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  Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) — also known as Daniel B. Ainger — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich.; Washington, D.C.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, March 9, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868, 1876; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington, D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking commissioner, 1896-97. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 2, 1913 (age 69 years, 24 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November 29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie Rose Savage.
  Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, September 11, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August 21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell.
  Albert Thornton Allaby (1903-1982) — also known as A. T. Allaby — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Canada, October 7, 1903. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; chair of Clinton County Republican Party, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Congregationalist. Died in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., April 7, 1982 (age 78 years, 182 days). Interment at Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James B. Angell James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) — also known as James B. Angell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., January 7, 1829. Editor of Sen. Henry B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal, 1860-66; president, University of Vermont, 1866-71; president, University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Member, American Historical Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 1, 1916 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell; married, November 26, 1855, to Sarah S. Caswell (daughter of Alexis Caswell); father of Alexis Caswell Angell.
  Political family: Angell-Cooley family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  Angell Hall, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; osteopath; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 4th District, 1933; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died in July, 1966 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15, 1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman.
  Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) — also known as Orville E. Atwood — of Newaygo, Newaygo County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook County, Ill., February 23, 1880. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924; secretary of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan Sales Tax Division, 1939. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Delta Upsilon; Freemasons. While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he collided with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later in McPherson Hospital, Howell, Livingston County, Mich., June 15, 1939 (age 59 years, 112 days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear (1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were injuried, including Claud Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin R. Kronk of Detroit. Interment at Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. and Martha Elvira (Townsend) Atwood; married 1910 to Evelyn May Forman (1881-1968); married, October 1, 1910, to Evelyn May Forman (1881-1968).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known as Paul D. Bagwell — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., August 23, 1913. Republican. College professor; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees; American Association of University Professors; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta; Lambda Chi Alpha; Kappa Delta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., October 23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Vollie Vernon Bagwell and Nancy Margaret (Brown) Bagwell; married, February 1, 1938, to Edith Harriet Clark.
  Cross-reference: William P. Hampton
  Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) — also known as Luther H. Baker — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 8, 1872. Republican. Insurance executive; director, Lansing National Bank; director, Capitol Savings & Loan Co.; mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Kiwanis. Suffered a heart attack at the Lansing City Club, and died soon afterwards in Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Byron Baker and Helen (Davis) Baker; married, May 28, 1899, to Una Jacobs.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., May 14, 1846. Republican. Hardware and farm implement business; mayor of Charlotte, Mich., 1890. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., March 2, 1927 (age 80 years, 292 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hinman Barber and Laura (Root) Barber; half-brother of Homer Griswold Barber; married, December 24, 1872, to Ella Harroun.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Homer G. Barber Homer Griswold Barber (1830-1909) — also known as Homer G. Barber — of Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Benson, Rutland County, Vt., November 25, 1830. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1871-72. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., March 15, 1909 (age 78 years, 110 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hinman Barber and Rebecca (Griswold) Barber; half-brother of Albert M. Barber; married, March 23, 1853, to Lucy Clarissa Dwight; married, April 7, 1894, to Gertrude E. (Baker) Wood.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan (1906)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B. McClurg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) — also known as Orlando F. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., November 7, 1856. Democrat. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon State Bank; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1922. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy conditions, his car skidded and collided with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon County, Mich., January 13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Orlando Mack Barnes and Amanda (Fleming) Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sidney Barthwell (1906-2005) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cordele, Crisp County, Ga., February 17, 1906. Democrat. Pharmacist; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Kappa Alpha Psi; Sigma Pi Phi. Died June 23, 2005 (age 99 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jack Barthwell and Sarah (Eubanks) Barthwell; married to Gladys Marie Whitfield.
Frank D. Beadle Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) — also known as Frank D. Beadle — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Melvin, Sanilac County, Mich., February 16, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance and real estate business; justice of the peace; member of Michigan state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District 1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Legion. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 2, 1983 (age 84 years, 106 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1920, to Isobel Menerey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Adam Beattie Adam Beattie (1833-1893) — of Ovid, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Seneca County, N.Y., November 26, 1833. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill owner; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 26, 1893 (age 59 years, 212 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Mary E. Hand.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  John James Bell (1864-1929) — also known as John J. Bell — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Palmerston, Ontario, April 6, 1864. Naturalized U.S. citizen; music store owner; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28. Methodist; later Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Modern Maccabees; Maccabees of the World; Foresters; Woodmen of the World; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., April 1, 1929 (age 64 years, 360 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell and Catherine Julia (Sides) Bell; married, May 1, 1895, to Ellen Gertrude 'May Bell' Cooke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) — also known as Arthur O. Bement — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, May 22, 1847. Republican. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic. Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove manufacturing firm. Died, of heart trouble, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rufus Budd Bement — also known as Rufus B. Bement — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Delphi, Carroll County, Ind.; Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. Civil engineer; minister; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1838; Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1843. Congregationalist. Interment at Clyde Cemetery, Clyde, Ohio.
