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• Clark J. Adams (1904-1981) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich., June 24, 1904. Son of Jayno W. Adams and Blanche Earl Adams; married 1929 to Adeline Clark. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1937-44; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1944; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated, 1953; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955. Presbyterian. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., September 26, 1981. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas B. Adams (b. 1919) — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 16, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1962-68. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Dorothy Adrounie (1891-1988) — also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A. Adrounie — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey, September 11, 1891. Daughter of Tatios Kalaidjian and Rose (Minasian) Kalaidjian; married, August 9, 1912, to Harry A. Adrounie. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Female. Presbyterian. Armenian ancestry. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., April 2, 1988. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
  
  
• Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr. (1907-1967) — also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M. Alger — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 3, 1907. Grandson of Russell Alexander Alger; son of Mary Eldridge Alger and Frederick Moulton Alger; married 1929 to Suzette de Marigny Dewey (daughter of Charles Schuveldt Dewey); father of David Dewey Alger (1943-2001; killed in attack on World Trade Center). Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died January 5, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alger family of Michigan
  
  
• Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) — also known as Mary E. Alger; Mary Eldridge Swift; Mrs. Frederick M. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn., May 21, 1876. Daughter of Edward Young Swift (1827-1913) and Irene (Battell) Swift (1840-1913); married, May 2, 1901, to Frederick Moulton Alger (son of Russell Alexander Alger); mother of Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr.. Republican. Delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933, 1935. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 9, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Alger family of Michigan
  
  
• Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 8, 1914. Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to Virginia Verdier (daughter of Leonard D. Verdier). Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Justices William W. Potter and Emerson Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in DeWitt, Clinton County, Mich., November 6, 2001. Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  
  
• Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot County, Mich., May 19, 1900. Father of Richard J. Allen. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64, 88th District 1965-68). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Elks; Rotary. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 9, 1976. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard J. Allen (b. 1933) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich., August 6, 1933. Son of Lester J. Allen. Republican. Veterinarian; college professor; member of Michigan state house of representatives 88th District, 1969-72; defeated in primary, 1972; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1975-82; defeated in primary, 1982; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1980, 1990 (primary). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Audubon Society; Sierra Club; Rotary. Still living as of 1990.
  
  
• Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) — also known as Louis E. Anderson — of Northport, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Omena, Leelanau County, Mich., September 18, 1884. Son of Andrew F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson. Republican. School teacher; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32, 1941-54; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in 1955. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Washington Armstrong (b. 1859) — also known as George W. Armstrong — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., April 18, 1859. Son of Henry H. Armstrong and Mary (Robinson) Armstrong; married, October 18, 1882, to Frances J. McKean. Republican. Mechanical dentist; traveling salesman; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1936-37. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Amador County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born near Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 14, 1819. Son of Samuel Loree Axtell and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell; married, September 20, 1840, to Adaline Williams. Democrat. Lawyer; Amador County District Attorney, 1854; U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor of Utah Territory, 1875; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85. Presbyterian. Died in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., August 6, 1891. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry S. Babcock (b. 1866) — of Emmet County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Omer, Arenac County, Mich., April 26, 1866. Son of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock; married, September 15, 1891, to Una M. Hathaway (died 1910); married, June 23, 1915, to Elinor Gage. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; Emmet County School Commissioner, 1900-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936-37. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 14, 1802. Married to Caroline S. Lord (1815-1887). Republican. Lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office 1869. Presbyterian. Died in Niles Township, Berrien County, Mich., September 9, 1869. Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  
  
• William S. Ballenger III (b. 1941) — of Ovid, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 28, 1941. Son of William Sylvester Ballenger and Marie Elizabeth (Daley) Ballenger; married, June 20, 1964, to Virginia Lee Woodard. Republican. Newspaper reporter; chair of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1966-68; member of Michigan state house of representatives 87th District, 1969-70; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1971-74; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Sons of the American Revolution; Jaycees. Still living as of 2007.
  
