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Floyd E. Wagner (1898-1983) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 13,
1898.
Republican. Postmaster;
real
estate broker; Cass
County Clerk, 1941-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (St. Joseph District
1959-64, 42nd District 1965-66).
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich., September
28, 1983 (age 85 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Malthy Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Son of P.
Dean Warner.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, April 18,
1923 (age 57 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E.
Warner —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 14,
1870.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44,
Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw
County); died in office 1956.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange; Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 16,
1956 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1893
to Lottie A. Ferguson. |
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Homer Warren (1855-1928) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich., December
1, 1855.
Republican. Real estate
broker; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Ervin
C. Watkins.
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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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died March 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
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.
Son of Samuel A. Watt and Alice A. (Cotton) Watt.
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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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
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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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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Douglas Reynolds Welch (1913-1994) —
also known as Douglas Welch —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
22, 1913.
Son of Henry T. Welch and Blanche (Reynolds) Welch.
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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George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) —
also known as George W. Welsh —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
March
27, 1883.
Son of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh.
Republican. Printing
business; publisher of a The Fruit Belt (farm magazine);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-24; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Ada, Kent
County, Mich., June 29,
1974 (age 91 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Harry B. Werner (1889-1964) —
of Rose Lake Township, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Rose Lake Township, Osceola
County, Mich., January
30, 1889.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1949-54;
defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1964
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, LeRoy, Mich.
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Enoch Thomas White, Jr. (1913-1995) —
also known as Ink White —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 8,
1913.
Son of Enoch Thomas White and Jacqueline
White.
Republican. Journalist;
chair
of Clinton County Republican Party, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1963.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., November
4, 1995 (age 82 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Jane Raymond. |
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Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) —
also known as H. Randall Wickes —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1889.
Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Casey Cyrenius Wiggins (1881-1953) —
also known as Casey C. Wiggins —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Antrim Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
26, 1881.
Son of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins.
Democrat. College
professor; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 27,
1953 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins; married, July 17,
1907, to Clara B. Dorrance (died 1940); married, June 20,
1942, to Annette Gilbert. |
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Merlin Wiley (b. 1875) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich., May 7,
1875.
Son of Edgar James Wiley and Leona (Cummins) Wiley.
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.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Helen Seymour. |
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C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., October
18, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Barry and Eaton Counties; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, 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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Frank Leslie Willison (1861-1953) —
also known as Frank L. Willison —
of Climax, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Hickory Corners, Barry
County, Mich., August
18, 1861.
Democrat. Hardware store
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 13,
1953 (age 91 years, 268
days).
Interment at East
Hickory Corners Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Mich.
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks
Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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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.
Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor.
Lawyer;
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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Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) —
of Chassell, 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.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 2002
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott.
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 January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Augustus Brevoort Woodward (1774-1827) —
also known as Augustus B. Woodward; Elias Brevoort
Woodward; "Epaminondas" —
Born in 1774.
Son of John Woodward and Ann (Silvester) Woodward.
Justice
of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805-24; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1824-27.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 12,
1827 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Langdon Woodworth (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred L. Woodworth —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., January
8, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Bell Woodworth and Mary Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1913-16; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1928; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Michigan, 1932; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35.
Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
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.
Son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright.
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:
Married 1871
to Anne Dana Fitzhugh. |
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Julius J. Wuerthner (1890-1972) —
of Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1890.
Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Montana
state senate, 1928-31; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1937-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in a nursing
home at Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., February
21, 1972 (age 81 years, 279
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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Raymond C. Wurzel (1902-1967) —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1902.
Republican. Farmer;
president and chairman, London Farm Dairy, Inc.,
of Port Huron; excavating
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (St. Clair District
1957-64, 76th District 1965-66).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 in
primary 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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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley.
Republican. Harness
maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1873
to Nancy E. Gilbert (died 1890). |
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Son of Coleman Young and Ida (Jones) Young.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1972,
1980,
1984,
1996;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-93; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992;
defeated (Democratic), 1988.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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David E. Young (1894-1973) —
of near Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1943-50; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1973
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Young (b. 1934) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw
County, Mich., March 7,
1934.
Republican. Farmer; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72,
86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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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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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Lewis William Zimmerman (1894-1979) —
also known as Lewis W. Zimmerman —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., August
12, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1939-40.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April 29,
1979 (age 84 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Ina Hardy. |
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