  William M. Bennett (b. 1822) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Bethany, Genesee County, N.Y., 1822. Democrat. Merchant; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson, Mich., 1888-89. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J. Hubbard and Mary C. Winne.
Alvin M. Bentley Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) — also known as Alvin M. Bentley — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 30, 1918. Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated, 1962; wounded in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1964; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in office 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Exchange Club; Theta Delta Chi; Optimist Club; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223 days). Entombed at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley; married to Arvella Ann Duescher; father of Alvin M. Bentley Jr..
  Cross-reference: Robert L. Richardson, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham; married, June 10, 1911, to Laura Sanborn (daughter of James L. Sanborn; granddaughter of Lee Randall Sanborn).
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Donald E. Bishop (b. 1933) — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Almont, Lapeer County, Mich., February 27, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 63rd District, 1967-70; member of Michigan state senate, 1971-82 (16th District 1971-74, 8th District 1975-82); defeated, 1982; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1982.
  Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) — also known as Jerome H. Bishop — of Decatur, Van Buren County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Oxbow, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 3, 1846. Republican. Superintendent of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of Wyandotte, Mich.; rug and coat manufacturer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died May 22, 1928 (age 81 years, 262 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie Gray; married 1876 to Ella M. Clark.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1853-1924) — also known as Lemuel B. Bissell — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, of American parents, December 20, 1853. Pastor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died, following a stroke of apoplexy, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., May 14, 1924 (age 70 years, 146 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1823-1891; missionary) and Mary (Beaumont) Bissell; married, October 20, 1880, to Anna Augusta Wolcott (sister of Alfred Wolcott).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Boos Jr. (1922-2002) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 27, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Died August 22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329 days). Burial location unknown.
Henry H. Booth Henry H. Booth (1803-1867) — of Allegan, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Dorset, Bennington County, Vt., April 3, 1803. Village president of Allegan, Michigan, 1858-59. Congregationalist. Died June 22, 1867 (age 64 years, 80 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zachary Booth; married, October 30, 1834, to Ruth Elizabeth Munson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Allegan and Barry Counties (1880)
Emerson R. Boyles Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) — also known as Emerson R. Boyles — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Chester Township, Eaton County, Mich., June 29, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton County Probate Judge, 1921-27; deputy Michigan Attorney General, 1927-28; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission, 1935-36; legal advisor to Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald, 1939; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned 1956; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died November 30, 1960 (age 79 years, 154 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Bailey Boyles and Emma (Braybrooks) Boyles; married, June 14, 1905, to Mabel Casler; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel T. Hayden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  David Hale Brake (1891-1979) — also known as D. Hale Brake — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1891. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Gleaners; Grange; Delta Tau Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Order of the Coif; Lions; Rotary. Died in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich., April 24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David Henry Brake and Bertha Marcia (Hale) Brake; married, January 1, 1917, to Marjorie Naomi Valentine.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts; married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry B. Brown (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Integer Vitae Sclerisque Purus." [Upright of life and free from Wickedness.]
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren County, Mich., March 26, 1920. Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan, 1950; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., November 15, 1892. Democrat. Physician; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1960-68. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League; NAACP; Omega Psi Phi; American Medical Association. Died in 1970 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) — also known as Robert P. Butler — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Prairieville, Barry County, Mich., December 25, 1883. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married, June 4, 1910, to Emily Joslyn.
  Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) — also known as Warren D. Byrum — of Leslie, Ingham County, Mich.; Onondaga, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich., October 19, 1887. Republican. School teacher; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1919-24. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, from a heart attack, while driving a pickup truck, near Leslie, Ingham County, Mich., June 1, 1956 (age 68 years, 226 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Montell Byrum and Fannie (Slaght) Byrum; married, September 4, 1915, to Myrtle Babcock.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) — also known as Burton G. Cameron — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Torch Lake, Antrim County, Mich., February 17, 1894. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died, from a heart ailment, in his law office, Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., February 1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen M. Brugh.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1832. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange. Died April 4, 1920 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Catherine Fisher.
  Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) — also known as Diana Chapin — of Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., November 15, 1942. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1993.
  Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) — also known as Louis C. Chappell — of South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Mancelona, Antrim County, Mich., January 8, 1910. Republican. School teacher; economist; lawyer; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1961. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich., September 28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8, 1940, to Pauline Ladyman.
  James Webster Childs (1826-1882) — also known as J. Webster Childs — of Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New Hampshire, June 16, 1826. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd District, 1859-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66, 6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882. Congregationalist. Member, Grange. Died November 8, 1882 (age 56 years, 145 days). Interment at Childs Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married, August 30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard.
  Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) — also known as Harry C. Clark — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., June 8, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6, 1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger.
  Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known as Owen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 4, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president, Cleary College; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1956 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Moose. Died September 10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to Marie DeWaele.
  Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) — also known as Albert E. Cobo — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 2, 1893. Republican. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, following a heart attack, in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 12, 1957 (age 63 years, 345 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of August Cobo and Elizabeth (Byrn) Cobo; married 1914 to Ethel Ruby Christie.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Rollo G. Conlin Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) — of Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich., July 1, 1903. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64, 40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., July 7, 1974 (age 71 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) — of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1816. Florist; supervisor of Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60. Congregationalist. While on a boat, he fell, suffered a head injury, and died, in Georgian Bay, August 15, 1892 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) — also known as Herman H. Dignan — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., 1890. Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of Michigan, 1943-46. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1956 (age about 66 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley.
  Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 12, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Elks. Still living as of 1974.
  Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) — also known as Frank L. Dodge — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 22, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1883-86; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge; married, November 21, 1888, to Abigail 'Abby' Turner (daughter of James Madison Turner; sister of James Munroe Turner; aunt of James Turner).
  Political family: Morton family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Durant (1918-2008) — also known as Dick Durant — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., March 5, 1918. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1950, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; lawyer. Congregationalist. Died January 17, 2008 (age 89 years, 318 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Clark Durant and Heloise Timbrell 'Lella' (Durant) Durant; married, July 26, 1945, to Rosemary Heenan (sister of Palmer T. Heenan); father of W. Clark Durant.
  Political family: Heenan-Durant family of Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
  Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) — also known as Edgar C. Ellis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., October 2, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23, 1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1908, 1922, 1926, 1930. Congregationalist. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 15, 1947 (age 92 years, 164 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis; married, July 20, 1882, to Emily Hatch Roy; married, November 5, 1936, to Katherine M. Morgan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Mareda Heiges.
  John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., January 22, 1829. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Merton William Fairbank (1847-1918) — also known as Merton W. Fairbank — of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Sweden town, Monroe County, N.Y., September 10, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1905-08. Congregationalist. Died in 1918 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Genesee Township, Genesee County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Fairbank and Sophronia (Coolidge) Fairbank; married, February 21, 1868, to Julia Rogers; married 1890 to Lucy A. Todd; first cousin once removed of Charles Warren Fairbanks and Newton Hamilton Fairbanks; second cousin thrice removed of Leone Fairbanks Burrell and Douglas Stanley Fairbanks; third cousin of Isaac Davis; third cousin once removed of Edward Livingston Davis, Wilson Henry Fairbank, John Barnard Fairbank and Alexander Warren Fairbank; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey Mitchell Depew and Livingston Davis; fourth cousin once removed of John Prescott Bigelow.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Davis family of Massachusetts; Upham family; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) — also known as Billie S. Farnum — of Drayton Plains, Oakland County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 11, 1916. Democrat. Steward and international rep, United Auto Workers; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; Michigan state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist. Member, United Auto Workers; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Billy Sunday
  Relatives: Married to Maxine DeCoe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7, 1908, to Mary G. Boyle.
