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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) —
also known as Byron S. Waite —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
27, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant
prosecuting attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899;
member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry E. Walbridge (1850-1927) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Glover, Orleans
County, Vt., March
31, 1850.
Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 19th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1927
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Walbridge and Zilpha (Allen) Walbridge; half-brother of John
Hill Walbridge; first cousin twice removed of Nathan
Read; second cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
William Walbridge and Henry
Sanford Walbridge; third cousin once removed of John
Jay Walbridge, John
Adams Dix, David
Safford Walbridge, Hiram
Walbridge, Hiram
Augustus Huse and Charles
Kirk Tilden; third cousin twice removed of Jabez
Upham, George
Baxter Upham and Elijah
Hunt Mills; third cousin thrice removed of Timothy
Bigelow; fourth cousin of Charles
Otis Nason; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen, Gouverneur
Morris, Rufus
Heaton, Alexander
Wheelock Thayer, James
Phineas Upham, John
Ogden Bigelow and Cyrus
Packard Walbridge. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to Helen
Miller. |
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Henry Nelson Walker (1811-1886) —
also known as Henry N. Walker —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., November
30, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1844; Michigan
state attorney general, 1845-47; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1859-60.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1886 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Myron H. Walker (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1855.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1894 (Prohibition),
1902 (Democratic); Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911, 1922, 1923 (Democratic);
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1914-22; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Walker, Jr. and Louisa (Everett) Walker; married 1888 to Nettie
Stevens. |
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Samuel J. Wall (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Courtland Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 10,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; Wexford
County Clerk, 1889-96; chair of
Wexford County Republican Party, 1892-1900; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1894-96; postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1898-1905.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., September
24, 1905 (age 54 years, 76
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Wall and Mary (Morris) Wall. |
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Ward I. Waller (b. 1891) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in 1891.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1943-51; appointed 1943;
resigned 1951.
Burial location unknown.
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Norton D. Walling (1858-c.1922) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 24,
1858.
Lawyer; mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1894-95.
Died about 1922 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel F. Walsh (b. 1930) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1930.
Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1969-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-88; resigned 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Joseph F. Walsh (b. 1867) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn Rose
Morris. |
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Michael Thomas Ward (1884-1951) —
also known as M. Thomas Ward —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Harvard, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
10, 1951 (age 66 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Ward and Mary (Kain) Ward; married to Vera
Wilkinson. |
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Dale Warner (b. 1941) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., February
3, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1967-74.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Eta Sigma; Lions.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fred L. Warner (b. 1877) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ingham County News, June 18, 1936 |
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Charles Beecher Warren (1870-1936) —
also known as Charles B. Warren —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate; member, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1912-20; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1921-22; Mexico, 1924.
Died, of heart
disease, in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1936 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John R. Watkins (b. 1892) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., February
21, 1892.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1928-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Watkins and Agnes W. (Harvey) Watkins; married 1920 to Louise
Stoddard. |
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Lucius Whitney Watkins (1873-1950) —
also known as L. Whitney Watkins —
of Norvell Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Norvell Township, Jackson
County, Mich., August
6, 1873.
Farmer;
lawyer; bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1899-1905, 1920-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904
(alternate), 1912;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1909-12; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1912.
Member, Audubon
Society; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
17, 1950 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucius Denison Watkins and Sarah Tinkler (English) Watkins;
married, June 28,
1899, to Grace Edith Alley. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Roy Milton Watkins (b. 1874) —
also known as Roy M. Watkins —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rockford, Kent
County, Mich., October
17, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Register of Probate, 1907-11; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude A. Watson (b. 1885) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wexford
County, Mich., June 26,
1885.
Ordained
minister; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936; Prohibition candidate for
California
state attorney general, 1938, 1942, 1946; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948.
Free
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Watson (1880-1943) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
20, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1923-38.
Died in 1943
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Watson —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-32; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1941.
Burial location unknown.
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Flint C. Watt —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Douglas
Welch; candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Clyde Watt (1875-1937) —
of Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., October
4, 1875.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1905-08; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died July 1,
1937 (age 61 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel A. Watt and Alice A. (Cotton) Watt; married, March 1,
1905, to S. Pearl Flint. |
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1950; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general
solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
1870-85; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy
M. Whithington. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Charles P. Webster —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932 (primary), 1934.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) —
also known as William W. Wedemeyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
22, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912; died in office 1913.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Accidentally drowned
in the harbor at Colón, Panama,
January
2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286
days); his remains were never
recovered.
