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Houghton County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Houghton County

Index to Locations Calumet Lake View Cemetery Houghton Unknown location Houghton Forest Hill Cemetery Lake View Cemetery Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Robert Bruce MacDonald (1889-1954) — also known as Robert B. MacDonald — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton County, Mich., September 16, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District, 1919-30; defeated in primary, 1930; suffered a stroke in 1930 and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in 1954 (age about 64 years). Interment at Lake View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Duncan MacDonald and Jemima (Swinton) MacDonald.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Unknown Location Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Carlos J. Jolly (1888-1951) — of South Range, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, Mich., July 8, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District, 1923-24; attorney for General Motors, 1937-41. English ancestry. Died, in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 16, 1951 (age 63 years, 100 days). Interment somewhere. Forest Hill Cemetery Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) — also known as Carlos D. Shelden — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Walworth, Walworth County, Wis., June 10, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; machinist; real estate business; steamboat business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1893-94; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903. Died in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., June 24, 1904 (age 64 years, 14 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jay Abel Hubbell (1829-1900) — also known as Jay A. Hubbell — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Avon, Oakland County, Mich., September 15, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1873-83; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1885-88; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; circuit judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1894-99. Died in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., October 13, 1900 (age 71 years, 28 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Franklin Jewell (1865-1943) — also known as James F. Jewell — of Hubbell, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Cornwall, England, 1865. Republican. Copper mine worker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1921-26, 1931-34 (Houghton County 2nd District 1921-26, Houghton County 1st District 1931-34); defeated, 1928, 1934. English ancestry. Died in 1943 (age about 78 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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