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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
Son of Hugh M. Ackley and Margaret (McKenzie) Ackley.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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William Adair (1815-1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Glasgow, Scotland,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1861-66, 1869-70, 1875-78.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 19,
1895 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Adam (1807-1888) —
of Clinton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Paisley, Scotland,
October
30, 1807.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1835;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-40; resigned 1840; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1871-72 (Lenawee
County 1839, 1847, Lenawee County 2nd District 1871-72); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1840-41; Michigan
state treasurer, 1842-45; Michigan
state auditor general, 1845-46, 1848-50.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1888 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Son of William Aitken and Helen (Chalmers) Aitken.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1865-68.
Episcopalian.
Scottish ancestry.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Jeremiah H. Anderson (b. 1843) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., May 22,
1843.
Republican. Furniture
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1893-94, 1897-1900, 1903-04, 1907-08.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1824.
Son of Rev. John Clinton Ashley (1800-1855) and Mary Ann
(Kirkpatrick) Ashley (1800-1861).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1859-69 (5th District 1859-63, 10th
District 1863-69); defeated, 1868, 1890, 1892; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1869.
Unitarian.
Scottish ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich., September
16, 1896 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Son of William Baird (1840-1914) and Catherine (Frank) Baird
(1848-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German
and Scottish ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Peter H. Benedict (1811-1894) —
of Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
November
25, 1811.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac District, 1853.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in 1894
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Worth
Township Cemetery, Worth Township, Sanilac County, Mich.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Lolita Lamb (died 1897); married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) —
also known as Charles A. Blair —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., April 10,
1854.
Son of Austin
Blair.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899; Michigan
state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Scottish ancestry.
Died August
30, 1912 (age 58 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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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.
Republican. Funeral
director; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) —
also known as Duncan A. Cameron —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
May 7,
1863.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34;
defeated, 1930, 1934.
Scottish ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died August 4,
1936 (age 73 years, 89
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Catherine Fisher. |
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Calvin A. Campbell (1866-1933) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
December
16, 1866.
Republican. Railway
conductor; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.
Scottish ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Colin Percy Campbell (b. 1877) —
also known as Colin P. Campbell —
of Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., July 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1907-10; defeated, 1910; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1909-10.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Campbell (born c.1870) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
about 1870.
Republican. Treasurer, University of Michigan; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1925-27, 1933-37; defeated, 1927.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Clark (b. 1875) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in West Williams, Ontario,
November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919-33; appointed 1919; defeated,
1933; resigned 1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1924, 1932.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Colvin (b. 1827) —
of Brant Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August 3,
1827.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District,
1897-1900; defeated, 1900.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Son of John Cowan and Isabella Cowan.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish ancestry.
Died October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
founder, Little Stick (satirical newspaper);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Earle Cuthbertson (1908-1974) —
also known as Willis E. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fosters, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 16,
1908.
Son of David
R. Cuthbertson.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1933-36.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1974 (age 65 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Adams Damon (1850-1926) —
also known as John A. Damon —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, June 4,
1850.
Son of George Damon (1807-1860) and Mary (Tyler) Damon (1811-1864).
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District,
1887-90; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., July 13,
1926 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Son of Benjamin F. Darragh and Catharine (Bard) Darragh.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09.
Irish
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks.
Died January
16, 1962 (age 89 years, 118
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Lillie M. Rea. |
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Bacon Fletcher (b. 1932) —
also known as Peter B. Fletcher —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born February
29, 1932.
Republican. President of credit bureau; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1967; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.
Methodist.
Scottish, English,
and French
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 6,
1927.
Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) —
also known as Douglas A. Fraser; Doug
Fraser —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
December
18, 1916.
Son of Samuel Douglas Fraser.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1972;
president,
United Auto Workers, 1977-83.
Scottish ancestry.
Died, from emphysema,
in Providence Hospital,
Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., February
23, 2008 (age 91 years, 67
days). His body was
donated to Wayne State University Medical School.
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George M. Gaudy (b. 1864) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
November
19, 1864.
Son of John Gaudy (died 1889) and Elizabeth (Moir) Gaudy.
Republican. Ice cream
manufacturer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1904-05.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Nellie A. Jarvis. |
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Robert D. Graham (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Ontario,
November
11, 1855.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-19.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Son of George D. Law.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March 30,
1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) —
also known as John D. MacKay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District
1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August 3,
1870.
Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Magill (b. 1847) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
1847.
Physician;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1881-82.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928.
Scottish and German
ancestry.
Died in 1970
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Son of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Adelia J. Duncan. |
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Clarence John McLeod (1895-1959) —
also known as Clarence J. McLeod —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1920-21, 1923-37,
1939-41; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1937.
Catholic.
Scottish and French
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1959 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Gordon McMorran (1844-1929) —
also known as Henry McMorran —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 11,
1844.
Son of Robert William MacMorran (1816-1855) and Isabella (Kewley)
MacMorran (1823-1909).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1903-13.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 19,
1929 (age 85 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Thomas H. McNaughton (b. 1861) —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ada Township, Kent
County, Mich., May 1,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1909-12; defeated in primary, 1934; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1913-14, 1919-24; defeated, 1916,
1924, 1926.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Lee Morford (b. 1873) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Unionville, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 14,
1873.
Republican. Undertaker;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1911-14; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1915-18.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Baird —
of Michigan.
Born February
10, 1902.
Daughter of William Baird and Grace F. (Low) Baird.
School
teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Ralph W. Muncy (1902-1992) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April 26,
1902.
Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud (Ackley) Muncy.
Forester;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish, and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 28,
1992 (age 89 years, 337
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Robert Y. Ogg (b. 1860) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
July
22, 1860.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1887-88, 1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1913-16; candidate in Republican
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Susie M. McCarthy. |
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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1939 |
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Clarence J. Reed (b. 1867) —
of Spring Arbor, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 8,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Scottish and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Frankie M. Crouch. |
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John Wheeler Reid (b. 1872) —
also known as John W. Reid —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
1, 1872.
Son of Andrew F. Reid.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Robinson (1830-1913) —
of Moorland Township, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
May 7,
1830.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1887-90.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Moorland Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., 1913
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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George G. Scott (b. 1874) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Son of Rev. John P. Scott.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh A. Stewart (b. 1882) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., August 4,
1882.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1917-18; defeated in primary, 1926,
1932.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burrell Tripp (b. 1862) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1915-18.
Scottish and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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Charles W. Tufts (b. 1856) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1856.
Republican. Mason
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1911-16; member
of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1917-22.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Ure —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Son of Andrew Ure (1778-1857) and Agnes (Gardner) Ure (1801-1880).
Supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1873-74.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Ure (1823-1891) —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1823.
Son of Andrew Ure (1778-1857) and Agnes (Gardner) Ure (1801-1880).
Farmer;
insurance
business; supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.
Scottish ancestry.
Died December
11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer;
organist;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
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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