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Politician members in Michigan

  Raymond J. Apley Jr. (1925-2002) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford County, Mich. Born in Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., September 22, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District, 1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1964. Protestant. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died January 15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115 days). Burial location unknown.
John T. Bowman 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.
  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
  Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) — also known as Russell W. Bradley — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Hermansville, Menominee County, Mich., August 12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-64; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Amvets. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley; married to Alice Marian Knapp.
Basil W. Brown Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vandalia, Cass County, Mich., March 20, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District 1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988; in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him several times, and exchanged sex for marijuana and cocaine; arrested November 8, 1985; pleaded guilty in 1987 and resigned from the Senate; sentenced to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP. Injured in a fire at his home, while also suffering cancer, and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1950, to Ermajeanne Seeger.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, July 29, 1917. Democrat. Mayor of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82. Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights of Columbus; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Stanley Everett (1918-1992) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 2, 1918. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1975. Catholic. Member, Amvets. Died September 26, 1992 (age 73 years, 299 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Everett and Blanche (Stanley) Everett; married to Elizabeth C. Enright.
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
  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.
  Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) — of Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 18, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mechanic; union representative; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964 (alternate), 1968 (alternate), 1976, 1984; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Macomb County Commissioner. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; AFSCME. Died, from cancer, in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., March 15, 2004 (age 80 years, 88 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur J. Madar (b. 1905) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hastings, Cambria County, Pa., May 25, 1905. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1954 (Republican), 1956 (Republican), 1958 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Democratic primary); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1962; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Catholic. Member, Amvets; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Madar and Anna (Seman) Madar; married to Clara Barbara Dettloff.
  John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known as John B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 3, 1909. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1989 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen Hickam.
Carlton H. Morris Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Keeler, Van Buren County, Mich., December 20, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Amvets. Died in 1983 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Edith Elaine Michael.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Stanley Novak Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Salemville, Bedford County, Pa., March 9, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO international representative; business agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District 1965-74). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in 1991 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Margaret M. Johnson.
  W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1951-54. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis. Died in 1975 (age about 65 years). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Helen Gustine.
  Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., September 18, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater, Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County 1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., July 17, 1992 (age 92 years, 303 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Frederick Pears and Lura Grace (Rose) Pears; married, February 18, 1931, to Gladys Seidlitz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) — also known as Vince Petitpren — of Wayne, Wayne County, Mich.; Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., September 24, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school teacher; president, Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60; vice-president, Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64; university professor; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Member, American Federation of Teachers; American Association of University Professors; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis; Pi Kappa Delta. Still living as of 1984.
Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) — also known as Charles E. Potter — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., October 30, 1916. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned 1952; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Wounded in World War II, and lost his legs. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) — also known as Farrell E. Roberts — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District, 1957-60; member of Michigan state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th District 1965-66); candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis; Elks; Amvets. Died in 1985 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1948, to Phyllis E. Miller.
  Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1928. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in office 1982. Catholic. Member, Lions; Moose; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died January 17, 1982 (age 53 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Irene Marek.
  Howard A. Starret — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1931, 1933; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary); served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans. Burial location unknown.
George C. Steeh George C. Steeh (b. 1919) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., December 20, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District, 1955-56; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1957-62. Episcopalian. Member, Amvets; American Legion; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., May 8, 1923. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Michigan state house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982. Episcopalian. Member, Amvets; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
John B. Swainson John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known as John B. Swainson — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Windsor, Ontario, July 31, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Delta Theta Phi; Amvets; Purple Heart; Lions; Elks. Lost both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged in 1975 with accepting a bribe; found not guilty, but convicted of perjury over his testimony to the grand jury. Died, of a heart attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 13, 1994 (age 68 years, 286 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Adam Carl Swainson.
  Cross-reference: Zolton A. Ferency
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Swainson: Lawrence M. Glazer, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) — of Romulus, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., November 1, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel manager; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962 (21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor of Romulus, Mich., 1973-75. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Died in Romulus, Wayne County, Mich., February 3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) — also known as Frank D. Williams — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 24, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; welder; machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor Company; business representative for AFSCME Local 595; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in primary, 1950; died in office 1960. Catholic. Member, Lions; AFSCME; Amvets. Died in 1960 (age about 43 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Mary Louise Beard.
G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Chester Wozniak (b. 1927) — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., July 23, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance agent; candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1951; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-62, 1991-92 (Wayne County 3rd District 1953-54, Wayne County 14th District 1955-62, 9th District 1991-92); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 3rd District), 1962 (Wayne County 14th District), 1992 (9th District). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Amvets; Polish National Alliance. Still living as of 1992.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Wozniak and Teofila Wozniak; married, February 23, 1957, to Rose Romanowicz.
  Charles N. Youngblood Jr. (b. 1932) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 24, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; deputy sheriff; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-74 (1st District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-74); resigned 1974. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets. Still living as of 1974.
  Relatives: Son of Lucille (Stoll) Youngblood and Charles Nicholas Youngblood; married to Delores Mary Buttigieg.
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