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Sanford E. Charron (b. 1917) —
of Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Crawford
County, Mich., May 13,
1917.
Service station operator; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966 (Democratic), 1968 (Republican primary).
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937 to
Loretta V. Sorenson. |
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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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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed
Steel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil
Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil
Company, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Roy Duncan Hollingsworth (b. 1889) —
also known as Roy Hollingsworth —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Bar River, Ontario,
December
16, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
parts business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Hollingsworth and Jessie (Fremlin) Hollingsworth; married,
September
5, 1925, to Ruth Hassenger. |
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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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Ephraim Henry Kidder (1907-1996) —
also known as Henry E. Kidder —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., December
21, 1907.
Automobile mechanic; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1959.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 23,
1996 (age 88 years, 215
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Nick J. Rohan (born c.1908) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born about 1908.
Gasoline station manager; employed in plant security for Ford Motor
Co.; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1940; defeated, 1940, 1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Campaign slogan
(1945): "Experienced - Alert - Progressive." |
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Evening News, December 1, 1945 |
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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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Cornelius W. Tuomy —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; gasoline retailer; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
1919.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile mechanic; school bus
driver; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., May 7,
2006 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January
22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington. |
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