  Dorman Felt (1810-1876) — of Bunker Hill Township, Ingham County, Mich.; Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire County, N.H., April 2, 1810. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1859-60. Congregationalist. Died in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., October 10, 1876 (age 66 years, 191 days). Interment at Grass Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Felt and Nancy (Betts) Felt; married, May 30, 1833, to Eliza Ball Dewey; father of Hartman Sharp Felt; first cousin once removed of Peter Felt, John Felt and Daniel Felt; second cousin of David Alvaro Felt; second cousin once removed of Marcellus Hazen Felt; second cousin twice removed of Jesse Felt Libby.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Dexter Mason Ferry Jr. (1873-1959) — also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 22, 1873. Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Michigan state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906; mayor of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1959 (age about 85 years). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dexter Mason Ferry and Adeline Elizabeth 'Addie' (Miller) Ferry; brother of Blanche Ferry (who married Elon Huntington Hooker); married 1907 to Jeannette Hawkins; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  William Montague Ferry (1871-1938) — also known as William M. Ferry — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich., March 12, 1871. Republican. Mining business; member of Utah state senate, 1911-15; mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915-19. Congregationalist. Died January 11, 1938 (age 66 years, 305 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara (White) Ferry; married 1896 to Ednah Truman.
  Charles Figy (1893-1973) — also known as Charley Figy — of Morenci, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 9, 1893. Republican. Farmer; mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1962. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Grange. Died in April, 1973 (age 79 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy; married to Adeline G. Newell.
  Francis Finch (1917-1999) — of Mattawan, Van Buren County, Mich.; Naples, Collier County, Fla. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., June 30, 1917. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died July 14, 1999 (age 82 years, 14 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to Geraldine Halsted.
  Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) — also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 11, 1955. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92, 71st District 1993-96). United Church of Christ. Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., December 9, 2004 (age 49 years, 28 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Warner Fitzgerald and Lorabeth Fitzgerald; grandson of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; great-grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
  John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) — also known as John W. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 24, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Chi; Lions; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Farm Bureau; American Bar Association. Died July 7, 2006 (age 81 years, 225 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald; grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
  William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; Moose; Eagles. Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene Sletten.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) — also known as Louis H. Freye — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., June 12, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District, 1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died in 1973 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., October 28, 1861. Newspaper publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County, 1933. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died, in Caro Community Hospital, Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., October 3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1897, to Anna Mead.
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Herbert Gansser (1840-1884) and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Elmira Henrietta Richardson; father of Webster Homer Gansser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Viva Gaunt (1892-1974) — also known as Viva Huntley — of Grandville, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 7, 1892. Republican. Nurse; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died in Grandville, Kent County, Mich., April 5, 1974 (age 81 years, 149 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Plainwell, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Robert C. Gaunt.
  Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) — also known as Polly D. Gibson — of Michigan. Born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., February 26, 1917. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1970. Female. Congregationalist. Member, Junior League. Died of complications of diabetes, June 16, 1998 (age 81 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Marsh Giddings (1816-1875) — of Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Sherman, Fairfield County, Conn., November 19, 1816. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1849; probate judge in Michigan, 1860-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1866-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1871-75. Congregationalist. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., June 3, 1875 (age 58 years, 196 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Cressey, Barry County, Mich., September 5, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial District, 1961. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; American Bar Association. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 1, 1987 (age 86 years, 208 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Ellen Bernice McComb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Gordon Goebel (1901-1988) — also known as Paul G. Goebel — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 28, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1950-53, 1956-58; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1962-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 16th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Tau Beta Pi. Played professional football for four years. Died in 1988 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel; married to Margaret E. Callam; father of Paul Gordon Goebel Jr..
Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin (1923-2015) — also known as Robert P. Griffin — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 6, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned 1966; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984 (alternate); justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Kiwanis; American Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks. Died in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 16, 2015 (age 91 years, 161 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Grand Traverse County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Julius Griffin and Beulah M. (Childers) Griffin; married 1947 to Marjorie Jean Anderson; father of Richard Griffin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Stanley Griswold (1763-1815) — Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., November 14, 1763. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of Michigan Territory, 1805-08; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1809-11; justice of Illinois territorial supreme court, 1810-15; died in office 1815. Congregationalist. Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., August 21, 1815 (age 51 years, 280 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederick Hale (1874-1963) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1917-41. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; nephew of Clarence Hale; grandson of Zachariah Chandler; first cousin of Robert S. Hale; third cousin once removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond; fourth cousin once removed of Gordon Woodbury and Stuart Edmond Haseltine.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) — also known as William W. Hall — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., July 13, 1956. Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998, 2002. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2002.
  Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., August 12, 1890. Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1945-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1967 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lisa E. Eaves.
  Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich., January 22, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Exchange Club. Burial location unknown.
George K. Heartwell George K. Heartwell — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Minister; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 2004-. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2014.
  Image source: Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University
  Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., November 17, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1930. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Elks. Died, from an gastrointestinal hemorrhage, following duodenal ulcer surgery, in University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Roswell Henry and Florence (Parshal) Henry.
  Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) — also known as Charles R. Henry — of Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee County, Mich., December 29, 1856. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1885. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died of apoplexy (cerebral hemorrhage), after a period of heart trouble, in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., February 26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of Carl R. Henry.
  Harry Hermann (1872-1964) — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 9, 1872. Republican. Plumber; steamfitter; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County 1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936 (Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954 (Houghton District). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in 1964 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1902, to Theresa Kasper.
  Clyde LaVerne Herring (1879-1945) — also known as Clyde L. Herring — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 3, 1879. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1924-28; Governor of Iowa, 1933-37; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1937-43; defeated, 1922, 1942. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., September 15, 1945 (age 66 years, 135 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) — of Wayland, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Wayland, Allegan County, Mich., October 15, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  David C. Hollister (b. 1942) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., April 3, 1942. Democrat. Ingham County Commissioner, 1969-74; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1975-93 (57th District 1975-92, 69th District 1993); resigned 1993; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1993-2003; resigned 2003. United Church of Christ. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Married 1962 to Judy Artz.
  Nicholas Hood III (b. 1951) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1951. Minister; candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 2001, 2009. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) — also known as Joseph L. Hooper — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 22, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in office 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oramel Hosford (d. 1893) — of Michigan. Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1865-72. Congregationalist. Died December 9, 1893. Interment at City Cemetery, Olivet, Mich.
  Chester Milton Howell (1883-1965) — also known as Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling Chet" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., September 10, 1883. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1923-26; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932, 1936; resigned 1945; charged on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians, and pleaded guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery cases. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Kiwanis; Elks; Moose. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., May 8, 1965 (age 81 years, 240 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Clara Emma Bricker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) — of Clare, Clare County, Mich. Born in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich., July 7, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; Clare County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died, in Tender Care Nursing Home, Clare, Clare County, Mich., November 11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127 days). Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes; married, August 10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman.
  Andrew Johnson (b. 1889) — of Empire, Leelanau County, Mich.; Beulah, Benzie County, Mich. Born in Kent County, Mich., September 12, 1889. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wexford District; elected 1942; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; chair of Benzie County Republican Party, 1950. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1915 to Garnet Dailey.
  H. Lynn Jondahl (b. 1936) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1936. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1970; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1973-94 (59th District 1973-92, 70th District 1993-94); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1994. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2019.
  John Kelsey (b. 1866) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 15, 1866. Republican. Lumber business; wheel manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Kelsey and Jessie (Brabyn) Kelsey; married, April 23, 1893, to Margaret M. Dallas.
Charles H. Kempf Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) — also known as Charles H. Kempf — of Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks County, Pa., January 1, 1831. Republican. Tinsmith; hardware business; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rosina (Maier) Kempf and Johann Jacob Kempf; brother of Reuben Kempf; married 1855 to Mary Elizabeth Freer; father of George Henry Kempf.
  Political family: Kempf family of Chelsea and Detroit, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  Paul H. King (b. 1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Neb., August 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles E. Townsend and Truman H. Newberry. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Ill., November 18, 1891. Republican. Railway yardmaster; oil business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1960 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel W. Kircher; married 1918 to Ada P. Maher.
  Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) — also known as Arthur J. Lacy — of Clare, Clare County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Nirvana, Lake County, Mich., September 30, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1908; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Daniel Lacy and Eunice Amelia (Stevens) Lacy; married, November 1, 1898, to Beth Malissa Garwick.
  Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., September 28, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; president, Cadillac State Bank; Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb; married, October 20, 1896, to Delia J. Cook.
  Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — also known as Bertha Knight — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Ware, Hampshire County, Mass., October 19, 1868. Republican. Lecturer; writer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928. Female. Congregationalist. Member, Soroptimists; League of Women Voters. First woman mayor of a large American city. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 29, 1943 (age 75 years, 41 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight; married, January 2, 1894, to Henry Landes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Bertha Knight Landes: Sandra Haarsager, Bertha Knight Landes of Seattle : Big-City Mayor
  Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) — also known as Oscar J. Larson — of Calumet, Houghton County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland, May 20, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks. Died August 1, 1957 (age 86 years, 73 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson; married, November 25, 1901, to Emma Dorothy Roberts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Don Lawrence Jr. (1904-1972) — also known as J. Don Lawrence — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 23, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Elks. Died September 15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married to Christine Marie Schultz.
  Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., February 16, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan state senate 26th District, 1938. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Jaycees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married, November 19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson.
  Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) — of Lowell, Kent County, Mich. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., March 3, 1863. Republican. Druggist; bank director; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1923-34. Congregationalist. English and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose. Died in Lowell, Kent County, Mich., January 25, 1935 (age 71 years, 328 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R. Rickert.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) — of Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich. Born in Union, Cass County, Mich., September 4, 1872. Republican. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St. Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist or Baptist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died in 1968 (age about 95 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee; married 1894 to Gertrude Hitchcox.
  Will Leonard Lowrie (1869-1944) — also known as Will L. Lowrie — of Illinois. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., March 8, 1869. Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1899-1901; U.S. Consul in Hobart, 1906; Weimar, 1906-08; Erfurt, 1908-09; Carlsbad, 1909-12; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1912-20; Athens, 1920-22; Wellington, as of 1926-29; Frankfort, as of 1931-32. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died April 2, 1944 (age 75 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of A. H. Lowrie and Mattie Beckwith (Pease) Lowrie; married, September 18, 1907, to Amy W. Alden.
  Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) — also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 3, 1870. Republican. Machinist; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48, 1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County 1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934 (Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County). Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., October 15, 1957 (age 87 years, 73 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Donald McKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) McKinnon; married, October 19, 1899, to Charlotte Hodgkins.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) — also known as Carl E. Mapes — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., December 26, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in office 1939. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Suffered a heart attack, and died, in his hotel room at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Selah Warrington Mapes and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes; married, August 14, 1907, to Julia Pike; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel Davis; fourth cousin once removed of Bailey Frye Adams.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vincent Albert Martin (1870-1951) — also known as Vincent A. Martin — of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., February 17, 1870. Republican. Train master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric railway; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich., September 22, 1951 (age 81 years, 217 days). Interment at Ottawa Center Cemetery, Coopersville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George S. Martin and Harriet E. (Phelps) Martin; married to Sarah E. Smith; married 1919 to Mary Augusta (Neuman) Kinney; married 1934 to Addie L. (Carter) Robinson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 29, 1930. Democrat. School teacher and principal; fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966. United Church of Christ. Member, American Federation of Teachers; NAACP. Died August 26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Barbara Marie Schindler.
  William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known as William S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., April 25, 1802. Merchant; village president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66. Congregationalist. Suffering from severe depression, he killed himself by an overdose of morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 18, 1866 (age 64 years, 54 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Julia Guiteau (aunt of Charles Julius Guiteau).
  Maynard Street, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is named for him.
  Fred Fitch McEachron (1875-1948) — also known as Fred F. McEachron — of Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Mich.; Hudsonville, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Jamestown Township, Ottawa County, Mich., September 1, 1875. Republican. Ottawa County Clerk, 1907-10; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-32 (Ottawa County 2nd District 1923-26, Ottawa County 1927-32); defeated in primary, 1932, 1936. Congregationalist. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died May 10, 1948 (age 72 years, 252 days). Interment at Hanley Cemetery, Jenison, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry McEachron and Lucy Ann (Barber) McEachron; married 1900 to Jennie Pellegrom.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Eagles; Elks. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
  Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) — also known as Harry W. Musselwhite — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born near Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., May 23, 1868. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda County, Calif., December 14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Thomas W. Nadal Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known as Thomas W. Nadal — of Olivet, Eaton County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born near Milroy, Rush County, Ind., June 17, 1875. Republican. College professor; member of Michigan state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917. Congregationalist. English and French ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Modern Language Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2, 1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Minnie Jean Nielson — also known as Minnie J. Nielson — of Valley City, Barnes County, N.Dak. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Republican. School teacher; North Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1920. Female. Congregationalist. Cremated; ashes interred at Woodbine Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Daughter of Wylie Nielson and Mary (Stewart) Nielson.
Stephen S. Nisbet Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) — also known as Stephen S. Nisbet — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., May 28, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods; bank director; member of Michigan state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Riverside County, Calif., July 3, 1986 (age 91 years, 36 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Black) Nisbet and James Herbert Nisbet; married, August 20, 1920, to Dorcas Sammons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Robert Young Ogg (b. 1860) — also known as Robert Y. Ogg — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Dundas, Ontario, July 22, 1860. Compositor; newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1887-88, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1913-16; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ogg and Elizabeth (Airth) Ogg; married, June 4, 1888, to Susie M. McCarthy.
  Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) — also known as Henry A. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Simcoe County, Ontario, February 6, 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36; defeated in primary, 1936. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange. Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., February 14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philo Parsons (1817-1865) — of Michigan. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 7, 1817. Wholesale grocer; banker; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861-63. Presbyterian; later Congregationalist. Died in Winchendon, Worcester County, Mass., January 12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27, 1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum.
  John D. Pierce — of Michigan. Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1836-41; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  John W. Porter (1931-2012) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., August 13, 1931. School teacher; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first African-American state school superintendent; president, Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Phi Delta Kappa; NAACP. Died June 27, 2012 (age 80 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  The John W. Porter Education Building (opened 1999), at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.
  Loomis King Preston (1879-1954) — also known as Loomis K. Preston — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., July 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928. Congregationalist. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, in Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., September 12, 1954 (age 75 years, 52 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Wallace A. Preston and Mary (King) Preston; married, September 8, 1931, to Victoria Summerville.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Seth Quarles Pulver (1879-1943) — also known as Seth Q. Pulver — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Mich., July 20, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Theron W. Atwood; later, attorney for the Ann Arbor Railroad and for the Michigan Central Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (alternate), 1932; Shiawassee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1927-28; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., July 3, 1943 (age 63 years, 348 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Hamilton Pulver and Rosalia (Feezler) Pulver; married, October 30, 1901, to Grace M. Galusha.
Thomas Read Thomas Read (1881-1962) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary, 1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950. Congregationalist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in 1962 (age about 81 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March 20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  James Burton Richards (b. 1909) — also known as J. Burton Richards — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Van Buren County, Mich., April 17, 1909. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Richards and Ida (VanVranken) Richards; married to Jane Mosher.
  Robert L. Richardson Jr. (b. 1926) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 20, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Still living as of 1979.
  Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) — also known as Farrell E. Roberts — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, March 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District, 1957-60; member of Michigan state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th District 1965-66); candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis; Elks; Amvets. Died in 1985 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1948, to Phyllis E. Miller.
  Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) — also known as Harry M. Royal — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Mattawan, Van Buren County, Mich., July 26, 1867. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; president, White Lake Canning Company; vice-president, Oceana Canning Company; postmaster; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died July 15, 1945 (age 77 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal; married, December 27, 1888, to Isabella Johnston.
  Edward Hildreth Ryder (1871-1939) — also known as Edward H. Ryder — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Northville, Wayne County, Mich., August 9, 1871. Republican. Superintendent of schools; college professor; mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1918-25. Congregationalist. Died June 22, 1939 (age 67 years, 317 days). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Ryder and Sally Cyane (Thayer) Ryder; married, December 23, 1896, to Georgia A. Smyth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 8, 1848. Lawyer; insurance business; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District, 1907-08. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Kate M. Sipley.
  Edward Kim Shanahan (1904-1990) — also known as Edward K. Shanahan — of Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich., July 15, 1904. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of Charlevoix County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Charlevoix District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., July 19, 1990 (age 86 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lisle Shanahan and Mary (Dunham) Shanahan; married to Phila Averill Armstrong.
  Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., June 1, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died December 9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd.
Charles A. Sink Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) — also known as Charles A. Sink — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Westernville, Oneida County, N.Y., July 4, 1879. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Acacia; Phi Mu Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi. Died, from a stroke, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166 days). Entombed at Washtenong Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married, June 18, 1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon.
  Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928
  Julius Charles Sleder (1914-1999) — also known as Julius C. Sleder — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Grand Traverse County, Mich., January 28, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1951; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 27th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; American Legion. Died July 21, 1999 (age 85 years, 174 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Sleder and Anna (Lautner) Sleder; married to Doris Mary Pulcifer.
  Nick H. Smith (b. 1934) — also known as Nick Smith — of Addison, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., November 5, 1934. Republican. Farmer; Somerset Township Supervisor, 1966-68; radio broadcaster; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1976; member of Michigan state house of representatives 41st District, 1979-82; member of Michigan state senate 19th District, 1983-93; resigned 1993; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1993-. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Bonnalyn Atwood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) — also known as James B. Stanley — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., December 29, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; 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. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles. Died in 1977 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Cynthia Diane Stephens — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985-2008; appointed 1985; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2008-; appointed 2008. Female. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; National Bar Association. Still living as of 2013.
  James Hoyt Sterrett (b. 1926) — also known as James H. Sterrett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 2, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance executive; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1962.