  
• Martha S. Barber (b. 1869) — also known as Martha Stark; Mrs. C. L. Barber — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., March 3, 1869. Daughter of John K. Stark and Eliza (Cushing) Stark; married, December 24, 1900, to C. L. Barber (died). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936 (alternate); vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1937; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) — also known as Orlando M. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cato, Cayuga County, N.Y., November 21, 1824. Married to Amanda Fleming (1825-1921); father of Orlando Fleming Barnes. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1863-64; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1877; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1878. Presbyterian. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 11, 1899. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Robert Gaylord Barnes (1914-1977) — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., October 18, 1914. Son of George Emerson Barnes and Myrtle Kendall (Montague) Barnes; married, April 10, 1942, to Natalie Jane Stirling. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1964-66; manager of international government relations, Mobil Oil Corporation. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 24, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth Gill Bartlett (b. 1906) — also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1906. Married to Bernice Kleinhans. Republican. Dean, adult education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52; vice president dean of public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank; member of New York state assembly 119th District, 1967-70. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Nu. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known as Witter J. Baxter — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware County, N.Y., June 18, 1816. Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice Beaumont (1831-1872) (granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent abolitionist)). Republican. School teacher; lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; member of Michigan state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857; resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1877-78. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died February 6, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Robert Beasley (b. 1919) — also known as William R. Beasley — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., January 7, 1919. Son of Robert M. Beasley and Elizabeth J. (Edwards) Beasley; married, February 7, 1942, to Helen J. Beattie. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-76; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1976-; appointed 1976. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1987.
  
  
• Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) — also known as Josiah W. Begole — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y., January 20, 1815. Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole; married, April 22, 1839, to Harriet Miles; great-grandfather of Charles Begole Cumings. School teacher; farmer; Genesee County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874, 1880; Governor of Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884. Presbyterian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., June 5, 1896. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile E. Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Belen family of Michigan
  
  
• James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married 1816 to Agatha McDowell; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; father of James M. Birney. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1816-17; member of Alabama state legislature, 1819-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. While traveling, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell, suffered severe injuries, and subsequently died, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857. Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Edward D. Black (1853-1939) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Genesee County, Mich., September 22, 1853. Son of Henry A. Black and Caroline (Center) Black; married, December 31, 1889, to Bertha B. Billings. Republican. Lawyer; Genesee County School Commissioner, 1878-85; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1918-39; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died May 3, 1939. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) — also known as William W. Blackney — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clio, Genesee County, Mich., August 28, 1876. Son of William Wallace Blackney and Frances M. (Bell) Blackney; married, December 28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller. Republican. School teacher; Genesee County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53; defeated, 1922, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 14, 1963. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) — also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario, December 23, 1888. Son of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married, September 12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 25, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Xenophon A. Boomhower — of Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Ohio. Son of Addison Boomhower and Almy (Stuart) Boomhower; married to Catherine Gillies. Republican. Lawyer; Huron County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John A. Boyne (b. 1878) — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., December 22, 1878. Son of George Boyne and Ida A. (Jones) Boyne; married, September 25, 1901, to Juel Nesbitt. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Michigan Central Railroad; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1925-28, 1930-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) — also known as Fred Bradley — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 12, 1898. Married 1922 to Marcia Marie Hillidge. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in office 1947. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis. Died in New London, New London County, Conn., May 24, 1947. Interment at Rogers City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) — also known as Russell W. Bradley — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Hermansville, Menominee County, Mich., August 12, 1921. Son of Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley; married to Alice Marian Knapp. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Amvets. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (b. 1828) — of Michigan. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., October 20, 1828. Mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bert C. Brennan (1914-1985) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 27, 1914. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1969-74 (86th District 1969-72, 100th District 1973-74); candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 35th District, 1974. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Optimist Club. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 16, 1985. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Peter Briggs (b. 1903) — also known as Robert P. Briggs — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., April 3, 1903. Son of Robert Douglas Briggs and Rose (Pierce) Briggs; married, December 22, 1925, to Maxine Corliss. Republican. Accountant; university professor; vice-president, Consumers Power Company; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1964. Presbyterian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew James Brodie (b. 1875) — also known as Andrew J. Brodie — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2, 1875. Son of William Brodie and Susan (Jacqus) Brodie; married, July 31, 1900, to Anna Behrandt. Republican. Funeral director; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James D. Brooker (1863-1930) — of Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Mallorytown, Ontario, March 18, 1863. Son of James Brooker and Lois Brooker; married, November 12, 1889, to Mary E. Bader. Republican. Lawyer; one of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone Company, later president and manager; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Suffered a stroke, and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich., February 15, 1930. Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Donald A. Brown (b. 1924) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 2, 1924. Married, December 20, 1947, to Lynette Ralya. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District; defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1958. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) — also known as Garry Brown — of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., August 12, 1923. Great-grandson of Ebenezer Lakin Brown; grandson of Addison Makepeace Brown; son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson) Brown; married, September 10, 1955, to Frances Esther Wilkins. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District 1965-66); U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Jaycees. Died August 27, 1998. Interment somewhere in Schoolcraft, Mich.
  • See also Brown family of Michigan
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., December 9, 1926. Son of Vernon J. Brown. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 14, 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vernon J. Brown (1874-1964) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich., March 20, 1874. Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R. DeCamp; father of Jim N. Brown. Republican. Grocer; Ingham County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1929-38; Michigan state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1964. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William E. Brown, Jr. (1896-1970) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., May 1, 1896. Son of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown; married, October 12, 1920, to Eleanor Shartel. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; insurance business; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in 1970. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Odd Fellows; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Gamma Delta; Sigma Delta Kappa. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Brucker family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Vincent H. Buck (c.1926-2005) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Married to Suzanne Oakes. Republican. Realtor; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1964-65. Presbyterian. Died, of multiple sclerosis, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., March 20, 2005. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  
  
