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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger; Fred M.
Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 27,
1876.
Son of Russell
Alexander Alger and Annette (Henry) Alger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard Motor
Company, automobile manufacturer; director, People's Wayne
County Bank.
Member, American
Legion.
Accidentally
injured his left leg while attending the American Legion
convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due to infection,
and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1933 (age 57 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Anderson —
of Southgate, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
21, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer;
supervisor of publications and automotive assembly problem
control, Ford Motor Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor
of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
18, 1994 (age 74 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin.
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;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married,
June
7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy
Wentz. |
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Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (1879-1962) —
also known as Walter W. Bacon —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
20, 1879.
Son of John G. Bacon and Margaret (Foster) Bacon.
Republican. Department head, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. chemical
firm, 1903-18; treasurer, Buick Motor Company, 1918-30; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1935-40; Governor of
Delaware, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 18,
1962 (age 83 years, 57
days).
Interment at Old
Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard, Odessa, Del.
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Edgar Addison Bancroft (1857-1925) —
also known as Edgar A. Bancroft —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill., November
20, 1857.
Son of Addison N. Bancroft (1820-1879) and Catharine (Blair) Bancroft
(1822-1874).
Republican. Lawyer;
solicitor in Illinois for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
vice-president and general solicitor for Chicago and Western Indiana
Railroad
and the Belt Railway
Company; general counsel, International Harvester Company, farm
equipment and truck manufacturer; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1888;
U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1924-25, died in office 1925.
Died, from an intestinal
hemorrhage, in Karuizawa, Japan,
July
27, 1925 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Donald E. Bates (1883-1949) —
also known as Don E. Bates —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December, 1883.
Son of Flora (McIntyre) Bates (1843-1917) and Edwin S. Bates
(1848-1902).
Republican. Secretary for an automobile manufacturing company;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1932.
Died in 1949
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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David Bing (b. 1943) —
also known as Dave Bing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1943.
Played professional
basketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;
named to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing Steel (later
The Bing Group), supplier to automobile manufacturers; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Thomas Howard Birch (1875-1929) —
also known as Thomas H. Birch —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., September
5, 1875.
Son of James H. Birch (1839-1927) and Hannah M. Birch (1845-1884).
Democrat. Carriage manufacturing business; aide to Gov. Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey in 1912-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Presidential Elector for New
Jersey, 1912;
U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1913-22.
Died February
1, 1929 (age 53 years, 149
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, N.J.
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Thales S. Bliss (c.1824-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1824.
Democrat. Wheelwright; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., August 5,
1885 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bodle (1787-1835) —
of Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born near Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1787.
Wagon maker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1833-35.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1835 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Bloomingburg
Cemetery, Bloomingburg, N.Y.
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Lana L. Boldi (born c.1941) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich.
Born about 1941.
Democrat. Automobile worker; international
representative for the United Auto Workers union; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000;
chair
of Kent County Democratic Party, 2001-02.
Female.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2007.
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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March 15,
1890.
Son of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor Company, 24 years;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Burdick (1820-1908) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
28, 1820.
Son of Adam Burdick and Elizabeth (Moore) Burdick.
Democrat. Carriage manufacturer; mayor
of Watertown, N.Y., 1882-83.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1908 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Daniel Burrows (1766-1858) —
of Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Fort Hill, Groton, New London
County, Conn., October
26, 1766.
Democrat. Carriage and wagon manufacturer; Methodist
minister; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826 (Hebron 1816-20,
Middletown 1826); delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23.
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., January
23, 1858 (age 91 years, 89
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Conn.
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Edward Carey (1905-1957) —
also known as Ed Carey —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
2, 1905.
Son of Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey.
Democrat. Automobile worker; President of
Local 7, and international
representative, United Auto Workers; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57);
defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1957
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
23, 1880.
Son of Edwin C. Chapin and Ella (King) Chapin.
