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1958
to Phyllis Anne McConnell. |
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1962.
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Joseph Hall Steere (b. 1852) —
also known as Joseph H. Steere —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 19,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1882-1911; resigned 1911;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1884;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1911-27; appointed 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1913, 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin R. Stempien (b. 1933) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1965-66, 1969-72;
defeated, 1966; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972, 1976 (primary);
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married 1955
to Corinne J. Lotowski. |
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James E. Stephenson (1926-2009) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April 21,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude H. Stevens (1884-1982) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1929-32.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 21,
1895.
Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma Nu
Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 29,
1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Beal. |
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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C. Shirley Stewart —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910, 1915-18; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1941-53.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Stewart (b. 1949) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., May 1,
1949.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 20th District; elected 2000.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2000.
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Walter N. Stockfish (1908-1973) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 16,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1935-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
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.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George P. Stone (b. 1848) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wheatland, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
18, 1848.
Son of Levi Stone and Phila (Preston) Stone.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1900-05; defeated, 1905, 1911;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1907; law partner of O. L.
Smith, 1913-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Grover Stone (1871-1939) —
also known as John G. Stone —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1922-39; appointed 1922; died in
office 1939.
Died May 21,
1939 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Son of Rev. Chauncey Stone and Sarah (Bird) Stone.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 24,
1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Eugene J. Stroia (1927-2002) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
25, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961.
Died March 11,
2002 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bart T. Stupak (b. 1952) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Son of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Sullivan (b. 1922) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Wayne
County Clerk, 1970; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-86; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1980; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1986-; appointed 1986.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 1987.
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Son of John
A. C. Swainson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets; Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting a
bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Joseph Patrick Swallow (b. 1932) —
also known as Joseph P. Swallow —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
31, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 105th District, 1965-72; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1977; candidate in primary for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1978.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1978.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Theodore W. Swift (1928-2000) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born June 8,
1928.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1962; lawyer.
Died February
25, 2000 (age 71 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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