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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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David B. Dennis (1817-1902) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 17,
1817.
Democrat. Banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1848-50; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1863-64, 1871-72; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1886-90.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April
11, 1902 (age 84 years, 298
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Thaddeus Densmore (1827-1895) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Strongsville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
30, 1827.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1881, 1891.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
20, 1895 (age 68 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Densmore and Dorcas (Ball) Densmore; married to Charlotte M.
Dixon and Lovisa M. Dixon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gerrit John Diekema (1859-1930) —
also known as Gerrit J. Diekema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., March
27, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1885-92; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1889-90; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; mayor
of Holland, Mich., 1895; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896,
1924;
Michigan
Republican state chair, 1900-11, 1927-29; bank president;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1908-11; defeated,
1910; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1916; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1929-30, died in office 1930.
Died in Netherlands,
December
20, 1930 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,
November 24, 1863; barber; real estate
business; banker; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich., September
5, 1912 (age 73 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) —
also known as Leland I. Doan —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in North Bend, Dodge
County, Neb., November
9, 1894.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company; director, National Bank of Detroit.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Michael L. Donahue (b. 1940) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
26, 1940.
Libertarian. Lawyer;
bank officer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1998; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2000; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2002; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919 to Mareda
Heiges. |
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Charles Evans (b. 1859) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales,
August
14, 1859.
Republican. Livestock
shipping business; banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District,
1917-26; defeated, 1914.
English
and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married, September
19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle. |
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Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) —
also known as Robert G. Ferguson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; president, First National Bank of Sault Ste.
Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., March 5,
1949 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) —
also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids
Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey
Governor" —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin near Spencer, Tioga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1853.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; founder and president,
Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids
Savings Bank; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Washington,
D.C., March
23, 1928 (age 75 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August
9, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1853-54; village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,
1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
French
ancestry.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant;
miller;
banker; insurance
business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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James K. Flood (b. 1846) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Oxford County, Ontario,
of American parents, July 24,
1846.
Republican. Druggist;
banker; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1895-96;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Otto Fowle (b. 1852) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in 1852.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-91; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., July 25,
1881.
Democrat. Banker; director, Fremont Canning
Company; Michigan
state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Gerber Hospital,
Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., January
28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur W. Ganschow —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Banker; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and Trust Co. of Flint; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30,
1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard. |
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Godfried Ernest Gettel (1871-1949) —
also known as Godfried Gettel —
of Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., February
26, 1871.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1915-18,
1921-22; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926;
Huron
County Road Commissioner, 1930-42.
Brethren.
German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke
while driving a
tractor, and died ten days later, in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., October
13, 1949 (age 78 years, 229
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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John W. Gibson (1910-1976) —
of Michigan.
Born in Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., August
23, 1910.
Democrat. Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1945-49;; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
chairman, U.S. Displaced Persons Commission, 1950-52; banker.
In 1957, was one of the first
owners of a McDonald's Hamburgers franchise in the Washington area.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1976 (age 66 years, 60
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Porter Glazier (1862-1922) —
also known as Frank P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 8,
1862.
Republican. Pharmacist;
President of Glazier Stove Company (manufacturer
of stoves for cooking and heating); president of Chelsea Savings
Bank; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1903-04; Michigan
state treasurer, 1905-08; resigned 1908.
Forced to
resign as state treasurer in 1908; convicted
of embezzlement;
served two years in prison;
pardoned
in 1920.
Died near Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
1, 1922 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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George Pickering Glazier (1841-1901) —
also known as George P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Erie
County, N.Y., April 5,
1841.
Republican. Druggist;
banker; farmer.
Stricken
with paralysis, and died six hours later, in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 5,
1901 (age 59 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Charles C. Green (1876-1936) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1876.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1907-09, 1921-27; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1936
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Greene (b. 1860) —
of Richmond, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1925-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Waterloo. |
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Charles S. Gregory —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Democrat. Banker; supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1855-56, 1857-58, 1859-60, 1884-85.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Vannest. |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Albert G. Griggs —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; Oakland
County Register of Deeds, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1913-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910) —
also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1820.
