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• John Walford Bannasch (1906-1984) — also known as John W. Bannasch — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich.; Clarklake, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., November 28, 1906. Married 1931 to Dorothy H. Miller. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1943-50; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950. Methodist; later Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in Jackson County, Mich., June 12, 1984. Cremated.
  
  
• George N. Bashara, Jr. (1934-2002) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 7, 1934. Son of George N. Bashara. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; NAACP; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Delta Theta Phi. Died April 8, 2002. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) — also known as Frank D. Beadle — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Melvin, Sanilac County, Mich., February 16, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District 1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 2, 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) — of Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Springfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., June 30, 1883. Son of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1, 1905, to Mabel E. Snyder. Republican. Dairy farmer; real estate and insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Bennett (b. 1912) — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 15, 1912. Democrat. Accountant; Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92. Methodist. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Lions. Still living as of 1992.
  
  
• Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) — also known as Frank J. Berka — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Czechoslovakia, January 20, 1889. Son of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka; married, September 27, 1911, to Mabel Novak. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial artist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940. Czechoslovakian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Lions. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 24, 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Bezz (c.1922-2003) — also known as Walter Bezruchka — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate broker; mayor of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., November 27, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene F. Black (1903-1990) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Marine City, St. Clair County, Mich., January 27, 1903. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan state attorney general, 1947-48; circuit judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1954-55; appointed 1954; resigned 1955; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1956-72. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Optimist Club; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., August 4, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., March 17, 1933. Son of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to Carole Maxine Larson. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976. Seventh-Day Adventist. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Willard I. Bowerman, Jr. (1917-1987) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., May 3, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1953-60; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1961-65; defeated, 1965. Baptist. Member, Lions. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 22, 1987. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1891. Son of David H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake; married, January 1, 1917, to Marjorie Valentine. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Order of the Coif; Gleaners; Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich., April 24, 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William S. Broomfield (b. 1922) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 28, 1922. Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, July 29, 1917. Democrat. Mayor of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82. Catholic. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• David Francis Cargo (b. 1929) — also known as David F. Cargo — of New Mexico. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 13, 1929. Republican. Member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1962-67; Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986. Catholic. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) — also known as Elford A. Cederberg — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 6, 1918. Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated, 1950, 1978. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died April 17, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Sanford E. Charron (b. 1917) — of Pinconning, Bay County, Mich. Born in Crawford County, Mich., May 13, 1917. Married 1937 to Loretta V. Sorenson. Service station operator; member of Michigan state house of representatives 102nd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966 (Democratic), 1968 (Republican primary). Lutheran. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Lions. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) — of Alaska. Born in Fenton, Genesee County, Mich., January 19, 1925. U.S. Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska state attorney general, 1964-. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua County, N.Y., December 19, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1986. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., December 10, 1931. Married 1953 to Lila F. Vogel. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District 1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Lions. Still living as of 1984.
  
  
• Francis A. Crowley (1909-1980) — of Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., May 21, 1909. Married 1933 to Elma S. Wenner. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 61st District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 17th District, 1970. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 13, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert William Davis (b. 1932) — also known as Robert W. Davis; Bob Davis — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego County, Mich. Born in Marquette, Marquette County, Mich., July 31, 1932. Republican. Funeral director; member of Michigan state house of representatives 106th District, 1967-70; member of Michigan state senate 37th District, 1971-78; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1979-93. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Robert R. Day (1919-2000) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 12, 1919. Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August 10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions; Delta Chi. Died February 19, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alpheus P. Decker (1887-1965) — also known as A. P. Decker — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 15, 1887. Married 1910 to Grace L. Fritch. Republican. Farmer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961. Brethren. Member, Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 8, 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 28, 1935. Real estate broker; member of Michigan state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of Michigan state senate 36th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died of a heart attack, on an escalator at the Somerset Mall shopping center, Troy, Oakland County, Mich., 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, July 29, 1921. Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1955-58; member of Michigan state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 21, 1894. Married 1917 to Wella Caine. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court owner; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) — of Coloma, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Delton, Barry County, Mich., 1910. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1951-52; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial District, 1961. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) — also known as Louis H. Fead — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lexington, Sanilac County, Mich., May 2, 1877. Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married 1919 to Marion McPherson. Republican. Lawyer; Luce County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry State Bank; circuit judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1937; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Lions; Rotary. Died, from a heart attack while suffering from throat cancer, in the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 4, 1943. Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
  
  
• Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., March 30, 1910. Son of Charles Finkbeiner (1873-1948) and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February 10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Sandusky. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Lions; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) — also known as John W. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 24, 1924. Grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald; son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Lions; Sigma Chi. Died July 7, 2006. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  
  
