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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August
21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell. |
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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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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.
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Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) —
also known as Thomas G. Baillie —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., March 8,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1905-06; defeated, 1906.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in April, 1969
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie; married 1907 to Emma
Earle. |
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
business manager; hotel
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died January
5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian.
Arabic
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married
1933 to
Vera Agnes Scheffel. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1957-58 |
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August
9, 1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Don Binkowski (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon
J. Hromek. |
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Clifford A. Bishop (1877-1952) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Genesee
County, Mich., 1877.
Lawyer;
Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1939-52; appointed 1939; died in
office 1952.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died May 23,
1952 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Johnston Blanchard (b. 1942) —
also known as James J. Blanchard; Jim
Blanchard —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Beverly Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1975-83; Governor of
Michigan, 1983-90; defeated, 1990, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(speaker),
1988
(chair, Platform
Committee; member, Arrangements
Committee; speaker),
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1993-96.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2018.
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married,
September
12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. |
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1957-58 |
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O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., March
17, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1956; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Lions;
American Bar Association; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to Carole
Maxine Larson. |
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle (b. 1937) —
also known as Patricia J. Boyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
31, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
clerk to U.S. District Judge Thaddeus
Machrowicz, 1964-65; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1976-78;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1978-83;
resigned 1983; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-98; appointed 1983.
Female.
Member, American Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District),
1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleas
court judge in Michigan, 1961-63; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned
1966; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71; founder,
first dean, and first president,
Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1982.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
29, 2018 (age 89 years, 155
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) —
also known as Vincent M. Brennan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., April
22, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Maccabees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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James H. Brickley (1928-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
15, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died, of multiple
myeloma and Alzheimer's
disease, on September
28, 2001 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Jerome Bronson (1930-1986) —
also known as S. Jerome Bronson —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
21, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1960; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-86; died in office
1986.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Arrested
and charged
with soliciting
and accepting
a bribe of $20,000 for his vote on a pending case; he killed
himself by gunshot
the same day, in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1986 (age 56 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth El Memorial Park, Livonia, Mich.
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Township Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Robert Bryant Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk)
Bryant. |
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Victor Earle Bucknell (1904-1969) —
also known as Victor E. Bucknell —
of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
23, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-49; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1969
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Vicksburg
(Schoolcraft Township) Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mich.
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Winston Perry Bullard (1942-1998) —
also known as Perry Bullard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
2, 1942.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1973-92.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Common
Cause.
Died in Canton, Wayne
County, Mich., October
15, 1998 (age 56 years, 43
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Jackson, Mich.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
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Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., March
26, 1920.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert P. Butler —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Prairieville, Barry
County, Mich., December
25, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married, June 4,
1910, to Emily Joslyn. |
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Henry Magnus Butzel (1871-1963) —
also known as Henry M. Butzel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 24,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929-55; appointed 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1931, 1939, 1946, 1954.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 7,
1963 (age 92 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Munroe Campbell (1854-1926) —
also known as Henry M. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
18, 1854.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1907-08.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
16, 1926 (age 71 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles W. Casgrain (b. 1859) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sandwich, Ontario,
May
24, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Detroit city attorney, 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Casgrain and Charlotte Marie (Chase) Casgrain; married,
February
25, 1886, to Annie Hammond. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Michael F. Cavanagh (b. 1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
21, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-82; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1991-95.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Andrew Bliss Chapin (1839-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1891-92.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 9,
1902 (age 62 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Republican. School
teacher; economist;
lawyer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman. |
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Henry Martyn Cheever (b. 1832) —
also known as Henry M. Cheever —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Ebenezer Cheever; married to Sarah Buckbee. |
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to
Marie DeWaele. |
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) —
of Alaska.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., January
19, 1925.
