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Shriners
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
in Michigan
Politician members

• John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) — also known as John Q. Adams — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., November 2, 1837. Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. Lawyer; insurance business; Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died February 25, 1913. Interment at Negaunee Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
  
  
• David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) — also known as David D. Aitken — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint Township, Genesee County, Mich., September 5, 1853. Son of Robert P. Aitken. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1905-06. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 26, 1930. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank N. Aldrich (b. 1890) — of Concord, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Capac, St. Clair County, Mich., August 9, 1890. Son of Albert Aldrich and Lena (Kempf) Aldrich; married, June 17, 1919, to Marion Butterfield. Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-36; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1932. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harvey S. Amerson (b. 1875) — of Antrim County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Married to Louise E. Dougherty (daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty). Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dougherty family of Michigan
  
  
• Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) — also known as Charles L. Anspach — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, March 5, 1895. Son of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary Fisher. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella District, 1961-62. Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. President, Central Michigan University. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 25, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles McBride Armstrong (b. 1891) — also known as Charles M. Armstrong — of Denver, Colo. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1891. Married, November 22, 1934, to Alice N. Nelson. Republican. Secretary of state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado state auditor, 1941-43. Protestant. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. 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.
  
  
• Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) — also known as Harry H. Atwell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., December 14, 1877. Son of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to Katherine Anna Schaeberle. Democrat. Engineer; university professor; Washtenaw County Surveyor; Washtenaw County Clerk, 1933-34. Methodist. Member, American Arbitration Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Theron Wilson Atwood (b. 1893) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., April 6, 1893. Son of Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) and Clara Ellen (Gibbs) Atwood. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lyle B. Austin (b. 1893) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., July 6, 1893. Son of Fred G. Austin and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married, June 7, 1916, to Eva Duncan; married to Ivy Wentz. Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1948; Ingham County Treasurer, 1939. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., March 10, 1882. Republican. Bakery business; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Sigma Nu Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) — also known as Thomas G. Baillie — of Saginaw County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 8, 1881. Son of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie; married 1907 to Emma Earle. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1905-06; defeated, 1906. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1969. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1948) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., August 8, 1895. Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married, July 13, 1918, to Irene McCall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu. Died in 1948. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) — also known as George S. Barnard — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bainbridge, Berrien County, Mich., January 19, 1876. Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B. McClurg. Republican. Druggist; chemist; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1919-24; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934. Congregationalist. French and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known as Charles L. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 18, 1871. Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to Mary C. Carpenter. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Gamma Eta Gamma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George N. Bashara, Jr. (1934-2002) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 7, 1934. Son of George N. Bashara. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; NAACP; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Delta Theta Phi. Died April 8, 2002. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) — also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery Field — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., February 23, 1860. Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive son of Rice Amer Beal (died 1883) and Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella Travis. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; real estate broker; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1905-06; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers and Merchants Bank; president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway Co.; officer of gas and electric utilities. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 24, 1942. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) — also known as Frank J. Berka — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Czechoslovakia, January 20, 1889. Son of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka; married, September 27, 1911, to Mabel Novak. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial artist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940. Czechoslovakian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Lions. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 24, 1943. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene Clifford Betz (b. 1877) — also known as Eugene C. Betz — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Ash Township, Monroe County, Mich., January 15, 1877. Son of Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp and Margaret Hunter. Republican. School teacher; Monroe County Clerk, 1903-06; paper manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1945-54; defeated in primary, 1942. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Near Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.
  
  
• Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Exchange Club; Odd Fellows. Died in 1966. 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.
  
  
• Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn; married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John T. Bowman (b. 1921) — of Roseville, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Monterey, Putnam County, Tenn., July 19, 1921. Married 1940 to Mary Elizabeth Broderick. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District, 1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District 1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1977.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• James Bray Bradley (b. 1858) — also known as James B. Bradley — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., November 19, 1858. Son of Albert B. Bradley and Jerusha (Tubbs) Bradley; married, October 12, 1915, to Pearl Parshall. Republican. Physician; Michigan state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1908; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 13, 1864. Son of John Breitmeyer and Fredericka Breitmeyer; married, March 9, 1886, to Katie Grass. Republican. Florist; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1909-10. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William S. Broomfield (b. 1922) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 28, 1922. Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) — also known as Ben Burdick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1903. Brother of Irwin H. Burdick. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956, 1960 (alternate); member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1987. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Burdick-Hochman family of Michigan
  
  
• Fred W. Burritt (1875-1948) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in South Riley, Clinton County, Mich., June 18, 1875. Married 1900 to Grace B. Chedister. Republican. Houghton County Clerk, 1929-38; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1943-48; died in office 1948. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died April 5, 1948. 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.
  
  
• Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) — also known as Ted Clark — of Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 12, 1920. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 3, 1980. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
  
  
• Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) — also known as Albert E. Cobo — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 2, 1893. Son of August Cobo and Elizabeth (Byrn) Cobo; married 1914 to Ethel Ruby Christie. Republican. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died September 12, 1957. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  
  
• John Price Collins (b. 1900) — also known as John P. Collins — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., April 6, 1900. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County; elected 1932; defeated in primary, 1950. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., October 5, 1838. Son of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14, 1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who married Henry Allyn Haigh). Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; banker; shipowner; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892; president of railroads. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Son of Roscoe P. Copeland (1836-1933) and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding. Democrat. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1936; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938. Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) — also known as John B. Corliss — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Richford, Franklin County, Vt., June 7, 1851. Son of Hezekiah Corliss and Lydia (Round) Corliss; married, December 5, 1877, to Elizabeth N. Danforth. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated, 1902. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 24, 1929. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) — also known as Herman H. Dignan — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., 1890. Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley. Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of Michigan, 1943-46. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1956. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  
  
• Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 12, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• John M. Dunham (1888-1973) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., July 16, 1888. Nephew of Major L. Dunham; son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham; married 1917 to Frances Adeline Rogers. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd District, 1933; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 23, 1973. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  
  
• Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, July 29, 1921. Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1955-58; member of Michigan state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• William 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.
  
