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Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) —
also known as Richard H. Austin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart
attack and Alzheimer's
disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
20, 2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.
Dawson. |
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Tom Joe Barrow (b. 1949) —
also known as Tom Barrow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, in Kirwood Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
12, 1949.
Democrat. Accountant; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1985, 1989, 2009, 2013 (primary), 2021
(primary); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1990 (13th District), 1992 (15th
District); convicted
of on federal charges
of tax
evasion in 1993; served 18 months in prison;
his contention that he was wrongfully convicted was later supported
by a ruling of the U.S. Tax Court in 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Republican. Accountant; treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1936-39.
Episcopalian.
He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat
Foundation.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
15, 1984 (age 85 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married to Ruth
Ingram. |
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John Bennett (1912-1998) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 15,
1912.
Democrat. Accountant; Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions.
Died March
29, 1998 (age 85 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
17, 1878.
Republican. Accountant; banker; Jackson
County Clerk, 1915-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1927-32.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Robert Peter Briggs (1903-1998) —
also known as Robert P. Briggs —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., April 3,
1903.
Republican. Accountant; university
professor; vice-president, Consumers Power
Company; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1964-68; defeated, 1964; appointed 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died September
2, 1998 (age 95 years, 152
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Douglas Briggs and Rose (Pierce) Briggs; married, December
22, 1925, to Maxine Corliss. |
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John Jay Carton (b. 1856) —
also known as John J. Carton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., November
8, 1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper; Genesee
County Clerk, 1881-84; lawyer; law
partner of George
H. Durand; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1899-1904; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: John
Jay |
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(Maguire) Carton; married, November
22, 1898, to Addie C. Pierson. |
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Republican. Accountant; builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
13, 1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Will A. Crosby (b. 1863) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek Township (now part of Battle Creek), Calhoun
County, Mich., June 11,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper; insurance
agent; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen B. Deem (born c.1965) —
also known as Steve Deem —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born about 1965.
Democrat. Accountant; chair of
Kent County Democratic Party, 2000.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert M. Donnelly (b. 1845) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Franklin
County, Pa., 1845.
Accountant; merchant;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Erik Fiedler (b. 1962) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., December
13, 1962.
Republican. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March
20, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939 to Olivia
Perez. |
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
accountant; business
executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Trafton Jean (b. 1972) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born, in a hospital
at Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
5, 1972.
Libertarian. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 85th District, 2000; treasurer of
Michigan Libertarian Party, 2001-02.
Christian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edward H. Jeffries (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1916.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-44, 1951-62 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-44, 1951-54, Wayne County 5th District 1955-62);
defeated in primary, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1962 (Wayne
County 5th District), 1964 (7th District); served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, Maccabees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thaddeus J. Kedzierski (born c.1953) —
also known as Ted Kedzierski —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1953.
Accountant; lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
Grosse Pointe Shores city web site |
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946 to
Marilyn Wilks. |
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Albert Lee (1910-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1965-77.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Leszynski (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich., May 23,
1911.
Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1942, 1944; defeated (Democratic), 1946; candidate in
Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. C. Leszynski and Annabelle (Weir) Leszynski; married 1940 to
Gretchen S. Emigh. |
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
2, 2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.
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Tom McMillin (b. 1965) —
of Auburn Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Rochester Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., June 6,
1965.
Republican. Accountant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District; elected 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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George Mercer (b. 1795) —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
1795.
Farmer;
bookkeeper; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1860-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mercer; married, October
26, 1831, to Mary Williamson. |
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John D. Morrison (b. 1896) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., September
13, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
accountant; Michigan
state auditor general, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927 to Edith
O. Drevdahl. |
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Susan Grimes Munsell (b. 1951) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., June 21,
1951.
Republican. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (51st District 1987-92,
66th District 1993-96); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Frank Murphy (1897-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897.
Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery
in 1944; pleaded
guilty.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died, from a heart
ailment, December
25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Constance Kirchner. |
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David A. Nagy (b. 1940) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1940.
Libertarian. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 1992, 2000;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1998.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Daniel S. Paletko (born c.1951) —
also known as Dan Paletko —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 2003-04; mayor
of Dearborn Heights, Mich., 2004-.
Still living as of 2005.
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Everett G. Reiser —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Accountant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1958-59.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis William Seidman (1921-2009) —
also known as L. William Seidman —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
29, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
accountant; lawyer; economist;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1962; economic advisor to President Gerald
Ford, 1974-76, and to Ronald
Reagan, 1982-84; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
1985-91; chairman, Resolution Trust Corporation, 1989-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Died May 13,
2009 (age 88 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Saxton Smith (b. 1881) —
also known as Oliver S. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, May 9,
1881.
Democrat. Accountant; author of
textbooks; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen North Smith and Janet T. (Whiteman) Smith; married, April
19, 1905, to Edna Baker. |
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Richard Dale Snyder (b. 1958) —
also known as Rick Snyder —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
19, 1958.
Republican. Accountant; university
professor; Governor of
Michigan, 2011-18; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 2012.
Still living as of 2023.
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Arthur E. Stadler (b. 1892) —
of Owen, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Marenisco, Gogebic
County, Mich., April
17, 1892.
Republican. Accountant; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Clark County; elected 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Ernest Stockman (b. 1956) —
also known as Steve Stockman —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1956.
Republican. Accountant; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992
(9th District), 1996 (9th District), 2006 (22nd District); candidate
for Texas
railroad commissioner, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2014; arrested
in March 2017 and charged
in federal court on multiple counts, including obtaining $1.25 millon
under
false pretenses, money
laundering, making false
statements to the FEC, not reporting income on his tax
return; tried
starting in January 2018; convicted
in April of 23 felonies; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and ordered to pay more than $1 million restitution.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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Frank V. Wierzbicki (1925-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
10, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
accountant; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-82 (25th District 1967-72,
17th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1982.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Moose.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
28, 1991 (age 66 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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