U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska
state attorney general, 1964-66.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) —
also known as Gerald J. Cotter —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 14,
1978 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter; married, October
30, 1929, to Alta T. Dettling. |
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William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) —
also known as William B. Cudlip —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 4,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
13th District, 1961-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich., November
12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip; married to Lynwood
Rockwell Bope. |
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Alva Marvin Cummins (b. 1869) —
also known as Alva M. Cummins —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
24, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1910, 1912; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1924;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof; married to Marguerite
DenHerder. |
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Joseph Francis Deeb (1909-1978) —
also known as Joseph F. Deeb —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1940-53.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
30, 1978 (age 69 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael George Deeb and Rose (Balesh) Deeb; married, July 6,
1934, to Eleanor Mary Drieborg. |
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Alcona
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April
10, 1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September
1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. |
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel,
Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Martin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis); nephew of Edmond
Otis Dewey; first cousin four times removed of David
Waterman; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Glasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed of Luther
Waterman and Joshua
Coit; third cousin thrice removed of John
Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Eastman
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Chandler-Hale
family of Portland, Maine; Abbott
family of Salinas, California; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | The Thomas E. Dewey Thruway,
which runs through Westchester,
Rockland,
Orange,
Ulster,
Greene,
Albany,
Schenectady,
Montgomery,
Herkimer,
Oneida,
Madison,
Onondaga,
Cayuga,
Seneca,
Ontario,
Monroe,
Genesee,
Erie,
and Chautauqua
counties in New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political
Leadership — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Donald McDonald Dickinson (1846-1917) —
also known as Donald M. Dickinson; Don M.
Dickinson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Ontario, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
17, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1876; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1880-85; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1892;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1888-89.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Historical Association.
Died October
15, 1917 (age 71 years, 271
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Martin M. Doctoroff (b. 1933) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1933.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) —
also known as Frank L. Dodge —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly; married, June 18,
1924, to Virginia Testman. |
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M. Edward Doran (b. 1895) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bronson, Branch
County, Mich., October
1, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
St. Joseph County Democratic Party, 1935-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond H. Dresser (b. 1901) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., January
28, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939-47; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Niles E. Dresser and Lou (Sherk) Dresser; married 1923 to Lola
Juckett. |
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
2nd District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham; married 1917 to
Frances Adeline Rogers; nephew of Major
L. Dunham. |
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Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) —
also known as Charles J. Dunn —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Houghton
County, Mich., July 14,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in
Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1908,
1916;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office
1939.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank D. Eaman (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., November
15, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1923; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Harry Thomas Edwards (b. 1940) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1940.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 1991.
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Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) —
also known as Harold H. Emmons —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car
Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation
engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;
officer, Stout Metal Airplane
Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways,
Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft
Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
Detroit Police
Commissioner, 1930; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, in Jennings Memorial Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 20,
1962 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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G. Raymond Empson (1872-1937) —
of Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England,
March
6, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1915-16.
English
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1937
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, Mich.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) —
also known as John W. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
24, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; American Bar Association.
Died July 7,
2006 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald Jr. (1942-2008) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1942.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72,
12th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1978, 1982 (primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of colon
cancer, February
3, 2008 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1891) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, August
30, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1928.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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 |
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
6, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1968,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Glenwood C. Fuller (b. 1881) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938; defeated, 1935; appointed
1938; defeated, 1938, 1947.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles K. Fuller and Frances E. (Howe) Fuller; married, February
6, 1915, to Lulu D. Fairbanks. |
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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.
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Paul Victor Gadola Jr. (1929-2014) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 21,
1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976, 1978; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1998-2001;
took senior status 2001.
Member, Federalist
Society; American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died, in Burcham Hills Retirement
Community, East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
26, 2014 (age 85 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack John Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John
Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married
1948 to
Helen Cazepis. |
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and
Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30,
1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard. |
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Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cressey, Barry
County, Mich., September
5, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
American Bar Association.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1987 (age 86 years, 208
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Mich.
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Paul Griffin (1923-2015) —
also known as Robert P. Griffin —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
6, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned
1966; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
16, 2015 (age 91 years, 161
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Grand Traverse County, Mich.
