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D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Son of David
H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners; Grange; Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 24,
1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron W. Courter (b. 1877) —
of Imlay City, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Goodland Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., March 24,
1877.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; Lapeer
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Lapeer
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1935-48;
defeated in primary, 1950.
Member, Gleaners; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877) —
of Hale, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Steuben
County, Ind., November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15.
Member, Grange;
Gleaners; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Huston (1855-1911) —
of Tuscola, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
January
17, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; furniture
and undertaking
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Died, of cancer, in
Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 12,
1911 (age 56 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alfred Hutzel (1863-1932) —
also known as W. Alfred Hutzel —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lodi Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 15,
1863.
Son of J. George Hutzel and Caroline or Christina (Bach) Hutzel.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1901-15.
Member, Gleaners; Grange.
Died in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
27, 1932 (age 68 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Edna Byrde Smith. |
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Harvey Hope Jarvis (1900-1981) —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., April 25,
1900.
Son of Edward E. Jarvis and Edith (Carpenter) Jarvis.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1933-36; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1936 (primary), 1940,
1942 (primary), 1946; Democratic candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1938 (primary), 1952.
Member, Gleaners.
Died in 1981
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1869.
Fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18,
1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934
(Republican primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Grange;
Gleaners.
Died in 1947
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Neal Lamoreaux (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Neal Lamoreaux —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1889.
Son of James E. Lamoreaux and Lizzie (Neal) Lamoreaux.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1933-34, 1937-38; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1944; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Palmer Landon (1873-1953) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Chippewa Township, Isabella
County, Mich., February
5, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; cheesemaker;
Isabella
County Sheriff, 1907-10, 1921-24, 1933-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Isabella County 1939-44,
Isabella District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948.
Member, Gleaners.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1891
to Mary Hall. |
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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, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Gleaners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Grace E. Hartman. |
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Charles B. Scully (b. 1878) —
of Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Almont Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 17,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1917-20; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Gleaners; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) —
also known as C. Jay Town —
of North Adams, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., June 29,
1875.
Son of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town
(1853-1933).
Republican. Methodist
minister; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,
1930; died in office 1942.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Gleaners.
Died January
7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pope
Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town
(1853-1933); married, October
19, 1898, to Rena C. Perrine (1876-1910); married to Nina
Ives. |
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