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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist;
chemist; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 9,
1943 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali Company; manager,
Huron Port Cement;
director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, 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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Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, July 23,
1894.
Chemist; executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical
company; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec,
April
8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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Coulter W. Jones (1881-1967) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.; Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Bishop, Inyo
County, Calif.; Seal Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born near Lono, Grant
County, Ark., May 13,
1881.
Democrat. Chemist; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1916, 1917; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924 (Midland County), 1926 (Midland District).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1967 (age 86 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Republican. Chemist; farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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William Stowell Leavenworth (1862-1943) —
also known as William S. Leavenworth —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., July 28,
1862.
Progressive. Chemist; college
professor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1914; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1915.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 30,
1943 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Evelina (Griggs) Leavenworth and Abel Edgar Leavenworth;
married, December
15, 1892, to Sophia Holt Shepard. |
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Melvin Nord (b. 1918) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
3, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
chemical engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62.
Member, Sigma
Xi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sol Nord and Rose (Hertzoff) Nord; married to Eleanor
Greenbaum. |
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Wallace M. Pearson (b. 1895) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., July 12,
1895.
Republican. Chemist; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; college
professor; banker; osteophatic
physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1947-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Noland I. Poffenberger (1906-1995) —
also known as Ira Noland Poffenberger —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, December
13, 1906.
Chemical engineer;
mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1953-54.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., December
4, 1995 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert J. Slingerlend (b. 1915) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mecosta
County, Mich., May 4,
1915.
Democrat. Chemical engineer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 63rd District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Unitarian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Allan R. Sorenson (b. 1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., December
12, 1919.
Democrat. Chemical engineer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1961.
Protestant.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP; Audubon
Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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