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Stanley E. Wedge (b. 1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich., July 30,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; dairy farmer; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-26; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1941-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Weeks (1839-1904) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., August
3, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney; probate judge in Michigan, 1870-76;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1884, 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
17, 1904 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl M. Weideman —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935;
appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1972 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George A. Weins —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball
in Detroit; helped organize the Cass Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Douglas Reynolds Welch (1913-1994) —
also known as Douglas Welch —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
22, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Flint
C. Watt; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 28,
1994 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry T. Welch and Blanche (Reynolds) Welch; married, October
20, 1938, to Winifred McKendry. |
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Donald Frederick Welday, Sr. (1902-1991) —
also known as Donald F. Welday; Don Welday —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Allen Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died, in a hospital
at Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., 1991
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Glen
Eden Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Franklin Welday and Emma Welday; married to Anne Deska;
grandfather of Paul
Frederick Welday. |
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Hezekiah Griffith Wells (1812-1885) —
also known as Hezekiah G. Wells —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856,
1872
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member
of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1840 to Achsah
Strong. |
| | | Wells Hall (built 1877 as dormitory, burned
1905; rebuilt on same site 1907, converted to offices 1940s,
demolished 1966; rebuilt on different site 1960s as a major classroom
and office building, and expanded since) at Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. |
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Sybrant Wesselius (c.1859-1926) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1859.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1889; Independent candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1908; candidate in Republican primary for
Governor
of Michigan, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 9,
1926 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank S. Weston (b. 1873) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1873.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; insurance
business; postmaster at Bay
City, Mich., 1883-87; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Thomas J. Whinery (1899-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1940 (Kent County 1st
District), 1944 (Kent County 1st District), 1948 (Kent County 1st
District), 1964 (93rd District).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1982 (age 82 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Joseph B. Whinery and Fannie (Barker) Whinery; married, January
14, 1939, to Elizabeth Morrill Atkinson. |
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Elmer Eugene White (born c.1940) —
also known as Elmer White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1990.
Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Kathy White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1998.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer; banker;
founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining
company; postmaster at Carp
River, Mich., 1851-56; Marquette,
Mich., 1856; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
29, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; president and chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gretchen Esther Whitmer (b. 1971) —
also known as Gretchen Whitmer; "Big
Gretch" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
23, 1971.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 2001-06 (70th District 2001-02,
69th District 2003-06); member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 2006-14; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 2016; Governor of
Michigan, 2019-.
Still living as of 2022.
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Guy Joseph Wicksall (1872-1910) —
also known as Guy J. Wicksall —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
19, 1872.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
23, 1910 (age 38 years, 126
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, South Haven, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wicksall. |
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Howard Wiest (1864-1945) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., February
24, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1887-88; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1900-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1921-45; appointed 1921; died in
office 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1930, 1938.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
16, 1945 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Merlin Wiley (1875-1963) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich., May 7,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan
state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died April
24, 1963 (age 87 years, 352
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Morton Smith Wilkinson (1819-1894) —
also known as Morton S. Wilkinson —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Wells, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
22, 1819.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1849-50; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1859-65; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1869-71; defeated
(Democratic), 1888; member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1874-77.
Died in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
4, 1894 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Mankato, Minn.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1849-53; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke
and died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Philip John Williams (b. 1901) —
also known as Philip J. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kastrion, Arcadia, Greece,
February
17, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 4th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April
24, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Ellis F. Wilson —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Shiawassee
County, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Hal P. Wilson (b. 1883) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., August
22, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1914 (Democratic), 1916; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 30,
1912, to Anna I. Downing. |
| | | Image source: Bench and Bar of
Michigan, 1918 |
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Rollin Robbins Winslow (b. 1893) —
also known as Rollin R. Winslow —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., August
11, 1893.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, 1920-21; Vladivostok, 1922-23; Batavia, 1923; Soerabaya, 1923-25; U.S. Consul in Soerabaya, 1925; Winnipeg, 1926-28; Trieste, 1930-34; Plymouth, 1934-35; Quebec City, as of 1940-43.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bertrand Winslow and Cynthia Kelly (Robbins) Winslow;
married 1922 to Mary
Locke Macgowan. |
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896;
circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge. |
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Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., March
16, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 2002
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Dudley Witherell (1872-1947) —
also known as Herbert D. Witherell —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
22, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1930.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1947 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Solomon L. Withey (1820-1886) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., April
21, 1820.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1861-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 5th District, 1873.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
25, 1886 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1845 to Marion
L. Hindsill. |
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Alfred Wolcott (1858-1908) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, March
17, 1858.