• Claude E. Burton (1902-1972) — of Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich., March 30, 1902. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1962 (Eaton District), 1966 (56th District), 1968 (56th District), 1970 (56th District). Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., June 29, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William G. Burton (1875-1942) — Born in Lisborn (unknown county), Mich., August 31, 1875. Son of Lester Burton; married, January 7, 1903, to Ellen Margaret French. School teacher; superintendent of schools. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., January 28, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) — also known as George E. Bushnell — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Roanoke, Va., November 4, 1887. Brother of Miller Bushnell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned 1955; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 30, 1965. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., December 1, 1805. Son of Ezra Carpenter (died 1841); married, September 20, 1826, to Celia Bradley; married, October 1, 1879, to Ann A. Stevens. Carpenter; surveyor; supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw County Treasurer, 1863. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Morton F. Case (b. 1840) — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., August 22, 1840. Son of Richmond Case and Lydia Case; married, February 23, 1865, to Gertrude Dibble. Republican. Supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1876-83, 1884-1901. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph A. Cavanagh (b. 1883) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born near McBain, Missaukee County, Mich., April 27, 1883. Republican. Mayor of Midland, Mich., 1916-20; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Midland County, 1949-56. Presbyterian. Interment somewhere in Midland, Mich.
  
  
• Edmund B. Chaffee (c.1887-1936) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rose Center, Oakland County, Mich. Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Dropped dead, while making a speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 15, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Archbold, Fulton County, Ohio, March 10, 1888. Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to Arietta O. VanNess. Republican. Lawyer; business executive; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1945-54; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died, from complications of bladder cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 29, 1979. Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  
  
• Herb Clements (b. 1890) — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., June 30, 1890. Married 1917 to Florence Seyfried. Republican. Farmer; hardware business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-56 (Sanilac County 1951-54, St. Clair District 1955-56). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) — also known as Dan R. Coats — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1988-99; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2005.
  • Cross-reference: Mark E. Souder
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Decatur, Van Buren County, Mich., July 5, 1893. Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August 9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; lawyer; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Exchange Club; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., May 5, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Anne M. Conklin (b. 1925) — of Livonia, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sanford, York County, Maine, January 27, 1925. Daughter of Forrest Daniels and Anna (Desotelle) Daniels; married to Arthur Gorton Conklin. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1957-59; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 21st District, 1961-62. Female. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr. (1904-1999) — also known as Alfred B. Connable — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., February 20, 1904. Nephew of Julius Caesar Burrows; son of Alfred B. Connable, Sr. and Frances (Peck) Connable; married, April 15, 1927, to Dorothy Jean Malcomson. Republican. Member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Pi Delta Epsilon. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1999. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Connable-Burrows family of Michigan
  
  
• Henry H. Coolidge (d. 1884) — of Edwardsburg, Cass County, Mich.; Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Married to Sarah A. Mead; father of Orville W. Coolidge. Republican. Lawyer; Cass County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1872-78; appointed 1872; resigned 1878. Presbyterian. Died in 1884. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., December 15, 1915. Son of Louis Convers Cramton. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72, 102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) — also known as Charles M. Croswell — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 31, 1825. Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell. Republican. Contractor; lawyer; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District, 1873-74; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of Michigan, 1877-80. Presbyterian. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 13, 1886. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) — also known as Robert J. Danhof — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., August 24, 1925. Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof; married to Marguerite DenHerder. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968; appointed 1969. Christian Reformed or Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Jaycees. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) — also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill Dannemiller — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 9, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate developer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1960; candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1964. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Died, of heart failure, in University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 5, 2001. Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Henry M. Dean (d. 1902) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Married to Sarah Coan. Mayor of Niles, Mich., 1863. Presbyterian. Died in 1902. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James E. Defebaugh (b. 1926) — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 28, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 65th District, 1971-82. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Henry County, Ohio, November 26, 1887. Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September 1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. Republican. Lawyer; Alcona County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1979. Interment at Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  
  
