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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
26, 1876.
Democrat. Builder; merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1915-23; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
building contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German
ancestry.
Died in February, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Martin Walter Baginski (1908-1967) —
also known as Martin W. Baginski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., July 28,
1908.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; trucking
business; contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1938, 1966; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in December, 1967
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Baginski and Katherine (Kusniss) Baginski; married, July 17,
1935, to Anne Marceline Denek. |
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Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) —
of Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
January
17, 1867.
Architect;
superintendent of construction for steel mills,
1907-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County
3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated,
1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930
(Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary,
Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski; married, June 12,
1894, to Hattie Banaszynska. |
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Lolita
Lamb; married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April
23, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist;
carpenter; builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Louise
Weideman. |
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Peter J. Boeye (1883-1951) —
of Windsor, Ontario.
Born in Belgium,
January
22, 1883.
Builder; real estate
business; served in the Belgian Army during World War I; Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Detroit,
Mich., 1919-51.
Catholic.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospital,
Windsor, Ontario,
March
13, 1951 (age 68 years, 50
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Detroit Free Press, August 1, 1932 |
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Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., December
1, 1805.
Carpenter; surveyor;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1863-64.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Ogden Clark (b. 1944) —
of Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., December
29, 1944.
Architect;
builder; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1992 (11th District), 1994 (15th
District), 1996 (2nd District), 1998 (10th District).
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1998.
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Richard P. Connor (born c.1873) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1873.
Carpenter; contractor; village
president of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1919-34.
Burial location unknown.
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William R. Copeland (1909-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., May 8,
1909.
Democrat. Rigger; president,
United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th
District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
United
Mine Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., April
22, 1992 (age 82 years, 350
days).
Interment at Michigan
Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; lawyer; Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Builder; grocer; real
estate and insurance
business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle and Zoe (Riopelle) DeLisle;
married to Adelaide Catherine Payette. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hugh Drummond (b. 1877) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
October
9, 1877.
Republican. Carpenter; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1922.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Carpenters
Union; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Fisk (1810-1884) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Charlemont, Franklin
County, Mass., May 22,
1810.
Building contractor; railroad
builder; village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1866-67.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., May 19,
1884 (age 73 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Allegan, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Betsey Davis. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: History of Allegan and
Barry Counties (1880) |
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James H. Gardner (b. 1904) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
20, 1904.
Republican. Realtor;
builder; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950,
1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis Glasby (1825-1912) —
also known as William F. Glasby —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, March 7,
1825.
Contractor; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1863-64.
Died, from enteritis,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1912 (age 87 years, 259
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Glasby and Polly (Coon) Glasby. |
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Jacob Gleeson —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Democrat. Contractor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1952, 1954, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Olive
Kreger. |
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James W. Hanley (b. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
27, 1886.
Republican. Contractor; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1918.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
15, 1862.
Democrat. Builder; real estate
developer; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 31,
1958 (age 95 years, 197
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Luella
Phillips. |
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George E. Hilton (b. 1846) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England,
August
25, 1846.
Republican. Building contractor; inventor;
bee
keeper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1893-96;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert L. Kendall —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Building contractor; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1954-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Summit R. King (1846-1922) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Rives Junction, Jackson
County, Mich., August
29, 1846.
Farmer;
contractor; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1905 (Prohibition), 1918 (People's).
Died, from liver
cancer, in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
14, 1922 (age 75 years, 169
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Hurd King and Rebecca Emily (Smith) King; married 1868 to Ida E.
Coffey; married 1874 to Mattie
S. DuBois. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gottlob Luick (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
27, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter; co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing
Mill, makers of lumber,
lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Luick and Katherine (Veck) Luick. |
| | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Christian H. Magnusson (1905-1990) —
also known as Chris H. Magnusson —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.; Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Ideal, Manitoba,
October
25, 1905.
Democrat. Carpenter; business
representative, Carpenters Union local; member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1957.
Protestant.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, Carpenters
Union; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Manatee
County, Fla., December
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 48
days).
