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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Republican. Dairy farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1,
1905, to Mabel E. Snyder. |
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Martin D. Buth (b. 1917) —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., October
18, 1917.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
Plainfield Township Trustee; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-82 (Kent County 3rd District
1959-64, 90th District 1965-82).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Milo DeWitt Campbell (1851-1923) —
also known as Milo D. Campbell —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1851.
Farmer;
lawyer;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1885; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1902-05; president, National Milk
Producers Association; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
22, 1923 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Bruce F. Clothier (1887-1974) —
of North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
29, 1887.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1947-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., August
13, 1974 (age 86 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914 to Mary
W. Martin. |
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Michael S. Doyle (1842-1901) —
of Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in New
Brunswick, 1842.
Farmer;
merchant;
cheesemaker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1899-1901;
died in office 1901.
Died June 7,
1901 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George M. Gaudy (b. 1864) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
November
19, 1864.
Republican. Ice cream manufacturer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1904-06.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gaudy and Elizabeth (Moir) Gaudy; married 1886 to Nellie
A. Jarvis. |
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
30, 1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines,
Ltd.; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Suffered a head injury in an automobile
collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank Heath (1886-1954) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in England,
June
28, 1886.
Republican. Coal mining
superintendent; ice cream business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1945-54; nominated, but died before
the election 1954; died in office 1954; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James W. Helme Jr. (1860-1938) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 3,
1860.
Lawyer;
dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1899-1902; defeated (Democratic), 1906
(5th District), 1910 (19th District); Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1912; candidate in Democratic primary for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1920 (Liberal), 1922
(Democratic), 1924 (Democratic); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1931-38; died
in office 1938.
Member, Grange.
Died August
14, 1938 (age 78 years, 164
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norman B. Horton (1881-1933) —
of Fruit Ridge, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fruit Ridge, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 18,
1881.
Republican. Farmer;
cheese manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932.
Died, by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Fruit Ridge, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 16,
1933 (age 51 years, 302
days).
Interment at Sand
Creek Cemetery, Sand Creek, Mich.
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Eugene James Kirby (1859-1938) —
also known as Eugene J. Kirby —
of Covert, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Flowerfield, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1859.
Republican. Dairy farmer; fruit
grower;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1921-26;
defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from uremia
and prostate
cancer, in City Hospital,
South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
24, 1938 (age 79 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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James Neal Lamoreaux (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Neal Lamoreaux —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1933-34, 1937-38; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1944; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Lamoreaux and Lizzie (Neal) Lamoreaux; married, September
26, 1916, to Georgia Geneski. |
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Palmer Landon (1873-1953) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Chippewa Township, Isabella
County, Mich., February
5, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
cheesemaker; Isabella
County Sheriff, 1907-10, 1921-24, 1933-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Isabella County 1939-44,
Isabella District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948.
Member, Gleaners.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Chippewa Township Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.
Sheriff. |
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Everitt F. Lincoln (1918-1995) —
also known as Abe Lincoln —
of near Albion, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., November
7, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; dairy
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 49th District, 1978-82; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1982.
Protestant.
Member, Lions.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Frank Merriman (b. 1920) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April
15, 1920.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member
of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Christian Ruff (1871-1958) —
also known as Theodore C. Ruff —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 21,
1871.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1938;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
German
ancestry.
Died in Michigan, January
30, 1958 (age 86 years, 223
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 27,
1861.
Democrat. Farmer;
president, Ann Arbor Dairy; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19.
German
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia
and senility,
in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
8, 1937 (age 75 years, 257
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John N. Thorburn (1860-1927) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1860.
Creamery operator; livestock
shipper; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1910-12.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., May, 1927
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Peter Van Allsburg (1885-1959) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Coopersville, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
10, 1885.
Milk products plant manager; mayor
of Grand Ledge, Mich., 1925-29.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 5,
1959 (age 74 years, 84
days).
Interment at Coopersville-Polkton Cemetery, Coopersville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Derk Van Allsburg and Elizabeth (Walt) Van Allsburg; married to
Lulu Eleanor Britton and Petronella Francina 'Nellie'
DeMaagd. |
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Frank H. Vandenboom (b. 1873) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette Township, Marquette
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Republican. Dairy business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Republican. Cheese manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., April
17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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James F. Warner (1899-1978) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
10, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
owner, Warner Dairy; director, Ypsilanti Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died June 10,
1978 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E.
Warner —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
14, 1870.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44,
Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw
County); died in office 1956.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
16, 1956 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1893 to Lottie
A. Ferguson. |
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Stanley E. Wedge (b. 1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich., July 30,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
dairy farmer; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-26; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1941-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond C. Wurzel (1902-1967) —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1902.
Republican. Farmer;
president and chairman, London Farm Dairy, Inc., of Port
Huron; excavating
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (St. Clair District
1957-64, 76th District 1965-66).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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