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  Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) — also known as Frank P. Darin — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy, September 21, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper reporter; lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Theta Phi. Died January 28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto; married, September 21, 1925, to Marie D'Seppo.
  Robert R. Day (1919-2000) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 12, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Chi; Lions; Elks. Died February 19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August 10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff.
  Harry A. DeMaso (1921-2015) — also known as Aristide Augustino DeMaso — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., February 24, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; supervisor of Battle Creek Township, Michigan, 1952-65; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1967-86. Methodist. Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Kiwanis; Elks. Died in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 9, 2015 (age 93 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Mary Jane Hocott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles C. Diggs, Jr. Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (1922-1998) — also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 2, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1976 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion. First chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged in March 1978 with taking kickbacks from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted, October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected while awaiting sentencing; censured by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced to three years in prison and served 14 months. Died, of a stroke, at Greater Southwest Community Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265 days). Interment at Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Coles Diggs Sr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Hugh L. Dill — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; mayor of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1944-45. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown.
John D. Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell.
  Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Alex C. Donna — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Republican. Optometrist; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1948. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly; married, June 18, 1924, to Virginia Testman.
  Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., August 3, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; chair of Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died August 24, 1998 (age 79 years, 21 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth; great-grandson of Philo Doty.
Miller Dunckel Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
George Edwards 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.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) — also known as William A. Ekwall — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., October 16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19, 1915, to Lina Moser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Eugene B. Elliott Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 6, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935; resigned 1948. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died September 25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172 days). Interment at Adrian Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Elliott and Anna (Hyde) Elliott; married, August 18, 1923, to Wilma A. Gardner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 21, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court owner; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Lions; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Wella Caine.
  John G. Emery — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1922. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown.
Harold H. Emmons 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.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married, February 10, 1910, to Marion Clark Scotten.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Detroit Free Press, September 26, 1931
Charles R. Feenstra Charles R. Feenstra (1894-1981) — of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Kent County, Mich., February 11, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; supervisor of Paris Township, Michigan, 1928-36; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died in 1981 (age about 87 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Martha J. Zuidema.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Chester B. Fitzgerald (1895-1983) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., February 9, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-40; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1964. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died in 1983 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald; grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Gerald R. Ford 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.
  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
  Thomas G. Ford Sr. (1918-1995) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 15, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1995 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Half-brother of Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr..
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola; married, June 19, 1928, to Ann Elizabeth Murphy; father of Paul Victor Gadola Jr. and Thomas Laurence Gadola.
  Political family: Gadola family of Flint, Michigan.
  Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ontonagon County, Mich., October 15, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked for carmakers Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District); charged on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state legislators) with accepting bribes; tried, convicted, and sentenced to 3-5 years in prison; 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. Member, Elks; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1936 to Mary Thibault.
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Herbert Gansser (1840-1884) and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Elmira Henrietta Richardson; father of Webster Homer Gansser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married 1948 to Helen Cazepis.
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) — also known as Gerald W. Graves — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., July 28, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1948; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, April 4, 2006 (age 82 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.
Perry W. Greene Perry William Greene (1894-1974) — also known as Perry W. Greene — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1945-62. Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Purple Heart. Died February 16, 1974 (age 79 years, 264 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1925 to Bernadine Hartnacke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Robert P. Griffin 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.
  Relatives: Son of Julius Griffin and Beulah M. (Childers) Griffin; married 1947 to Marjorie Jean Anderson; father of Richard Griffin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Gustave J. Groat Sr. (b. 1918) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 8, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Fraternal Order of Police; Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Rockwell T. Gust Jr. (b. 1924) — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 23, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rockwell T. Gust, Sr. and Anne (Sexton) Gust; married to Anne Baldwin.
  George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) — also known as George C. Hafford — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 10, 1862. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1928. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Legion. Died in Michigan, August 19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Tisdale Hafford and Lydia Ann (Matteson) Hafford; married, June 30, 1887, to Cora E. Ulsaver.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Glen Kirk Haley (1910-1992) — also known as G. Kirk Haley — of Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., November 17, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1947-50. Member, Delta Tau Delta; American Legion. Died February 10, 1992 (age 81 years, 85 days). Interment at Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Haley and Nellie (Kirkpatrick) Haley; married to Bernice Cooper.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., August 12, 1890. Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1945-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1967 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lisa E. Eaves.
  Max Cole Hamlin (b. 1894) — also known as Max C. Hamlin — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Mich., September 12, 1894. Republican. Lawyer; Manistee County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1927-28; Manistee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; probate judge in Michigan, 1937; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; chair of Manistee County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1953. Member, Kiwanis; Izaak Walton League; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fay S. Hamlin and Dora J. (Calkins) Hamlin; married, December 16, 1926, to Minnie Bond.
  Gail Handy (1898-1970) — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, January 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit farmer; sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1964 (44th District). Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Grange. Died in 1970 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 26, 1920, to Anna Virginia Crandall.
  Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) — also known as Henry C. Hart — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Lagrange, LaGrange County, Ind., September 20, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1938, 1940, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart; married, November 14, 1921, to Dorothy Margaret White.
  J. Joseph Herbert (1894-1956) — of Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Mich. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 26, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1940-55; defeated, 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1956; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Member, American Legion. Died in 1956 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Lyle Donald Holcomb (1895-1975) — also known as Lyle D. Holcomb — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Pierson, Montcalm County, Mich., August 29, 1895. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Member, American Legion. Died in Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 30, 1975 (age 79 years, 213 days). Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Harris Holcomb and Clara Leonora (Hager) Holcomb; married, June 25, 1925, to Hazel Irene Watson; married 1955 to Cathryn O. Boyd; third cousin thrice removed of Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich. Born in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 9, 1933. Republican. Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976, 1984 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Lions; Freemasons. Still living as of 1986.
  Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) — also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin' Frank" — of Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in L'Anse, Baraga County, Mich., May 26, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47; defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa; Disabled American Veterans; Americans for Democratic Action. In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the House of Representatives with John E. Rankin of Mississippi. Died in Edina, Hennepin County, Minn., June 21, 1982 (age 89 years, 26 days). Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married to Elsie C. Schneider.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert James Huber (1922-2001) — also known as Robert J. Huber — of Troy, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president, Michigan Chrome and Chemical Inc.; mayor of Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Catholic War Veterans. Died, of cancer, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
J. Edward Hutchinson Edward Hutchinson (1914-1985) — of Fennville, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Fennville, Allegan County, Mich., October 13, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1951-60; chair of Allegan County Republican Party, 1960-61; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 8th Senatorial District, 1961-62; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1963-77. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., July 22, 1985 (age 70 years, 282 days). Interment at Fennville Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Marc Hutchinson and Wilna (Leland) Hutchinson; married, September 19, 1959, to Janice Eleanor Caton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Clayton F. Jennings (b. 1899) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich., October 15, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961. Member, American Legion; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Jennings and Nellie (Nunn) Jennings; married, June 1, 1925, to June Perry.
  William L. Jowett (b. 1934) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Marysville, St. Clair County, Mich., February 7, 1934. Republican. St. Clair County Coroner, 1958-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives 76th District, 1967-80; defeated in primary, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Elks; American Legion. Still living as of 1980.
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