• John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) — of Holland, Ottawa County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Plessis, O'Brien County, Iowa, October 15, 1903. Republican. Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; Michigan state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated, 1970; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 1, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert W. Dimmers, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich., July 25, 1904. Son of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers; married to Kathleen McFarland. Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fred R. Dingman (1889-1959) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hillsdale County, Mich., April 1, 1889. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-59 (Wayne County 1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 10th District 1955-59); defeated, 1946; died in office 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died January 23, 1959. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) — also known as Leland I. Doan — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in North Bend, Dodge County, Neb., November 9, 1894. Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan; married, April 17, 1917, to Ruth Alden Dow (1895-1950) (sister of Margaret Grace Dow Towsley; aunt of Margaret Ann Riecker); married 1950 to Mildred Mellus. Republican. President, Dow Chemical Company, 1949-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 4, 1974. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dow-Hale-Buchanan-Riecker family of Michigan
  
  
• James Duane Doty (1799-1865) — also known as James D. Doty — Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799. Cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin; father of Charles Doty. Democrat. Federal judge, 1828-32; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor of Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 13, 1865. Interment at Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • See also Doty family of Wisconsin
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marvin Lionel Esch (b. 1927) — also known as Marvin L. Esch — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Flinton, Cambria County, Pa., August 4, 1927. Republican. University professor; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1990. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 25, 1889. Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson; married 1913 to Myrtle Jones. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal judge, 1956-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died December 17, 1982. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Scotland, June 6, 1880. Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to Charlotte Brimacombe. Republican. Dental surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cornelius Ferris, Jr. (b. 1866) — of Denver, Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich., March 26, 1866. Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris; married, June 20, 1900, to Mary Elizabeth Beadle. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John K. Finley (d. 1885) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. College professor; village president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855. Presbyterian. Died in 1885. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, Mich., May 11, 1879. Son of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster; married to Lorene Buell. Republican. Insurance business; organinzer, treasurer, general manager, Petoskey Portland Cement Co.; mayor of Petoskey, Mich., 1922; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1940. Presbyterian. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., 1960. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
  
  
• R. Robert Geake (b. 1936) — of Northville, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 26, 1936. Republican. Educational psychologist; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1970; member of Michigan state house of representatives 35th District, 1973-77; defeated in primary, 1964; resigned 1977; member of Michigan state senate, 1977-98 (14th District 1977-82, 6th District 1983-94, 9th District 1995-98); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1992. Presbyterian. Member, American Psychological Association; Rotary. Still living as of 1998.
  
  
• Catharine Gibson (b. 1907) — also known as Mrs. Peter Gibson — of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., September 29, 1907. Married to Peter Gibson. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956; vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) — also known as Fred W. Green — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., October 19, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936; mayor of Ionia, Mich., 1913-22; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of Michigan, 1927-30. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died, following a heart attack, at Munising Hospital, Munising, Alger County, Mich., November 30, 1936. Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Howard C. Lawrence
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) — also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna Wright — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Romeo, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Pierce City, Lawrence County, Mo., January 29, 1912. Daughter of Charles Elbridge Wright and Nell (Sullinger) Wright; married to Hicks George Griffiths. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated, 1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1984; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1983-90. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Died in 2003. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (b. 1820) — also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 26, 1820. Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor; married, February 22, 1844, to Sally Ann Champlin (daughter of Elisha T. Champlin). Republican. Banker; merchant; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1903. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Rockwell T. Gust, Jr. (b. 1924) — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 23, 1924. Son of Rockwell T. Gust, Sr. and Anne (Sexton) Gust; married to Anne Baldwin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) — also known as John S. Haggerty — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Springwells (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., August 22, 1866. Grandson of John Strong, Sr.; nephew of John Strong, Jr.; son of Lorenzo D. Haggerty and Elizabeth (Strong) Haggerty. Republican. President, Haggerty Brick Co. and Campbell Land Co.; Wayne County Road Commissioner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1928; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; secretary of state of Michigan, 1927-30; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1950. Entombed in mausoleum at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also Buhl-Strong family of Michigan
  
  
• Fern Smith Hammond (b. 1900) — also known as Fern Smith — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 9, 1900. Daughter of Louis Smith and Sarah Elizabeth (LeRoy) Smith; married to Russel W. Hammond. Republican. Nurse; Deputy state welfare director; vice-chair of Michigan Republican Party, 1939. Female. Presbyterian. Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William P. Hampton (b. 1938) — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 24, 1938. Married 1961 to Elizabeth Taft Bradley. Republican. Lawyer; executive assistant to gubernatorial candidate Paul D. Bagwell, 1958 and 1960; member of Michigan state house of representatives 65th District, 1965-70. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Rotary. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) — of Washington, D.C.; Kansas. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes) Hanna. U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38. Female. Presbyterian. Died in Rockville,