President, Hudson Motor Car Company; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Son of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto worker at Chevrolet
V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board member,
United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Paul E. Clark (born c.1923) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1923.
Democrat. Gauge specialist in quality control, at a Ford Motor
Company plant; candidate in primary for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car Company,
1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining
Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company,
1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) —
also known as Silas W. Cole —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., August 2,
1797.
Son of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole.
Wagon maker; mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.
Methodist.
Died in Scioto
County, Ohio, January
6, 1875 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole; married, November
22, 1822, to Elizabeth Huston (died 1861); married, January
27, 1864, to Antoinette (Vincent) Squires; father of Joseph H.
Cole (Second Lieutenant, Union Army, killed at Battle of Chickamauga,
1863). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
employed by Ford Motor Company for 16 years; real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Couzens (1872-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
August
26, 1872.
Son of James J. Couzens and Emma (Clift) Couzens.
Republican. In 1903, along with Henry
Ford and others, organized the Ford Motor Company; Detroit
police commissioner, 1916; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1919-22; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922-36; defeated in primary, 1936; died
in office 1936.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1936 (age 64 years, 57
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp and
paper manufacturers.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954) —
also known as Edward H. Crump; Ed Crump; "Boss
Crump" —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born near Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., October
2, 1874.
Democrat. Head, E. H. Crump Buggy Manufacturing Co.;
president, E. H. Crump & Co. (involved in banking, real
estate, and insurance);
mayor
of Memphis, Tenn., 1910-16, 1940; resigned 1916; proceedings were
brought for his ouster as
mayor in 1915-16, based on charges
that he failed to
enforce state liquor
laws; when the ouster suit was upheld by the state supreme court,
he resigned;
Shelby
County Treasurer, 1917-23; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1931-35 (10th District 1931-33,
9th District 1933-35); member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1936-45.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
16, 1954 (age 80 years, 14
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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William M. Cuppett (b. 1843) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Bedford
County, Pa., December
26, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carriage and wagon
manufacturer; postmaster;
member
Dakota territorial council, 1870-71, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;
president, Spicer Manufacturing
Co.; president, Parish Pressed Steel
Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co. president, New York and New
Jersey Water Co.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Denby (1861-1938) —
of Indiana; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
14, 1861.
Son of Charles
Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby.
U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1907-09; Vienna, 1909-15; vice-president, Hupp Motor Car
Corporation, Detroit, 1915-17.
Died February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 92
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Dinger (born c.1871) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
about 1871.
Die maker in automobile factory; Socialist Labor candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1928; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Dodge (1864-1920) —
also known as John F. Dodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
25, 1864.
Son of Daniel Rugg Dodge and Maria Duval (Casto) Dodge.
Republican. Early automobile manufacturer; made parts for
Oldsmobile and Ford in the early 20th century; co-founder of Dodge
Brothers Motor Car Company in 1914, manufacturer of Dodge cars
and trucks; the Dodge operation became part of Chrysler Corporation
in 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1920 (age 55 years, 81
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Rugg Dodge and Maria Duval (Casto) Dodge; married, September
22, 1892, to Ivy Hawkins (died 1901); married, December
9, 1903, to Isabelle Smith (divorced 1907); married, December
10, 1907, to Matilda
Rausch; uncle of Horace
Elgin Dodge, Jr.. See Biddle-Read-Shippen-MacArthur
family of Pennsylvania. |
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William Fred Duckworth (1899-1972) —
also known as W. Fred Duckworth —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., June 20,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plant manager for Ford
Motor Company, 1933-42; automobile
dealer; mayor of
Norfolk, Va., 1950-62.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, while walking on Major Avenue, Norfolk,
Va., March 4,
1972 (age 72 years, 258
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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Relatives:
Married to Gertrude Summers. |
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Henry Belin du Pont, Jr. (1898-1970) —
also known as Henry B. du Pont —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born July 23,
1898.
Son of Henry Belin du Pont (1873-1902) and Eluthera (Bradford) du
Pont.
