The Political Graveyard: Jackson County, Mich.

Frank Nathan Aldrich (1890-1939) — also known as Frank N. Aldrich — of Concord, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Capac, St. Clair County, Mich., August 8, 1890. Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-39; president, Farmers State Bank of Concord, 1920-39; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1932. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, in Foote Hospital, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 21, 1939 (age 48 years, 286 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Albert Aldrich and Lena (Kempf) Aldrich; married, June 17, 1919, to Marion Butterfield.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Unknown Location
Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan

Grass Lake East Cemetery
Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) — also known as Fred L. Keeler — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., July 4, 1872. Republican. School teacher; college professor; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913; died in office 1919. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, from cardiac dilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital), Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 4, 1919 (age 46 years, 274 days). Interment at Grass Lake East Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Mathew E. Keeler and Anna (Osborn) Keeler; married, November 29, 1894, to Bertina 'Birdie' Bliss; second cousin once removed of Edwin Olmstead Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, David Munson Osborne and John Sherman.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Dorman Felt (1810-1876) — of Bunker Hill Township, Ingham County, Mich.; Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire County, N.H., April 2, 1810. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1859-60. Congregationalist. Died in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., October 10, 1876 (age 66 years, 191 days). Interment at Grass Lake East Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Benjamin Felt and Nancy (Betts) Felt; married, May 30, 1833, to Eliza Ball Dewey; father of Hartman Sharp Felt; first cousin once removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt; second cousin of David Alvaro Felt; second cousin once removed of Marcellus Hazen Felt; second cousin twice removed of Jesse Felt Libby.
		Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Grass Lake West Cemetery
Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Daniel Boynton (1842-1895) — of Leoni Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., September 9, 1842. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1885-86. Died in 1895 (age about 52 years). Interment at Grass Lake West Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Mary Burkhart.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Horton Cemetery
Horton, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Eugene H. Belden (1840-1898) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson County, Mich., December 14, 1840. Socialist. Farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District, 1881-82; Industrial candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1890. Died in 1898 (age about 57 years). Interment at Horton Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

James N. Folks (1897-2001) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., October 19, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93 days). Interment at Horton Cemetery.

Relatives: Married 1919 to Jennie Strait.

Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as "The War Governor" — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 8, 1818. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846; instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan, the first English-speaking jurisdiction to do so; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1855-56; Governor of Michigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1860; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881. Unitarian. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 6, 1894 (age 76 years, 179 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married, February 18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married, May 25, 1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married, February 16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father of Charles Austin Blair; third cousin of Bernard Blair.
		Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)

Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) — also known as Charles A. Blair — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., April 10, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899; Michigan state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909. Scottish ancestry. Died August 30, 1912 (age 58 years, 142 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Austin Blair; married, October 8, 1879, to Effie C. North; third cousin once removed of Bernard Blair.
		Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

William H. Withington (1835-1903) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 1, 1835. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; recipient, Medal of Honor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1873-74; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1891-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., June 27, 1903 (age 68 years, 146 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

James O'Donnell (1840-1915) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn., March 25, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1876-78; defeated, 1873, 1878; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1885-93; defeated, 1892. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., March 17, 1915 (age 74 years, 357 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Fidus Livermore (1811-1880) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Sangerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., 1811. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1843-44; candidate for mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860, 1872; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1874, 1876. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 28, 1880 (age about 68 years). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Abner Livermore and Melinda (Bassett) Livermore; married 1831 to Caroline Sophia Lewis; married 1852 to Sarah Eliza Lewis.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 17, 1878. Republican. Accountant; banker; Jackson County Clerk, 1915-20; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1925-26; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1927-32. English ancestry. Died in 1940 (age about 61 years). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Emory J. Wood (1838-1919) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Mendon, Monroe County, N.Y., November 12, 1838. Republican. Justice of the peace; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1909-16. English ancestry. Died, from acute uremia, in Mercy Hospital, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., January 12, 1919 (age 80 years, 61 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, May 11, 1863, to Malissa Abram Brown.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Norris H. Branch (1871-1910) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in 1871. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1901-02; defeated, 1904; candidate for Michigan state senate 10th District, 1908. Died in 1910 (age about 39 years). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Collins Lothrop Carter (1906-1983) — also known as Collins L. Carter — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in 1906. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., July 12, 1983 (age about 77 years). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Nelle Clark (Collins) Carter and Philander Lothrop Carter; married, May 6, 1938, to Mary Aldrich Bursley.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John C. Sharp — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884. Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

Mary Carter (1914-2012) — also known as Mary Aldrich Bursley; Mrs. Collins L. Carter — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 14, 1914. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959-63. Female. Died in Onekama, Manistee County, Mich., September 20, 2012 (age 97 years, 342 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Daughter of Phillip Everette Bursley and Flora (Peters) Bursley; sister of Gilbert E. Bursley; married, May 6, 1938, to Collins Lothrop Carter; first cousin thrice removed of David Bursley.
		Political family: Bursley-Carter family of Ann Arbor and Jackson, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Oakdale Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:
	Moses A. McNaughton — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1866-67; defeated, 1863, 1870. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.

St. John's Cemetery
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Founded 1866

Politicians buried here:

Charles J. Falahee, Sr. (c.1924-1986) — of Michigan Center, Jackson County, Mich. Born about 1924. Circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1959, 1967-85; appointed 1959. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Died, in Foote Hospital, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., January 6, 1986 (age about 62 years). Interment at St. John's Cemetery.