• James N. Folks (1897-2001) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., October 19, 1897. Married 1919 to Jennie Strait. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Lions. Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 20, 2001. Interment at Horton Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
  
  
• William G. Gover (b. 1909) — of Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Crystal Valley, Oceana County, Mich., November 26, 1909. Son of Noel Gover and Myrtle (Wood) Gover; married to June B. Patterson. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Montcalm District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1962. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Odd Fellows; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Perry William Greene (1894-1974) — also known as Perry W. Greene — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1894. Married 1925 to Bernadine Hartnacke. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1945-62. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Heath (1886-1954) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in England, June 28, 1886. Republican. Coal mining superintendent; ice cream business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1945-54; nominated, but died before the election 1954; died in office 1954; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died September 1, 1954. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton County, Mich., February 5, 1909. Son of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to Katherine Grayson Graham. Republican. Lawyer; university professor; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 110th District, 1964. Lutheran. Member, American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Mu Alpha. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• James H. Heinze (b. 1914) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 4, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; insurance executive; member of Michigan state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Navy League; Freemasons; Lions; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Walter G. Herrick (1879-1949) — of Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich.; near Hubbardston, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Bushnell Township, Montcalm County, Mich., April 4, 1879. Son of Nathan Herrick and Mary Herrick; married 1903 to Lany R. Croel. Republican. Farmer; Montcalm County Treasurer, 1923-28; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1935-49; died in office 1949. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Lions. Died October 25, 1949. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) — also known as Milton E. Higgs — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., November 24, 1925. Son of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine Tarmichael. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Jaycees; Lions. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Quincy P. Hoffman (b. 1913) — of Applegate, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Applegate, Sanilac County, Mich., May 30, 1913. Republican. Farmer; Sanilac County Sheriff, 1959-64; member of Michigan state house of representatives 77th District, 1965-80. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich.; Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 9, 1933. Republican. Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1986.
  
  
• T. Jefferson Hoxie (1903-1978) — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Gratiot County, Mich., March 15, 1903. Son of Walter Hoxie and Effie (Blair) Hoxie; married to Helen D. Brumm. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of St. Louis, Mich., 1941-43; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1943-56; defeated in primary, 1940, 1960, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Rotary. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) — also known as D. J. Jacobetti — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., July 20, 1920. Married 1942 to Marie D. Burnette. Democrat. Representative, United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County 1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died November 28, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bartel John Jonkman (1884-1955) — also known as Bartel J. Jonkman — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 28, 1884. Son of John B. Jonkman and Sarah (Holwerda) Jonkman; married, September 28, 1904, to Anna Vanden Bosch. Republican. Lawyer; Kent County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940-49; defeated in primary, 1948. Christian Reformed. Member, Lions; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 13, 1955. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Matthew Kavanagh (1909-1975) — also known as Thomas M. Kavanagh — of Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich., August 4, 1909. Son of Thomas Kavanagh and Margaret (Barrett) Kavanagh; married, October 27, 1930, to Agnes C. Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1938; Michigan state attorney general, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1958-75; died in office 1975; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1964-66, 1971-75. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died April 19, 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clyde K. King (1925-2007) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 2, 1925. Married 1946 to Marilyn Wilks. Republican. Accountant; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987. Lutheran. Member, NAACP; Lions; Optimist Club. Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in Huron Woods Residential Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 4, 2007. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  
  
• Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) — also known as Victor A. Knox — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., January 13, 1899. Married, November 11, 1919, to Bertha Byers. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52; defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated, 1947, 1964. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., December 31, 1976. Interment at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Clarence B. Dell
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George A. Kohn (1885-1963) — of Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Otisco Township, Ionia County, Mich., June 2, 1885. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1950-54. Member, Lions. Died in 1963. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) — also known as Ray Krolikowski — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., July 25, 1928. Son of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski) Krolikowski. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1975-82. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Polish National Alliance; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Lions; Rotary. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., April 28, 1914. Son of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1941-44; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1945-46. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John E. Merrill (b. 1897) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Yale, St. Clair County, Mich., March 16, 1897. Son of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October 16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Merriman (b. 1920) — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., April 15, 1920. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, American Trial Lawyers Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 30, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Michael R. Milligan (b. 1954) — also known as Mike Milligan — of Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 20, 1954. Green. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1992; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 1998. Member, Audubon Society; Lions. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• Clayton T. Morrison (b. 1903) — of Pickford, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Mackinac County, Mich., December 11, 1903. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-66 (Chippewa County 1953-54, Chippewa District 1955-64, 106th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1936 (Chippewa County), 1966 (106th District). Methodist. Member, Izaak Walton League; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 13, 1927. Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta Blackwell. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1996; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92, 7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1999-. Black. Baptist. Member, NAACP; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• Kathleen Newsham — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1998-. Female. Catholic. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2002.
  
