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Forty and Eight
Politician members in Michigan

  Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) — also known as Max Badgley — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 9, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in May, 1969 (age 70 years, 0 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married, February 4, 1924, to Irene Reed; married, September 25, 1947, to Helen Robson Haynes.
  Thomas Philip Beaton (b. 1897) — also known as Thomas Beaton — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Gould City, Mackinac County, Mich., January 23, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50. Catholic. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) — also known as Harold E. Bradshaw — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Davison, Genesee County, Mich., November 5, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1936-38. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married, December 24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley.
  Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) — of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Aldridge, Park County, Mont., March 12, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Novi, Oakland County, Mich., May 14, 1974 (age 78 years, 63 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lucas Cloon; married, January 12, 1921, to Margaret Ockstedt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Miller Dunckel Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) — also known as William A. Ekwall — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., October 16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19, 1915, to Lina Moser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Gerald R. Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford Sr.; married, October 15, 1948, to Betty Warren.
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  The Gerald R. Ford Freeway (I-196), in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) — also known as Paul V. Gadola — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., February 22, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Civitan; Optimist Club. Died in 1968 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola; married, June 19, 1928, to Ann Elizabeth Murphy; father of Paul Victor Gadola Jr. and Thomas Laurence Gadola.
  Political family: Gadola family of Flint, Michigan.
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gustave J. Groat Sr. (b. 1918) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 8, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Fraternal Order of Police; Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
William E. Miron William E. Miron (1888-1962) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., October 2, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Delta County Sheriff, 1933-56; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1957-62; died in office 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., January 3, 1962 (age 73 years, 93 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, December 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1948; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Forty and Eight; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died in 1978 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Mapes.
  Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., November 19, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Foresters; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died June 12, 1951 (age 53 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married 1924 to Florence Peterson.
  Robert C. Stites (1915-1981) — of Manitou Beach, Lenawee County, Mich.; Rollin Township, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Hudson, Lenawee County, Mich., January 7, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lenawee County Sheriff, 1957-64; member of Michigan state house of representatives 40th District, 1967-70; defeated in primary, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Died in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., December 26, 1981 (age 66 years, 353 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) — also known as H. Randall Wickes — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 1, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., October 6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February 15, 1915, to Ruth Brady.
  Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Crown Point, Lake County, Ind., December 17, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1957-62; died in office 1962. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Phi Gamma Delta. Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Died in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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