Republican. Banker; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan
state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March
10, 1910 (age 90 years, 43
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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William Gustave Gutmann (1862-1939) —
also known as William G. Gutmann —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
21, 1862.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and arteriosclerosis,
in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., January
15, 1939 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
21, 1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; banker; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric
railways, and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings
Bank; director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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D. Judson Hammond (b. 1841) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1841.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Convicted
in 1903 of soliciting
a bribe of $500 to defeat a bill opposed by wholesale grocers; sentenced
to two years in prison
or a $2,000 fine.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and Trust Company, and Manufacturers
National Bank of Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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John M. Harris (b. 1861) —
of Boyne City, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Uxbridge, Ontario,
September
10, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, First National Bank of Boyne City; director and
attorney, Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad;
Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1901; probate judge in
Michigan, 1901-13; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-28 (Charlevoix County
1925-26, Charlevoix District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester Harris and Mary Jane Harris; married, February
22, 1888, to Nellie Noyes. |
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Eurotus P. Hastings (1791-1866) —
of Michigan.
Born July 20,
1791.
Whig. President of the Bank of Michigan, 1825-39; Michigan
state auditor general, 1840-42.
Presbyterian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1866 (age 74 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter J. Hayes (b. 1871) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Holly, Oakland
County, Mich., October
1, 1871.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1919-24; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph F. Heidkamp —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Port Washington, Ozaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1929-36; defeated, 1924, 1926, 1936,
1938, 1940.
Interment somewhere
in Port Washington, Wis.
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Henry Perry Henderson (1842-1909) —
also known as Henry P. Henderson —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer;
bank director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1876; law partner of George
M. Huntington, 1881-88; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1886-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Utah Territory, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 3,
1909 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Anderson Claughton Herold (1886-1979) —
also known as Anderson C. Herold —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., June 4,
1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1920; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1923-34; defeated in
primary, 1934; chair of
Wood County Democratic Party, 1941-42; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 28,
1979 (age 92 years, 358
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Lanty William Herold and Laura Belle (McNutt) Herold; married, December
19, 1911, to Phoebe Genevieve Lee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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Theodore Henry Hinchman (1818-1895) —
also known as Theodore H. Hinchman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denville, Morris
County, N.J., March 6,
1818.
Grocer;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1877.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 12,
1895 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles E. Hiscock (1854-1920) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 1,
1854.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1897-99.
Died, from a gastrointestinal
hemorrhage, while also suffering from chronic
nephritis and diabetes,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1920 (age 66 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Solomon Lafayette Hoge (1836-1909) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.; Kenton, Hardin
County, Ohio.
Born in Logan
County, Ohio, July 11,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1868; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1869-71,
1875-77; South
Carolina state comptroller general, 1874-75; banker.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
23, 1909 (age 72 years, 227
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio.
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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) —
also known as Edward D. Holton —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., April
28, 1815.
Abolitionist; wheat
trader; Liberty candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder,
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railroad;
banker; Free Soil candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1853; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1856;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860.
Died, from malaria
and erysipelas,
in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., April
21, 1892 (age 76 years, 359
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married, October
14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard. |
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of Holton,
Kansas, is named for
him. — Holton Hall, at the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee,
is named for
him. — Holton Street,
in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
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article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods
merchant; lumber
business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1833-1894) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 8,
1833.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1873-76; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1892-94; died in office 1894;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 24,
1894 (age 61 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Howard and Nancy (Hubbard) Howard; married 1856 to
Elizabeth Experience Spalding. |
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Orvy Hulett (b. 1874) —
of Armada, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Armada, Macomb
County, Mich., November
13, 1874.
Republican. Farmer;
bank director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1923-28;
defeated in primary, 1928.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel G. Ives (b. 1812) —
of Livingston
County, Mich.; Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Tompkins
County, N.Y., December
21, 1812.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1855-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
banker.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orrin Ives and Mary (Gibbs) Ives; married to Louisa Hedden and
Mary (Watson) Duncan. |
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William E. Ivory (b. 1866) —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
14, 1866.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08,
1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th
District).
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to Cora
B. Fifield. |
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep. Clarence
J. McLeod, their car skidded on an icy
road, and collided
with a lumber truck; he suffered a skull fracture, and died a few
days later in a hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1930 (age 40 years, 360
days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, suffered
comparatively minor injuries.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Carroll B. Jones (1903-1983) —
of Marcellus, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1983
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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