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Hood family of Detroit, Michigan

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Morris W. Hood, Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., September 22, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Wheeler Hood and India (Benton) Hood; married to Ruth E. Stevenson; father of Morris W. Hood, Jr. and Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002); grandfather of Morris W. Hood III.
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.

Morris W. Hood, Jr. (1934-1998) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1934. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-96 (21st District 1971-72, 6th District 1973-92, 11th District 1993-96); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1996. African ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1998 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Morris W. Hood, Sr.; brother of Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002); father of Morris W. Hood III.
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.

Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) — also known as Ray Hood — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 1, 1936. 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, 1968 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1988; 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.

		Relatives: Son of Morris W. Hood, Sr. (1908-2001); brother of Morris W. Hood, Jr.; uncle of Morris W. Hood III.
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.

Morris W. Hood III (1965-2020) — Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 21, 1965. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 11th District, 2003-08; defeated in primary, 1998; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 2011-18. African ancestry. Died, from complications of COVID-19, in the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 12, 2020 (age 54 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Morris W. Hood, Jr.; nephew of Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002); grandson of Morris W. Hood, Sr..
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.
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