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Thomas Guastello (b. 1943) —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1969-74; member of
Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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Ralph B. Guy Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Michigan.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1929.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1970-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1976.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1976.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Ray Hart (b. 1872) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April
21, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. |
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Hazen Jesse Hatch (1901-1976) —
also known as Hazen J. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
23, 1901.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1931-32; defeated (Republican), 1932; Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
8, 1976 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rice Creek Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from an gastrointestinal
hemorrhage, following duodenal
ulcer surgery, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Cass E. Herrington (b. 1856) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
23, 1856.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington;
married, August
27, 1883, to Isabella Manning (daughter of Randolph
Manning). |
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Cornelius Hoffius (1881-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Goes, Netherlands,
August
5, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-24; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938-43; died in office 1943.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
26, 1943 (age 62 years, 82
days).
Entombed at Graceland
Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
29, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Harold Hood (b. 1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1931.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1973-77; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1977-78; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1978-82; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1990.
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Roberts P. Hudson (b. 1872) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., 1872.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1912; appointed 1912.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes; married, August
10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman. |
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.
Member, American Bar Association.
While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep. Clarence
J. McLeod, their car skidded on an icy
road, and collided
with a lumber truck; he suffered a skull fracture, and died a few
days later in a hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1930 (age 40 years, 360
days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, suffered
comparatively minor injuries.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, NAACP;
American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton. |
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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John Kaminski (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Prussia,
August
14, 1870.
Republican. Mail
carrier; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Constantine Kaminski and Pauline (Lewandowski) Kaminski; married,
January
30, 1894, to Josephine Ciganek. |
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E. N. Karay (1905-1992) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Samos, Greece,
November
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court
judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Greek
Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died in 1992
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas Giles Kavanagh (b. 1917) —
also known as Thomas G. Kavanagh —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., August
14, 1917.
Democratic candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-68; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1969-84; defeated (Democratic),
1984; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1975-79.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Matthew Kavanagh (1909-1975) —
also known as Thomas M. Kavanagh —
of Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich., August
4, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1938; Michigan
state attorney general, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1958-75; died in office 1975; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1964-66, 1971-75.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died April
19, 1975 (age 65 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Kavanagh and Margaret (Barrett) Kavanagh; married, October
27, 1930, to Agnes C. Miller. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Alpha
Kappa Psi; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2015.
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Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women; American
Association of University Women.
Died October
9, 2021 (age 97 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith; married 1943 to John
Culver King. |
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John L. King (born c.1924) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1970-78; appointed 1970.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean Ellen
Peters. |
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Norman Krivosha (b. 1934) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1934.
Chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1984.
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Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions;
American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski)
Krolikowski. |
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Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) —
also known as Arthur J. Lacy —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nirvana, Lake
County, Mich., September
30, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Daniel Lacy and Eunice Amelia (Stevens) Lacy; married, November
1, 1898, to Beth Malissa Garwick. |
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
1, 1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Robert C. Law (b. 1947) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
5, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1977-80; defeated,
1974; resigned 1980; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1976,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Leary —
of Michigan.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 15,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for General
Motors, 1971-82; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1999-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary; married, December
18, 1954, to Stephanie Lynn Abbott. |
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to Shirley
L. Hodge. |
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Thaddeus John Lesinski (1925-1996) —
also known as T. John Lesinski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
28, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-60); Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-76; resigned 1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in 1996
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Milton Levin (b. 1934) —
also known as Carl Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2019.
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Charles Leonard Levin (b. 1926) —
also known as Charles L. Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
28, 1926.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-96.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1996.
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Rollie L. Lewis (1884-1948) —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., August
2, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18, 1929-32; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1938; Charlevoix
County Probate Judge, 1945-48.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, in Little Traverse Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., November
28, 1948 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Charlevoix, Mich.
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Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (1921-2020) —
also known as Lawrence B. Lindemer —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1957-61; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; resigned 1975; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,
1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, in the Silver Maples Hospice,
Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 21,
2020 (age 98 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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John J. Maher (1889-1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in February
3, 1953 (age 63 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes
Catherine O'Leary. |
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Maher (1901-1957) —
also known as Thomas F. Maher —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
4, 1901.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1936; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1945-57; appointed 1945; died in
office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
28, 1957 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Maher and Margaret (Murray) Maher; married, September
21, 1929, to Marion Burns. |
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Paul Robert Mahinske (1927-1989) —
also known as Paul R. Mahinske —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born June 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1969-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
6, 1989 (age 62 years, 108
days).