Lawyer; Kent
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1889-92; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-96; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1900-08; died in office 1908.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 8,
1908 (age 49 years, 357
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Wolcott (1812-1892) and Mary Ann (Scoville) Wolcott;
brother of Anna Augusta Wolcott (who married Lemuel
Ballantine Bissell); married to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Hawk; second
great-grandnephew of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; third great-grandson of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of John
William Allen, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Henry
Titus Backus, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919) and Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin twice removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Samuel
Clesson Allen, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth and William
Wolcott Ellsworth; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799) and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Charles
Frederick Wadsworth, James
Wolcott Wadsworth and Edward
Oliver Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha
Hunt Allen, George
Washington Wolcott, James
Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and Selden
Chapin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James C. Wood (b. 1872) —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March
31, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Schoolcraft
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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William Woodbridge (1780-1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
20, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1807; member of Ohio
state senate, 1813-15; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1815-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820;
justice
of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1838-40; Governor of
Michigan, 1840-41; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1841-47.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
20, 1861 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus) Woodbridge;
married, June 29,
1806, to Julianna Trumbull; father of Julianna Trumbull
Woodbridge (who married Henry
Titus Backus (1809-1877)); third great-grandson of William
Leete; first cousin of Henry
Titus Backus (1809-1877); first cousin twice removed of George
Douglas Perkins; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington; first cousin five times removed of George
Philip Kazen; second cousin of Isaac
Backus; second cousin once removed of Enoch
Woodbridge and Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Huntington and Gurdon
Huntington; third cousin of Thomas
Worcester Hyde; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Joseph
Silliman (1756-1829), Samuel
H. Huntington, Timothy
Pitkin, Abel
Huntington, Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, Frederick
Enoch Woodbridge, Matthew
Griswold, Charles
Edward Hyde, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit and James
Davenport; third cousin thrice removed of John
Foster Dulles, Allen
Welsh Dulles and Selden
Chapin; fourth cousin of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Frederick
Wolcott, Dudley
Woodbridge (1782-1844), Henry
Meigs, Joseph
Silliman (c.1786-1850), Bela
Edgerton, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Heman
Ticknor, Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington, Martin
Olds, Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Charles
Phelps Huntington, Elisha
Mills Huntington and Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus
Seymour Porter, Samuel
Lathrop, Peter
Buell Porter, Theodore
Davenport, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Henry
Meigs Jr., John
Forsyth Jr., Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Edward
Green Bradford, Collins
Dwight Huntington, George
Milo Huntington, Joseph
Fitch Silliman, William
Clark Huntington, Henry
Stark Culver, Hiram
Bingham, John
Leffingwell Randolph and George
Leffingwell Reed. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The township
of Woodbridge,
Michigan, is named for
him. — Woodbridge Street,
in downtown Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) —
also known as Ari H. Woodruff —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., November
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1915-24; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District
1927-32); defeated, 1932.
Irish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Bell Woodworth (b. 1841) —
also known as Thomas B. Woodworth —
of Huron
County, Mich.
Born in 1841.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1877-78;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael E. Wooley —
Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 2007.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2007.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden; married
to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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George S. Wright (b. 1875) —
of Milan, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Essex Township, Clinton
County, Mich., March
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1915-16.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh. |
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James K. Wright (b. 1844) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Jackson
County, Mich., March 3,
1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72, 1875-76, 1883-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Wright (1895-1950) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
12, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1947-48.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ed Wyszynski (born c.1951) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Ledge, Mich., 1999-2001; defeated, 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Thelma
Randall. |
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Tracey A. Yokich (b. 1960) —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1988;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-96 (74th District 1991-92,
26th District 1993-96); Macomb
County Probate Judge, 2003-; elected () circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit 2012.
Female.
Serbian
and Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Horace Olin Young (1850-1917) —
also known as H. Olin Young —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in New Albion, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., August
4, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1879-80; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913.
Died in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., August
5, 1917 (age 67 years, 1
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard A. Young —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72,
32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors; Elks; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Robert Preston Young Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 13,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-.
African
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Joseph R. Zanglin (1914-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta,
July
7, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1949-50; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Eagles;
Jaycees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1992 (age 77 years, 346
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Hal W. Ziegler (b. 1932) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
23, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (50th District 1967-72,
23rd District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1975-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2012.
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Frederick C. Ziem (1916-2000) —
also known as Fred C. Ziem —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born March
17, 1916.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1960-85.
Died March
22, 2000 (age 84 years, 5
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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Arthur Paul Zirkaloso (1892-1958) —
also known as Arthur P. Zirkaloso —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1892.
Lawyer; mayor
of Lincoln Park, Mich., 1934-35.
Died January
7, 1958 (age 65 years, 8
days).
Interment at Michigan
Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest F. Zirkaloso and Anna Wilhelmina (Moede) Zirkaloso; married
1919 to
Frances N. Bayan. |
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memorial |
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