  
• Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) — also known as Billie S. Farnum — of Drayton Plains, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 11, 1916. Married to Maxine DeCoe. Democrat. Steward and international rep, United Auto Workers; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; Michigan state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 18, 1979. Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Len W. Feighner (b. 1862) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married 1885 to Stelle L. Wilson. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert G. Ferguson (b. 1858) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Brampton, Ontario, October 22, 1858. Son of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to Christenna Helen Bain. Republican. Hardware dealer; president, First National Bank of Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., January 27, 1885. Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald; married, June 28, 1909, to Queena M. Warner; father of John Warner Fitzgerald; grandfather of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Odd Fellows. Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., March 16, 1939. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  • See also Fitzgerald family of Michigan
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ray M. Flavin (b. 1912) — of Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Litchville, Barnes County, N.Dak., August 25, 1912. Democrat. Flint Township Supervisor; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County 2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 83rd District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966, 1968. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• 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); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann Bloomer "Betty" Warren; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. 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; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. 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. Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon; L. William Seidman
  • See also: congressional biography; 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
  
  
• Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 15, 1918. Half-brother of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married to Corinne Helene Sletten. 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; Eagles; Jaycees; Moose; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi. Died August 14, 2004. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) — also known as "Mr. Democrat" — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., July 25, 1881. Democrat. Banker; director, Fremont Canning Company; Michigan state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1956 (alternate); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Gerber Hospital, Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., January 28, 1962. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1858. Married 1887 to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 4, 1935. Interment somewhere in Muskegon, Mich.
  
  
• Edward Gayde (b. 1878) — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., January 2, 1878. Republican. Grocer; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District, 1915-18. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Roy T. Gilbert (1878-1963) — of Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich., March 5, 1878. Married 1900 to Abigail Morrison (died 1931); married 1933 to Muriel Dundas. Republican. Furniture and undertaking business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1963. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died May 24, 1948. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John W. Haarer (b. 1876) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 21, 1876. Married, January 6, 1903, to Klara A. Bissinger. Republican. Insurance business; banker; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1902; Michigan state treasurer, 1913-16. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Hall (1869-1958) — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Mich., June 6, 1869. Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall; married, September 1, 1897, to Anna M. Grafenstein. Republican. Newspaper reporter; rancher; secretary of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., December 4, 1958. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Mich., July 2, 1891. Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December 16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Exchange Club; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died August 12, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin F. Heckert (1840-1911) — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; probate judge in Michigan; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11; died in office 1911. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 12, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert J. Henderson (1885-1965) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Thamesford, Ontario, April 12, 1885. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1938; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 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 2nd District), 1956 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1958 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1960 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (11th District); candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) — of Wayland, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Wayland, Allegan County, Mich., October 15, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) — also known as Theo T. Jacobs — of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., December 8, 1874. Son of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February 1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul H. King (b. 1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Neb., August 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles E. Townsend and Truman H. Newberry. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Kirk (1879-1957) — of Vassar, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Mich., July 30, 1879. Son of William Kirk. Republican. Tuscola County Sheriff, 1931-34; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1943-50; defeated in primary, 1950; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) — of Redford, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vassar, Tuscola County, Mich., May 25, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1915-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Poteau, Le Flore County, Okla., January 12, 1906. Democrat. Grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary), 1972. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Lee (b. 1910) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 15, 1910. Democrat. Accountant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; Michigan state auditor general, 1965-77. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1977.
  
  
• Theodore Levin (b. 1897) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 18, 1897. Father of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; uncle of Sander Martin Levin and Carl Milton Levin. Lawyer; federal judge, 1950. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Levin family of Michigan
  
  
• William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) — also known as William S. Linton — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., February 4, 1856. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated, 1896; postmaster; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 22, 1927. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl O. Little (1899-1988) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 17, 1899. Republican. Saginaw County Treasurer, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-60; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-68 (Saginaw County 2nd District 1961-64, 86th District 1965-68). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in 1988. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Milford, Oakland County, Mich., November 8, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Trial Lawyers Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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 d Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., January 1946. Cremated; ashes interred at Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  
  
• Homer McGraw (1856-1915) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in New Baltimore, Macomb County, Mich., January 22, 1856. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1915; died in office 1915. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 26, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Linden, Genesee County, Mich., January 9, 1901. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Audubon Society; Izaak Walton League; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Optimist Club; Sigma Nu Phi. Died in 1993. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known as Frank E. McKee — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 22, 1877. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary, 1944; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish, Swiss, German, and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for him. Died, of a heart attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 13, 1951. Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  
  
• John Howard McLean (1860-1933) — also known as John H. McLean — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wis., June 6, 1860. Nephew by marriage of Nelson W. Fisk. Republican. Mining and railroad executive; founder of Iron Mountain Press newspaper; Dickinson County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Catholic; later Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a stroke, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1933. Interment at Fort Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
  
  
• Walter T. McMahon (1897-1978) — of Hazel Park, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 17, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-58 (Oakland County 5th District 1949-54, Oakland County 6th District 1955-58); defeated in primary, 1958, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Duncan McRae (b. 1869) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., February 16, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; lumber business; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1917-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Gleaners; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, American Trial Lawyers Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mic