  
• Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth County, Ga. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died April 11, 1949. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Emil A. Peltz (1901-1960) — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich., November 12, 1901. Married, December 12, 1925, to Adelia G. Bruder. Republican. School teacher; hardware business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Presque Isle District, 1945-60; died in office 1960. Lutheran. Member, Lions. Died February 5, 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond A. Plank (b. 1916) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Elsie, Clinton County, Mich., January 4, 1916. Son of Ray K. Plank and Pearl (McCall) Plank; married, January 6, 1938, to Mildred Pauline Fink (1913-2007). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of radio stations; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Eagles; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James C. Quinlan (1879-1948) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., December 8, 1879. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1925-28, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1948; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1942. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died January 10, 1948. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  
  
• Elmer L. Radka (b. 1920) — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Rogers (now Rogers City), Presque Isle County, Mich., October 13, 1920. Son of Elmer G. Radka and Anna (Trapp) Radka; married to Margaret E. Krueger. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Presque Isle County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-76; chair of Presque Isle County Republican Party, 1957; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Presque Isle District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gordon Rockwell (1915-1991) — of Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 23, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1960-64. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry E. Rohlfs (1902-1974) — of Akron, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Akron, Tuscola County, Mich., July 15, 1902. Republican. Farmer; fertilizer manufacturer; director, Akron State Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives 84th District, 1965-70. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Pigeon, Huron County, Mich., September 5, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., May 6, 1908. Married 1932 to Dorothy McDonald. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in 1968. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Martin Ryan (b. 1911) — also known as Harold M. Ryan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 6, 1911. Married to Lillian Wargnier. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1949-62; resigned 1962; defeated, 1974 (2nd District); U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962-65; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1979-81. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions; Gamma Eta Gamma. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl J. Scheffler (born c.1911) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Insurance business; director of industrial relations, Parts and Equipment Division, Ford Motor Co.; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1953-54. Member, Lions. Still living as of 1957.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Hampton Township, Bay County, Mich., March 3, 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas George Sharpe III (1917-2000) — also known as Thomas G. Sharpe — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Fowlerville, Livingston County, Mich., April 6, 1917. Son of Thomas George Sharpe, Jr. and Laura (White) Sharpe; married 1936 to Esther Diana Cornell. Republican. Farmer; realtor; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Shiawassee District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-78 (Shiawassee District 1963-64, 51st District 1965-78). Nazarene. Member, Farm Bureau; Lions. Died December 1, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1928. Married 1953 to Irene Marek. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in office 1982. Catholic. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Moose. Died January 17, 1982. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Moose. Died in Pigeon, Huron County, Mich., January 15, 1986. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Amvets; Lions. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Ross O. Stevens (1905-1967) — of Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich., November 21, 1905. Republican. Farmer; lumberman; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Presque Isle District, 1960-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Farm Bureau; Lions. Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known as William G. Stratton — of Morris, Grundy County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Ingleside, Lake County, Ill., February 26, 1914. Son of William Joseph Stratton. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952, 1956, 1960; Governor of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Delta Chi. Indicted in 1964 on income tax charges; tried and acquitted in 1965. Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 2, 2001. Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  • Books about William G. Stratton: David Kenney, The Political Passage : The Career of Stratton of Illinois
  
  
• 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; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions; Delta Theta Phi. 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. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Zolton A. Ferency
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• James Francis Thomson (1891-1973) — also known as James F. Thomson — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson County, Mich., November 19, 1891. Son of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson; married to Florence Elvira Sanford. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932; Michigan Republican state chair, 1936-39; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1939-41, 1950; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940; Jackson County Treasurer, 1943-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County 2nd District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 21, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Lions; Delta Chi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 1999.
  
  
• James F. Warner (1899-1978) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 10, 1899. Married, June 18, 1921, to Marion F. Hall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; owner, Warner Dairy; director, Ypsilanti Savings Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Lions. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur H. Wickman (1891-1970) — of Carney, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., December 20, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) — also known as Frank D. Williams — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 24, 1916. Married 1947 to Mary Louise Beard. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; welder; machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor Co.; business representative for AFSCME Local 595; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in primary, 1950; died in office 1960. Catholic. Member, Amvets; Lions. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Donald M. Wismer, Jr. (b. 1934) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., May 6, 1934. Married, June 25, 1960, to Barbara Jean Duncanson. Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1966; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964. Protestant. Member, Knights of Pythias; Lions. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• 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. Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott; married 1927 to Grace Sullivan. 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, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died January 28, 1969. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harold Francis Youngblood (1907-1983) — also known as Harold F. Youngblood — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 7, 1907. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1956; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1958. Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., May 10, 1983. Interment at East Lawn Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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 in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial District, 1961. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 17, 1992. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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 1978.
  
  

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