Interment somewhere
in Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Mahinske, Sr. and Catherine (Dutto) Mahinske; married to
Virginia Irene Kretschmer. |
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Conrad L. Mallett Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December
27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor. |
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John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen
Hickam. |
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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) —
also known as Thomas F. McAllister —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 4,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63; took
senior status 1963.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald; married 1896 to Adelia
J. Duncan. |
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Marjorie Frances McGowan (b. 1930) —
also known as Marjorie McGowan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Austin McGowan and Cassie (Durrettee)
McGowan. |
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; American Bar Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.
McCorkell. |
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Francis Monaghan (b. 1875) —
also known as George F. Monaghan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1899-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
In 1899, at the age of 24, was the youngest-ever member of the
Michigan State Senate.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Monaghan and Margaret (Kiley) Monaghan; married, February
25, 1908, to Alice May Kotcher. |
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April
10, 1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-, 2008-13; appointed
1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1923; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married, August
15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow. |
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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, Jackson, Mich.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Hubert O'Brien (b. 1878) —
also known as M. Hubert O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Edwin
Denby; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael W. O'Brien and Martha Frances (Watson) O'Brien; married 1912 to Zula
Vail Cheney. |
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (1868-1956) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1868.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1956 (age 88 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Stiles, Oconto
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael D. O'Hara (1910-1978) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., September
19, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963-68; defeated, 1956, 1957, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1978
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam. |
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Max Radin (1880-1950) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kempen, Poland,
March
29, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 22,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married, July 2,
1909, to Rose Jaffe; married, June 30,
1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of Sherwood
Anderson). |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924-2004) —
also known as Dorothy Ruth Comstock —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1972; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1976-82; appointed 1976;
resigned 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-83, 1985-97; defeated, 1982;
appointed 1982; resigned 1997; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-91.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died October
23, 2004 (age 79 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March
31, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood; married to Helen Margaret
Collins. |
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Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Riga, Latvia,
August
3, 1876.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary
Consul for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1923-49; Honorary
Consul-General for Panama in Detroit,
Mich., 1949-51.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; Navy
League; Rotary;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in the Jewish Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
also known as George W. Sallade —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer; married 1914 to Esther
Snyder. |
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Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) —
of Lake Bluff, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
10, 1904.
Lawyer;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63,
1st District 1964-76); appointed 1951.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died June 15,
1986 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Claude Shields (1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields; married, December
28, 1900, to Mary Foley. |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
L. Ballard |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News, May
7, 1936 |
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve; married, March 7,
1936, to Elaine Renaud. |
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John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) —
of Stevensville, Berrien
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1994, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Cynthia Diane Stephens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985-2008; appointed 1985; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2008-; appointed 2008.
Female.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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John Grover Stone (1871-1939) —
also known as John G. Stone —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., September
29, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1922-39; appointed 1922; died in
office 1939.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died May 21,
1939 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
24, 1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan; married, June 17,
1900, to Minnie W. Hall. |
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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James M. Teahen Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
NAACP;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs; married to Lorraine Joyce
Burgess. |
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James Turner (1878-1947) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 18,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1920.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died August
15, 1947 (age 69 years, 28
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Raymond Turner (b. 1884) —
also known as Ray Turner —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich., July 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner; married 1919 to Esther
Junell. |
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to Helen
Miller. |
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Daniel F. Walsh (b. 1930) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1930.
Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1969-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-88; resigned 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Michael Thomas Ward (1884-1951) —
also known as M. Thomas Ward —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Harvard, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
10, 1951 (age 66 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Ward and Mary (Kain) Ward; married to Vera
Wilkinson. |
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1950; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Elizabeth A. Weaver —
of Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1970; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-94; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1995-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1999-.
Female.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
29, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; president and
chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Merlin Wiley (1875-1963) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich., May 7,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan
state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died April
24, 1963 (age 87 years, 352
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden; married
to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard A. Young —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72,
32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Association of University Professors; Elks; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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