  Relatives: Son of Dee Sterrett and Maribel (Sill) Sterrett; married to Nancy Helen Coffey.
  John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) — also known as J. Harold Stevens — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega; Sigma Nu Phi; American Legion. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha Beal.
  Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) — also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer — of Wayne, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Caseville, Huron County, Mich., July 17, 1907. Republican. Realtor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964 (alternate); secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966; defeated, 1974; member of Michigan state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; NAACP; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer; married 1933 to Lillian R. Hitchman.
Bert J. Storey Bert J. Storey (1880-1958) — of Belding, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich., April 13, 1880. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; chair of Ionia County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952; died in office 1958. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died January 13, 1958 (age 77 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 6, 1903, to Edith B. Dimmick; grandnephew of Joseph Story.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Gordon Lawrie Thomas (1914-1997) — also known as Gordon L. Thomas — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Orpington, England, December 4, 1914. Democrat. University professor; mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1961-71; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961. Congregationalist. Died October 15, 1997 (age 82 years, 315 days). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Phyllis Lenzner.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Joseph Thomas (1868-1943) — also known as Walter J. Thomas — of Constantine, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., February 11, 1868. Republican. Grain elevator business; flour mill owner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died in 1943 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich., September 15, 1887. Republican. Muskegon County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan, 1925-36; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District, 1939-40; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in primary, 1956. Female. Congregationalist or Methodist. First woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Died in Plainwell Sanatorium, Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich., April 5, 1970 (age 82 years, 202 days). Interment at Oakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harold D. Tripp (1894-1969) — also known as H. D. Tripp — of Allegan, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Cedar Springs, Kent County, Mich., May 27, 1894. Republican. Druggist; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1943-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in 1969 (age about 75 years). Interment somewhere in Allegan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Burrell Tripp and Anna (Jennings) Tripp; married 1917 to Ellen M. Sequist.
  David Frederick Upton (b. 1921) — also known as David F. Upton — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., November 13, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business executive; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County 1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1963-64; candidate for Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1964; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1974, 1976. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Alpha Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Stanley Upton and Margaret (Beckley) Upton; married to Harriet W. Skinner; uncle of Frederick Stephen Upton.
  Political family: Upton family of St. Joseph, Michigan.
  Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951) — also known as Arthur H. Vandenberg — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 22, 1884. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1911, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1928-51; appointed 1928; died in office 1951; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., April 18, 1951 (age 67 years, 27 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Vandenberg and Alpha (Hendrick) Vandenberg; married to Hazel H. Whitaker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Jan B. Vanderploeg Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Holland, Ottawa County, Mich., July 5, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape architect; nurseryman; school teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1958-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123 days). Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 3, 1931, to Margaret Ann Raak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) — also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 16, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Theta Xi; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1982.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn Rose Morris.
  William V. Weber (1901-1989) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis., November 9, 1901. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; university professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1989 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich., April 23, 1878. Republican. Farmer; real estate dealer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1942, 1944; in July 1944, he was accused of sending out postcards falsely claiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans; arraigned in August 1944 for felony election fraud, over forging most of the signatures on his nominating petitions; pleaded guilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges. Congregationalist. Died, in Stuart Nursing Home, Leslie, Ingham County, Mich., September 3, 1970 (age 92 years, 133 days). Interment at Draper Cemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alson Whitney and Nellie (Flanagan) Whitney; married, March 15, 1916, to Ruby Haven.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) — also known as H. Randall Wickes — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 1, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., October 6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February 15, 1915, to Ruth Brady.
  Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known as Jesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57. Universalist or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Moose. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillis Betsy (Paine) Wolcott; married 1927 to Grace Aileen Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Weldon Osborne Yeager (b. 1922) — also known as Weldon O. Yeager — of Detroit west side, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, July 26, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1958 (18th District), 1960 (18th District), 1974 (primary, 8th District); member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1960-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 17th District, 1969-70; defeated, 1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1966 (17th District); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1979; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, Military Order of the World Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carl O. Yeager and Stella (McCall) Yeager; married to T. Ione Affholder.
  Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Noble County, Ind., May 23, 1888. Republican. Civil engineer; Michigan state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 1, 1959 (age 70 years, 282 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roger Herschel Zion (1921-2019) — also known as Roger H. Zion — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 17, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., September 24, 2019 (age 98 years, 7 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Herschel Zion and Helen (Hutchinson) Zion; married 1945 to Marjorie Emma Knauss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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