Republican. Vice-president, director, DuPont chemical
company; director, North American Aviation
Corp. and General Motors; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1936.
Died in 1970
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
15, 1870.
Son of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) and Mary (Belin) du Pont.
President (1915-19) and director of the Du Pont chemical
company; chairman (1915-29) and president (1920-23) of General
Motors; director, Pennsylvania Railroad;
member of Delaware
state board of education, 1919-21; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Delaware
Liquor Commissioner, 1933-38.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1954
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold H. Emmons (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car Company, 1913-17; in
charge of aviation
engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;
officer, Stout Metal Airplane
Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways,
Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft
Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burley Ensley (b. 1881) —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., July 28,
1881.
Republican. Employed thirty years with Auburn Motor Co.,
automobile manufacturer; DeKalb
County Auditor, 1943; chair of
DeKalb County Republican Party, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Ference, Jr. (1911-1996) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., November
6, 1911.
Democrat. University
professor; scientist;
vice-president for research, Ford Motor Company; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-63; defeated, 1963.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 24,
1996 (age 84 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) —
also known as Frederick S. Fish —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
5, 1852.
Son of Henry Clay Fish (D.D.) and Clara (Jones) Fish.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1884-85; member of New Jersey
state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director and general
counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company; president,
Studebaker Vehicle Company; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Ford (1863-1947) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1863.
Son of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford
(c.1839-1876).
Engineer;
inventor;
founder, Ford Motor Company, 1903; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Belgian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper,
which promoted anti-Semitic
ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's
Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel
lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut down
the paper and publicly recant
its contents.
Died, from a stroke, in
Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1947 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ford
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford (c.1839-1876);
married, April 11,
1888, to Clara Jane Bryant (1866-1950); uncle of Clarence
M. Ford. |
| | | Cross-reference: James
Couzens — Herman
Bernstein — Alfred
J. Murphy — Martin
C. Ansorge |
| | | Personal motto:
"Efficiency." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Henry Ford: Douglas
Brinkley, Wheels
for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,
1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry
Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry
Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young
readers) — David Weitzman, Model
T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Henry Ford: Max
Wallace, The
American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the
Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry
Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
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Richard T. Frankensteen (1907-1977) —
also known as Dick Frankensteen —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1907.
Democrat. Automobile worker; first president,
Automotive Industrial Workers Association; later, international
vice-president, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1945, 1949 (primary).
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1977
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon
County, Mich., October
15, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked for
carmakers Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District);
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Mary Thibault. |
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Alpheus Deming Gibbons (c.1819-1900) —
also known as Alpheus D. Gibbons —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in East Granville, Granville, Hampden
County, Mass., about 1819.
Son of Timothy Gibbons and Abigail (Seymour) Gibbons.
Carriage builder; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1878-79.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1900 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Gulvezan (1907-1991) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1907.
Progressive. Auto worker; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1948.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Retiree director of
Region 1B, United Auto Workers; columnist
in UAW newspaper;
president of the Detroit Metropolitan Council of Senior Citizens.
Died in 1991
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert A. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Son of Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty.
Democrat. Coal miner;
automobile worker; financial
secretary, Local 946, United Automobile Workers; financial
secretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and Power House Workers
Council, UAW-CIO; Political Action Committee Coordinator
for Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1956, 1960.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938
to Katherine Maguire. |
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Son of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1936.
Son of Morris
W. Hood, Sr..
Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,
7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1976,
1980;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla., March 29,
2002 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Albert R. Horrigan (1909-1972) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., March 16,
1909.
Democrat. Employee, Buick Motor Car Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-70 (Genesee County 1st
District 1953-64, 82nd District 1965-70).
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004) —
also known as Millie Jeffrey; Mildred
McWilliams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa, December
29, 1910.
