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Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan

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John C. Cahalan, Sr. — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1932. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.

		Relatives: Father of W. Leo Cahalan and John C. Cahalan, Jr. (1896?-?); grandfather of William L. Cahalan and William Leo Cahalan.
		Political family: Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan.

W. Leo Cahalan (1893-1954) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1893. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1931; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1945. Died in 1954 (age about 61 years). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of John C. Cahalan, Sr.; brother of John C. Cahalan, Jr.; father of William Leo Cahalan; uncle of William L. Cahalan (1925-1990).
		Political family: Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan.

John C. Cahalan, Jr. — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of John C. Cahalan, Sr.; brother of W. Leo Cahalan; father of William L. Cahalan (1925-1990); uncle of William Leo Cahalan.
		Political family: Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan.

William L. Cahalan (1925-1990) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born November 30, 1925. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1967-83; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1983-90. Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich., May 2, 1990 (age 64 years, 153 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of John C. Cahalan, Jr.; nephew of W. Leo Cahalan; grandson of John C. Cahalan, Sr. (1863?-?); first cousin of William Leo Cahalan.
		Political family: Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan.

William Leo Cahalan — of Wayne County, Mich. Circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-2001. Still living as of 2002.

		Relatives: Son of W. Leo Cahalan; nephew of John C. Cahalan, Jr.; grandson of John C. Cahalan, Sr. (1863?-?); first cousin of William L. Cahalan.
		Political family: Cahalan family of Wyandotte, Michigan.

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