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Jarvis family of Benton Harbor, Michigan

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Roman I. Jarvis, Sr. (d. 1940) — of Michigan. Democrat. Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1920, 1928, 1930, 1932 (primary), 1934 (primary), 1936 (primary), 1938 (primary); candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1906. Died December 20, 1940. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Uncle of William J. Bryan Jarvis (1897-?) and Harvey Hope Jarvis.
		Political family: Jarvis family of Benton Harbor, Michigan.

William J. Bryan Jarvis (b. 1897) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in 1897. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1940, 1942; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1958, 1960. Burial location unknown.

		Presumably named for: William Jennings Bryan
		Relatives: Brother of Harvey Hope Jarvis (1900-1981); nephew of Roman I. Jarvis, Sr..
		Political family: Jarvis family of Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Harvey Hope Jarvis (1900-1981) — of Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., April 25, 1900. 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.

		Relatives: Son of Edward E. Jarvis and Edith (Carpenter) Jarvis; brother of William J. Bryan Jarvis (1897-?); married, December 9, 1921, to Eleonore Irene Lutz; nephew of Roman I. Jarvis, Sr..
		Political family: Jarvis family of Benton Harbor, Michigan.

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