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Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan

Note: This is just one of 1,130 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Three Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known as James B. Duke; "Buck"; "Tobacco King" — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born near Durham, Durham County, N.C., December 23, 1856. Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco Company, which monopolized the tobacco industry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer of electric power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904. Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291 days). Entombed at Duke University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
  Presumably named for: James Buchanan
  Relatives: Son of Washington Duke (1820-1905); married 1904 to Lillian Fletcher McCredy (divorced 1906); married, July 23, 1907, to Nanaline Lee 'Nannie' (Holt) Inman (1870-1962); father of Doris Duke (1912-1993; who married James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990)); uncle of Mary Lillian Duke (1887-1960; who married Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.).
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; MacArthur family of Pennsylvania; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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.
  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. (1900-1963).
  Political family: Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) — also known as Matilda R. Wilson; Matilda Rausch; Matilda Rausch Dodge; Mrs. Alfred Wilson — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Walkerton, Ontario, October 19, 1883. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; member of Michigan state board of agriculture; elected 1931; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940. Female. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Left her estate, Meadow Brook Hall, to Oakland University. Died in Brussels, Belgium, September 18, 1967 (age 83 years, 334 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Rausch and Margaret (Glinz) Rausch; married, December 10, 1907, to John Francis Dodge (uncle of Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr. (1900-1963)); married, June 19, 1925, to Alfred G. Wilson.
  Political family: Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell; brother of Louise Cromwell (aunt by marriage of Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997)); married, June 20, 1920, to Delphine Dodge (divorced, 1928; sister of Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr.); married, February 13, 1935, to Doris Duke (divorced, 1943; daughter of James Buchanan Duke); married 1948 to Maxine McFetridge.
  Political families: MacArthur family of Pennsylvania; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr. (1900-1963) — also known as Horace E. Dodge — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 2, 1900. Republican. Founder, Dodge Boat Works, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died, from liver cirrhosis, at Jennings Memorial Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 22, 1963 (age 63 years, 142 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Elgin Dodge (1868-1920; auto manufacturer) and Anna (Thomson) Dodge (1871-1970); brother of Delphine Ione Dodge (1899-1943; who married James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990)); married, June 21, 1921, to Lois Virginia Knowlson (1899-1973; divorced 1927); married, May 17, 1928, to Muriel Sisman (born 1903; divorced 1938); married, May 16, 1940, to Martha 'Mickey' Devine (1912-1984; divorced 1944; murder victim); married, May 26, 1945, to Clara Mae Tinsley (born c.1918; divorced 1953); married, February 14, 1953, to Gregg Sherwood (born 1923; model and actress); nephew of John Francis Dodge (who married Matilda Rausch).
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; MacArthur family of Pennsylvania; Dodge-Duke-Cromwell family of Detroit, Michigan (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Douglas MacArthur II (1909-1997) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., July 5, 1909. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, as of 1935; Naples, as of 1937-38; Paris, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1957-61; Belgium, 1961-65; Austria, 1967-69; Iran, 1969-72. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, after a stroke and heart attack, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 15, 1997 (age 88 years, 133 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur MacArthur (1876-1923) and Mary Hendry (McCalla) MacArthur (1877-1959); married, August 21, 1934, to Laura Louise Barkley (1911-1987; daughter of Alben William Barkley); nephew by marriage of Louise Cromwell MacArthur (sister of James Henry Roberts Cromwell); nephew of Douglas MacArthur; great-grandson of Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896).
  Political family: MacArthur family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
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