Interment at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla.
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John H. McCarthy —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Engineer;
contractor; candidate for Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph McLean (b. 1849) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
1849.
Republican. Contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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James Mol (1874-1937) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
May
21, 1874.
Republican. Building materials merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1919-20; defeated in primary, 1922.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in 1937
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William M. Oakley (born c.1931) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1931.
Builder; mayor
of Romulus, Mich., 1977-83, 1995-2001; defeated, 2001.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2001.
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Maurice Obermeyer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Contractor; automobile
dealer; real estate
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1962-63.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John G. Pinkston (born c.1907) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1907.
Democrat. Carpenter; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959, 1961.
Burial location unknown.
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Merle G. Renton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Herman Richter (1872-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
May
28, 1872.
Socialist. Carpenter; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1899, 1909, 1911; Socialist Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902; Socialist Labor
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905, 1919; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1906, 1910, 1912, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916; candidate in primary for mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died, from septic
endocarditis,
in Deaconness Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
19, 1936 (age 64 years, 205
days).
Interment at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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Josiah A. Riopelle (1820-1889) —
of Delray (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
1, 1820.
Republican. Carpenter; postmaster at Delray,
Mich., 1872-77.
Died October
31, 1889 (age 68 years, 364
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Dale N. Scrace (born c.1947) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1947.
Architect;
construction manager; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 2001-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of Grosse Pointe |
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder; lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder; lumber mill
owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Paul N. Sienkiewicz (1906-1977) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
1, 1906.
Democrat. Musician; deputy
sheriff; contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1934 (Wayne County 1st District), 1936 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District), 1974 (21st
District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948; candidate for
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 21,
1977 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Sienkiewicz and Victoria Sienkiewicz; married, October
24, 1926, to Eugenia L. Stepnik. |
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Charles Wallace Smith (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles W. Smith —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., April
22, 1864.
Republican. Building contractor; treasurer-secretary of the
Lapeer Gas-Electric
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1911-16; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1924.
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Smith and Ann (Rook) Smith. |
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Joseph A. Smith (born c.1892) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Westphalia, Clinton
County, Mich., about 1892.
Contractor; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Stenson (b. 1900) —
of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich., July 1,
1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; construction superintendent; salvage
materials dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940, 1942; 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.
Burial location unknown.
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William Sterzik —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Carpenter; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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William Nelson Stevens (1813-1904) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., 1813.
Carpenter and joiner; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1873-74.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
26, 1904 (age about 91
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Vervie Pontious Sutherland (b. 1882) —
also known as Vervie P. Sutherland —
of Minnesota.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1882.
Architect;
builder; U.S. Consular Agent in Nueva Gerona, 1910-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Turner (1907-1968) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky., December
24, 1907.
Democrat. Builder; real estate
broker; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.
Died from renal
failure, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
6, 1968 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of A. C. Turner and Mary Frances (Riley) Turner; married to Mabel
Engle. |
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Lee Walker (b. 1921) —
of Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Florida, November
22, 1921.
Democrat. Building contractor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
6th District, 1961-62; mayor
of Madison Heights, Mich., 1967-69.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Jo Greiner. |
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Charles A. Weidenfeller (b. 1852) —
of Bloomingdale, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in North
Atlantic Ocean, June 9,
1852.
Republican. Carpenter; life
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1919-20 (Van Buren
County 1913-14, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1919-20).
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Seymour Wilcox (1866-1948) —
also known as Charles S. Wilcox —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in White Oak Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
31, 1866.
Republican. Building contractor; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1920, 1922; postmaster at East
Lansing, Mich., 1923-31.
Died in Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., January
20, 1948 (age 81 years, 20
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Carl Young (b. 1859) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Augusta, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1859.
Republican. Carpenter; general
organizer, Carpenter's Union, 1906-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Young (b. 1934) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw
County, Mich., March 7,
1934.
Republican. Farmer;
builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72,
86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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