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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March
14, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. |
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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger; Fred M.
Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 27,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1911-13; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard Motor
Company, automobile
manufacturer; director, People's Wayne County Bank.
Member, American Legion.
Accidentally
injured his left leg while attending the American Legion
convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due to infection,
and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1933 (age 57 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frederick Moulton Alger Jr. (1907-1967) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M.
Alger —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1907.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., January
5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Glenn S. Allen Jr. (1914-2001) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
8, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Justices William
W. Potter and Emerson
Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in DeWitt, Clinton
County, Mich., November
6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to
Virginia Verdier (daughter of Leonard
D. Verdier). |
| | | Epitaph: "He loved his state, steeped
in its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michigan
forever." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. |
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Anderson —
of Southgate, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
21, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; engineer;
supervisor of publications and automotive
assembly problem control, Ford Motor
Company; director, Southgate Bank; mayor
of Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
18, 1994 (age 74 years, 301
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Lee Anglemire (1876-1936) —
also known as Raymond L. Anglemire —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Remington, Jasper
County, Ind., June 3,
1876.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; dentist;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928, 1932; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Allegan
County, 1933.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., January
8, 1936 (age 59 years, 219
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saugatuck, Mich.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
12, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in July, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (1923-2010) —
also known as Thomas L. Ashley —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
11, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich., June 15,
2010 (age 87 years, 155
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., April 6,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion.
Died in 1980
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Francis Edward Barron (1911-1975) —
also known as Francis E. Barron —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., July 28,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard E. Barron and Mary (Robb) Barron; married, October
9, 1942, to Abbie Esther Morley. |
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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 |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary;
American Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter; married, January
26, 1910, to Elizabeth Clapperton. |
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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William Robert Beasley (1919-1999) —
also known as William R. Beasley —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., January
7, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-76; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1976-; appointed 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Legion.
Died June 1,
1999 (age 80 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert M. Beasley and Elizabeth J. (Edwards) Beasley; married, February
7, 1942, to Helen J. Beattie. |
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Thomas Philip Beaton (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas Beaton —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Gould City, Mackinac
County, Mich., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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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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Robert Heinz Blandford (b. 1919) —
also known as Robert H. Blandford —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Glen Blandford and Millie (Heinz) Blandford; married to Shirley
Lou Martin. |
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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. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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William A. Boos Jr. (1922-2002) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st
District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Died August
22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar E. Bouwsma (1921-1978) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., August
15, 1921.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1967-74; defeated, 1964, 1974.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
American Legion.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March
22, 1978 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) —
also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
21, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died, in the VA Medical
Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
18, 2014 (age 92 years, 242
days).
Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie
Joyce Cooley. |
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) —
also known as Harold E. Bradshaw —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
5, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1936-38.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married, December
24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley. |
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Willis M. Brewer (1892-1972) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1892.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1928; chairman, Oakland County Board of
Auditors; in 1931, he was charged
with embezzling
$2,500 from the county; convicted,
and sentenced
to five to fifteen years in prison;
his sentence was commuted by Gov. William
A. Comstock in 1933; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1972
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; insurance
underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) —
also known as Arthur E. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., October
23, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
executive; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1930; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; American Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown; married, July 18,
1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel. |
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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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Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
9, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1991 (age 64 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died September
20, 1998 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) —
also known as Burton G. Cameron —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., February
17, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;
defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., February
1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to
Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen
M. Brugh. |
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David Francis Cargo (1929-2013) —
also known as David F. Cargo; "Lonesome
Dave" —
of New Mexico; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., January
13, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1963-67; Governor of
New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for Oregon
state treasurer, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., July 5,
2013 (age 84 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948 to Donna
Mae Fenner. |
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April
17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive
heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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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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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto
worker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board
member, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, January
26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
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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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Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) —
of Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Aldridge, Park
County, Mont., March
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member
of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated,
1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic
District, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., May 14,
1974 (age 78 years, 63
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Mich.
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August
9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. |
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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John Price Collins (1900-1971) —
also known as John P. Collins —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., April 6,
1900.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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John W. Connolly (1911-1981) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1949-50; defeated, 1950, 1952; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1964, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 11,
1981 (age 70 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
15, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72,
102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., December
10, 1931.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District
1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; American
Federation of Teachers; American Legion.
Still living as of 1984.
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Relatives:
Married 1953 to Lila
F. Vogel. |
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Francis A. Crowley (1909-1980) —
of Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April
13, 1980 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933 to Elma
S. Wenner. |
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Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) —
also known as Thomas B. Curtis —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 14,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd
District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Lions;
American Legion.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., January
10, 1993 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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