Ray Lyman Hewlett (1879-1943) — also known as Ray L. Hewlett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 14, 1879. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924, 1932. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., September 3, 1943 (age 64 years, 112 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Frank Edson Hewlett and Mary Ann (Tobin) Hewlett; married, November 14, 1907, to Alma R. Howard.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Woodland Cemetery
2615 Francis Street
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Thomas E. Barkworth (1851-1923) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Lincolnshire, England, July 21, 1851. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1891-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1894, 1896; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1899; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); Michigan Democratic state chair, 1903-05. Died February 17, 1923 (age 71 years, 211 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Emmett Bunker (1848-1931) — also known as Robert E. Bunker — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., March 25, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1893; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association. Died January 13, 1931 (age 82 years, 294 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)

Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known as Haskell L. Nichols — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Homer, Calhoun County, Mich., July 28, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Jaycees; Eagles; Moose. Died in Columbia Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 30, 1991 (age 94 years, 276 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Myron H. Nichols and Elizabeth Nichols; married, December 23, 1922, to Mary Townsend.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58

Harry D. Boardman (1891-1959) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 22, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Michigan, 1922-26; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927; circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1945-59; appointed 1945; defeated, 1959; died in office 1959. Member, Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Died April 14, 1959 (age 67 years, 113 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John W. Boardman, Sr. and Ida M. (Mathews) Boardman; married, December 1, 1917, to Marguerite Van Schoick.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

William James McKone (1866-1928) — also known as William J. McKone — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Montezuma, Cayuga County, N.Y., August 23, 1866. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1906-15. Methodist. Irish ancestry. Member, Foresters; Royal Arcanum; Freemasons. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married 1892 to Minnie Townsend; grandnephew of Samuel Bell.
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1911

Burney Eslie Brower (1880-1956) — also known as Burney E. Brower — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Ingham County, Mich., June 18, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1917-20; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1921-26. Dutch and Irish ancestry. Died July 3, 1956 (age 76 years, 15 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1905 to Esther Gaylord Miller.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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.

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.

Daniel E. Karn (1890-1969) — also known as Dan E. Karn — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Miami County, Ind., April 29, 1890. Republican. President, Consumers Power Company, 1950-60; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County 1st District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., June, 1969 (age 79 years, 0 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn; married to Vivian Vardell Vanderlyn.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

East Liberty Cemetery
Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) — also known as Wilfred G. Bassett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 26, 1911. Republican. School principal; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., February 5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255 days). Interment at East Liberty Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married 1933 to Vera Agnes Scheffel.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58

Roseland Memorial Gardens
Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) — of Sandstone Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Norvell, Jackson County, Mich., August 13, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Jackson County Clerk, 1939-40; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; Michigan state auditor general, 1947-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Moose. Suffered a heart attack while walking near his home, and died, in Sandstone Township, Jackson County, Mich., June 15, 1971 (age 69 years, 306 days). Interment at Roseland Memorial Gardens.

Draper Cemetery
Rives Township, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich., April 23, 1878. Republican. Farmer; real estate dealer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1942, 1944; in July 1944, he was accused of sending out postcards falsely claiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans; arraigned in August 1944 for felony election fraud, over forging most of the signatures on his nominating petitions; pleaded guilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges. Congregationalist. Died, in Stuart Nursing Home, Leslie, Ingham County, Mich., September 3, 1970 (age 92 years, 133 days). Interment at Draper Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Alson Whitney and Nellie (Flanagan) Whitney; married, March 15, 1916, to Ruby Haven.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Beatrice L. Hooper (c.1894-1974) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born about 1894. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1927. Female. Church of God. Died, in Cedar Knoll Rest Home, Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., July 25, 1974 (age about 80 years). Interment at Draper Cemetery.

Spring Arbor Cemetery
Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:
	Jerry G. Cornell — of Jackson County, Mich. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Interment at Spring Arbor Cemetery.

Pope Cemetery
Springport, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) — also known as C. Jay Town — of Parma, Jackson County, Mich.; North Adams, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich., June 29, 1875. Republican. Methodist minister; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924, 1930; died in office 1942. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Gleaners. Died January 7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192 days). Interment at Pope Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James D. Town and Esther (Houghtaling) Town; married, October 19, 1898, to Rena C. Perrine; married to Nina Ives.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John R. Clement (1868-1944) — of Calhoun County, Mich. Born in 1868. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1925-30; defeated in primary, 1930. Died in 1944 (age about 76 years). Interment at Pope Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Fairview Cemetery
Tompkins, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John Russell Fisk (1867-1948) — also known as J. Russell Fisk — of Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 8, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1903-06, 1911-12; defeated, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in 1948 (age about 81 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Jane (Dorr) Fisk and Eli Fisk; married, May 8, 1890, to Jennie E. Tompkins.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Mt. Hope Cemetery
Waterloo, Jackson County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Milton Gorton Riethmiller (1907-1984) — also known as M. Gorton Riethmiller — of Michigan. Born in Waterloo, Jackson County, Mich., May 11, 1907. Member of Michigan state board of education, 1969-76; appointed 1969, 1974. Died in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., May 29, 1984 (age 77 years, 18 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Milton A. Riethmiller and Sarah E. (Gorton) Riethmiller; married 1929 to Vera Spiroff; married to Peggy Lynne Miller.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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