Democrat. Organizer for
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers in the 1930s; director,
Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumer
affairs departments, United Automobile Workers; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1974.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Died, in a nursing
home at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
2004 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis Wells Johnson (b. 1855) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., March 12,
1855.
Republican. Lumber
business; farm wagon manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. Clifford Jones (b. 1921) —
of Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.; Clayton, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
13, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
president, Aluminum Truck Bodies, Inc.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1951-58 (St. Louis County 4th
District 1951-52, St. Louis County 5th District 1953-58); member of
Missouri
state senate 7th District, 1965-81.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1981.
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William N. Kahler (b. 1849) —
of Perry
County, Pa.
Born in Berrysburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
21, 1849.
Harness
maker; carriage manufacturing business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick H. Kelly (b. 1890) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 13,
1890.
Democrat. Automobile plant foreman; carpenter;
general
contractor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 10th District; elected 1958.
Member, Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rate
analyst for Chrysler Corporation; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from respiratory
and heart
disease, in Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 2003 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Herman Kramer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Carriage manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1914-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Leary —
of Michigan.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 15,
1931.
Son of Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for General Motors, 1971-82; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1999-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Anton D. Leonatti (1914-1995) —
of Michigan; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., July 17,
1914.
Democrat. Employed for many years at Ford Motor Company;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1938.
Died December
31, 1995 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Frank Lovell (1913-1998) —
also known as Frederick J. Lang —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ipava, Fulton
County, Ill., July 24,
1913.
Seaman;
automobile worker; candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Socialist Workers candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1998 (age 84 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Madison (b. 1854) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Manchester, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born near Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1854.
Republican. Photographer;
agent for carriage manufacturers; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert S. McNamara —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., June 9,
1916.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Ford
Motor Company, 1960-61; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1961-68; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1968; president, World Bank,
1968-81; on September 29, 1972, an attacker tried to throw him
overboard from a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Missimer (b. 1860) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New London, Chester
County, Pa., August 3,
1860.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; manufacturer
of carriage dashers and fenders; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Molinaro (b. 1902) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., October
1, 1902.
Democrat. Automobile worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1947-76; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1959-60; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General Motors. Philanthropist; founder of
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Ernest George Nagel (b. 1893) —
also known as Ernest G. Nagel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Switzerland,
March
3, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
automotive engineer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40; defeated in primary, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1941-42; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmond Thomas Neeme (1916-1998) —
also known as Edmond T. Neeme —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1916.
Son of Thomas Neeme and Alice Neeme.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1955.
Syrian
ancestry.
Founder and CEO of E. T. Neeme Sales Co., manufacturer's
representative in the automobile industry.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1998 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Horn. |
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Stanley C. Novak (1918-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1918.
Democrat. Worked for several automobile manufacturing
companies; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-54; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1955; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1965
(age about
47 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Rosemary Szott. |
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Carl W. O'Brien (b. 1930) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 1,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
automobile worker; staff writer for radio
station WQRS-FM; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1970;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1972.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1972.
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile. Founder in
1905 of the REO Motor Car Company. Later the Olds company
became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors, and Reo
became part of truck manufacturer Diamond Reo. Also owner of
several hotels.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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David Packard (1912-1996) —
of Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
7, 1912.
Son of Sperry Sidney Packard and Ella Lorna (Graber) Packard.
Republican. Co-founder and chief executive, Hewlett-Packard
electronics and computer
company; U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1969-71; director, Pacific
Gas &
Electric Co., Crocker-Citizens National Bank,
General Dynamics Corp., U.S. Steel Corp.,
Trans World Airways,
Standard Oil of
California, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1972;
Presidential Elector for California, 1972;
philanthropist.
Member, Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Stanford University Hospital,
Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., March 26,
1996 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Interment at Alta
Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
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William A. Paterson (1838-1921) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Fergus, Ontario,
October
3, 1838.
