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Henry Barron —
of Newport, Monroe
County, Mich.
Automobile dealer; candidate for supervisor
of Berlin Township, Michigan, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Bird (1885-1976) —
of Hesperia, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Denver Township, Newaygo
County, Mich., November
29, 1885.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; Newaygo
County Sheriff, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1939-46.
Died in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., April
22, 1976 (age 90 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward A. Borgman (1894-1980) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; real estate
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1944; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1949-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 7,
1980 (age 85 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
12, 1920, to Josephine Scherphorn; father of Marvin Edward
Borgman. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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William E. Brown Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance
business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died December
8, 1970 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown; married, October
12, 1920, to Eleanor Shartel. |
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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.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich.,
1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to
Margery Meyle. |
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Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March
30, 1910.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Finkbeiner and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February
10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth. |
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile dealer; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Bernie F. Hampton (1888-1975) —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., April 6,
1888.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1937-40;
defeated in primary, 1940.
Died May 29,
1975 (age 87 years, 53
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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George Neil Higgins (1900-1982) —
also known as George N. Higgins —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
August
24, 1900.
Republican. Automobile dealer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1945-46, 1949-54; defeated in
primary, 1936; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1956; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Eva
Isabelle Quayle. |
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Evered Vivian Jolliffe (1884-1957) —
also known as Evered V. Jolliffe —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
May
2, 1884.
Sales
manager; automobile dealer; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
5th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from cancer,
August
28, 1957 (age 73 years, 118
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Jolliffe and Theresa (Whaley) Jolliffe; married 1913 to Grace
Ethel Wise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Jolliffe
family |
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T. Walter Kelly —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Service
station operator; automobile dealer; oil
distributor; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1950-53, 1960-61; appointed 1950; defeated,
1961; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1953; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Seymour Kettles (1930-2019) —
also known as Charles S. Kettles —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
9, 1930.
Republican. Engineer;
automobile dealer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
war; following his courageous actions as a helicopter pilot in
Vietnam in 1967, which saved 44 lives, he received the Distinguished
Service Cross; in 2016, that award was upgraded to a Medal
of Honor; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1993.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
21, 2019 (age 89 years, 12
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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James L. Lipsett —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Democrat. Dealer of farm
implements and automobiles; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1903-05; defeated in primary, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, April 5, 1913 |
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Arthur G. Noble —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Local manager for Consumers Power
Co.; automobile dealer; candidate for mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Obermeyer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Contractor;
automobile dealer; real estate
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1962-63.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons);
automobile dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
23, 1872.
Democrat. Farmer;
automobile dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Swiss
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Theodore E. Schaible —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Garage
owner; automobile dealer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) —
also known as Edward W. Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lodi Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
26, 1872.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; oil
distributor; automobile dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Died November
10, 1946 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William C. Stenson (b. 1900) —
of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich., July 1,
1900.
Republican. Automobile dealer; construction
superintendent; salvage
materials dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940, 1942; 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.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate
business; oil
distributor; automobile dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield;
married, July 22,
1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Joseph H. Thompson —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Automobile dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., July 6,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer;
mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1950.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
18, 1974 (age 78 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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M. Monte Wray (b. 1926) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1926.
Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1963-66; candidate for Michigan
state senate 34th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Ernest M. Wurster —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Carriage and wagon dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915-21.
Burial location unknown.
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