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Francis H. Rankin Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, 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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Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., September
14, 1856.
Republican. Businessman;
bank director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., January
22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Edward George Read (1864-1932) —
also known as Edward G. Read —
of Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
bank director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Died May 2,
1932 (age 67 years, 242
days).
Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Mich.
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Harry A. Rietdyk —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1909-13; defeated, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene P. Robertson (d. 1917) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Democrat. Banker; village
president of Albion, Michigan; elected 1884; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1890.
Died January
1, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles K. Robinson (1835-1887) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, January
16, 1835.
Banker; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1882-83.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
22, 1887 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Harry E. Rohlfs (1902-1974) —
of Akron, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Tuscola
County, Mich., July 15,
1902.
Republican. Farmer; fertilizer
manufacturer; director, Akron State Bank; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1965-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., September
5, 1974 (age 72 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) —
of Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
15, 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, East
Lansing State Bank; treasurer of Michigan State College,
1928-47; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 15,
1955 (age 79 years, 122
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married, December
11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married, June 22,
1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married, June 23,
1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
October 17, 1946 |
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August
9, 1919, to Marie Seward King (daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill
owner; banker; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Henry Simerink (1877-1962) —
of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December, 1877.
Farmer;
banker; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1914-27.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., 1962
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Simerink and Johanna Simerink; married to Nellie
Heys. |
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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John Walter Smith (1871-1948) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex, Ontario,
March
24, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; Sanilac
County Drain Commissioner; real
estate and insurance
business; banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1919-20; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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William C. Stevens (b. 1837) —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1837.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; flour mill
business; bank director; Iosco
County Treasurer; Iosco
County Prosecuting Attorney; Michigan
state auditor general, 1883-86.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Stone (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
20, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
studied law under U.S. Sen. Anthony
Higgins; practiced law with former U.S. Rep. Byron
M. Cutcheon; private and military secretary to Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree; banker; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1924-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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George Bliss Throop (1793-1854) —
also known as George B. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., April
12, 1793.
Lawyer;
postmaster at Aurelius,
N.Y., 1814-18; Auburn,
N.Y., 1818-35; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1828-31; banker.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1854 (age 60 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter F. Truettner (1881-1967) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Calumet
County, Wis., July 24,
1881.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1923-28; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Turner (b. 1878) —
of Morley, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in 1878.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-28 (Mecosta County 1925-26,
Mecosta District 1927-28); member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) —
also known as Edwin F. Uhl —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rush, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
14, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand Rapids
National Bank, 1881-93; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1896-97.
Died May 17,
1901 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Charles Upson (1821-1885) —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March
19, 1821.
Lawyer;
St.
Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10th
District 1881-82); village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60; Michigan
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69; bank
director; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; member
of Michigan
state constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
5, 1885 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother of Gad
Ely Upson; married, August
4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson of Josiah
Cowles; second cousin of Calvin
Josiah Cowles and Christopher
Columbus Upson; second cousin once removed of Charles
Holden Cowles; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Upson; second cousin thrice removed of John
Strong; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Andrew
Seth Upson and Evelyn
M. Upson; third cousin once removed of William
Hanford Upson; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Champion, Epaphroditus
Champion, Daniel
Chapin, Samuel
Strong and Ela
Collins; third cousin thrice removed of Moses
Seymour and Simeon
Baldwin; fourth cousin of Harvey
Washington Upson; fourth cousin once removed of Graham
Hurd Chapin, George
Seymour, William
Collins, William
Sheffield Cowles, James
Wesley Upson and William
Hazlett Upson. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Edgar S. Wagar (b. 1850) —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1850.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District,
1893-96; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1897-1900.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Wallace (b. 1862) —
also known as William H. Wallace; W. H.
Wallace —
of Bay Port, Huron
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Hope, Huron
County, Mich., September
12, 1862.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1908,
1916,
1924;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1909, 1915.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James F. Warner (1899-1978) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
10, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
owner, Warner Dairy;
director, Ypsilanti Savings Bank; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died June 10,
1978 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lucius Whitney Watkins (1873-1950) —
also known as L. Whitney Watkins —
of Norvell Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Norvell Township, Jackson
County, Mich., August
6, 1873.
Farmer;
lawyer;
bank director; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1899-1905, 1920-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904
(alternate), 1912;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1909-12; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1912.
Member, Audubon
Society; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
17, 1950 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucius Denison Watkins and Sarah Tinkler (English) Watkins;
married, June 28,
1899, to Grace Edith Alley. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March
20, 1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley E. Wedge (b. 1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich., July 30,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; dairy farmer;
bank director; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-26; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1941-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer Wells (1813-1882) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born May 26,
1813.
Banker; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1863-65.
Died April
25, 1882 (age 68 years, 334
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John Madison Wever (1847-1914) —
also known as John M. Wever —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ganges, Allegan
County, Mich., February
24, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1885-90; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1891-95 (21st District 1891-93,
23rd District 1893-95).
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
27, 1914 (age 67 years, 215
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Jay B. White (1869-1918) —
also known as Jay White —
of Michigan.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., January
1, 1869.
Lumber
business; banker; U.S. Consular Agent in Lucerne, 1899; U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1899-1906; Santos, 1909-11; Naples, 1914-18, died in office 1918; U.S. Consul General in Bogotá, 1906-09.
Died in Naples, Italy,
May
23, 1918 (age 49 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker; founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining
company; postmaster at Carp
River, Mich., 1851-56; Marquette,
Mich., 1856; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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John R. Williams (1782-1854) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1782.
Merchant;
banker; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1824-25, 1829-30, 1844-46; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
20, 1854 (age 72 years, 169
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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L. J. Wolcott (b. 1849) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., May 14,
1849.
Democrat. Banker; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1887; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District;
elected 1910, 1914; defeated, 1918.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry B. Wolcott. |
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Arthur E. Wood (1870-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1870.
Republican. Milliner;
banker; business
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-18; member of Michigan
state senate, 1919-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48 (3rd District
1919-26, 4th District 1927-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48); defeated,
1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate in primary for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James R. Wylie (1849-1915) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Martin, Allegan
County, Mich., October
14, 1849.
Banker; village
president of Petoskey, Michigan, 1892-93.
Died in Grand Rapids Township, Kent
County, Mich., June 30,
1915 (age 65 years, 259
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Wylie and Mary Thompson (Monteith) Wylie; married to
Jeannette Curtis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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