Founder and owner of W. A. Paterson Company, carriage
manufacturers; creator of the Paterson automobile,
produced from 1908 to 1923; one of the original stockholders of the
Buick Motor Company; helped organize the Union Trust Savings
Bank; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1890-91.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
8, 1921 (age 82 years, 340
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Matthew C. Patterson —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
President, Dodge Division, and vice-president, Chrysler Corporation,
automobile makers; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1964-78; appointed 1964.
Still living as of 1978.
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John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) —
also known as John J. Penczak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 13,
1911.
Democrat. Automobile worker; representative
for the United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated in
primary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21st
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1978 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hickman Price, Jr. —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Vice-president, Kaiser-Frazer (automobile makers);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Still living as of 1960.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney
(1876-1926).
Republican. Board chairman and president, American Motors,
1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English
and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Carl J. Scheffler (born c.1911) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1911.
Insurance
business; director of industrial relations, Parts and Equipment
Division, Ford Motor Company; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1953-54.
Member, Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Settles, Jr. (born c.1951) —
also known as James Settles; Jimmy Settles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Automobile worker; regional
director, United Automobile Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Charles Sexton (d. 1883) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J.
Whig. Minister;
coach trimmer; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1849-51.
Baptist.
Died in 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis M. Smith (1922-1994) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968;
vice-president and general counsel of General Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1982.
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Joseph J. Swope (born c.1897) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1897.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
worked for Kaiser-Frazer; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1949, 1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Clarke Theaker (1812-1883) —
of Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
4, 1812.
Republican. Machinist;
wheelwright; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1859-61; defeated, 1860;
Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office, 1865-68.
Died July 16,
1883 (age 71 years, 162
days).
Interment at Weeks
Cemetery, Bridgeport, Ohio.
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James Tierney (1905-1981) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
24, 1905.
Democrat. Employee, Ford Motor Company; mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1956-60; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club.
On July 25, 1957, following a Planning Commission meeting, he was shot six
times by building contractor Lester Ellerhorst, who was angered
by city officials' criticism of his work on the Garden City police
station.
Died in 1981
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March 29,
1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car Company;
recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David H. Trembley (b. 1858) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1858.
Carriage painter; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1918-22; on May 31, 1919, he prevented a Socialist
orator, Frederick
Harwood, from speaking, by spraying him and his audience with a
fire hose; subsequently arrested
and charged
with assault
and inciting to
riot; retaliated by arresting Justice of the Peace Gustav
Theimer, who had indicted him, and arraigned him on a charge of
improper procedure.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward John Walsh (1904-1975) —
also known as Edward J. Walsh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1904.
Democrat. Automobile worker; constable; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 6, 1944 (along with four other legislators) with accepting
bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried in
1945, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict; retried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Died in 1975
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin B. Whipple (b. 1844) —
of Westford, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Westford, Chittenden
County, Vt., August 9,
1844.
Republican. Wagon maker; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Westford, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) —
also known as Frank D. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; welder;
machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor Company; business
representative for AFSCME Local 595; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in
primary, 1950; died in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; AFSCME;
Amvets.
Died in 1960
(age about
43 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
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John North Willys (1873-1935) —
also known as John N. Willys —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
25, 1873.
Republican. President of automobile manufacturing companies;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1930-32.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
26, 1935 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) —
also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine
Charlie" —
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 18,
1890.
Electrical
engineer;
president, General Motors, 1941-53; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1953-57.
Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I
thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and
vice versa.".
Died in Norwood, East
Feliciana Parish, La., September
26, 1961 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich.
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Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering
illustrator
for General Motors, later for the Wayne County Road
Commission; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1954.
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Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) —
also known as Leonard Woodcock —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
15, 1911.
Son of Ernest Woodcock and Margaret (Freel) Woodcock.
Democrat. Automobile worker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; president,
United Auto Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1976;
U.S. Ambassador to China, 1979-81.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pulmonary
complications, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
16, 2001 (age 89 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850.
Republican. Manufacturer of axles; owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died June 27,
1917 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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