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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Alton Thomas Davis —
also known as Alton T. Davis —
of Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1990; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2005-10; appointed 2005;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2010; appointed 2010; defeated,
2010.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association for Justice; Sigma
Nu Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Stanley J. Davis (1908-2003) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
May
8, 1908.
Democrat. Florist;
mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1949-50, 1958-63; defeated, 1956;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1950; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1965-72; defeated,
1972, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
23, 2003 (age 94 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dawson (b. 1845) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Markham, Ontario,
1845.
Republican. Sanilac
County Clerk; Sanilac
County Register of Deeds; Sanilac
County Circuit Court Commissioner; Sanilac
County Probate Judge; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 20th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert R. Day (1919-2000) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
12, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Chi; Lions;
Elks.
Died February
19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August
10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff. |
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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital
at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks.
Died in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., January
13, 1962 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John
Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie
M. Rea. |
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Harry A. DeMaso (1921-2015) —
also known as Aristide Augustino DeMaso —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; supervisor
of Battle Creek Township, Michigan, 1952-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd
District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1967-86.
Methodist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
9, 2015 (age 93 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Coles Diggs Sr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried
and convicted;
charged
again 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; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1976
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke,
at Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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Oliver Roosevelt Diggs (1926-1985) —
also known as O. Roosevelt Diggs —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 9,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1959-62.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
7, 1985 (age 59 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick P. Dillingham (b. 1948) —
also known as Fred Dillingham —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born January
18, 1948.
Republican. Funeral
director; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 51st District, 1979-86; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1987-94.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1994.
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Albert W. Dimmers Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 25,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers; married to Kathleen
McFarland. |
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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.
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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly; married, June 18,
1924, to Virginia Testman. |
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Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
3, 1910.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1965
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Mat J. Dunaskiss (b. 1951) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1981-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-2001 (8th District 1991-94, 16th District
1995-2001); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles;
Moose;
Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
2nd District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham; married 1917 to
Frances Adeline Rogers; nephew of Major
L. Dunham. |
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Clyne Ward Durst Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.; married to
Jean M. Luethjohan. |
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Frank H. Dusenbury (b. 1878) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., May 26,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1909-12.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank H. Dusenbury and May V. Dusenbury; married, December
27, 1906, to Edith E. Gorham. |
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George H. Edwards (1911-1980) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., February
13, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-78 (Wayne County 11th
District 1955-64, 12th District 1965-72, 9th District 1973-78).
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1980
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died
in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder. |
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Harry T. Emmons (1882-1965) —
of Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich., April
22, 1882.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1951-60; defeated in primary, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1919 to Mareda
Heiges. |
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Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) —
also known as Claud R. Erickson —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., January
8, 1900.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Tau Beta
Pi; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Windsor Township, Eaton
County, Mich., December
18, 1993 (age 93 years, 344
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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M. L. Evens (b. 1865) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Butler Township, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1865.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1915-16;
defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
and Select Masters; Elks; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Harvey, Marquette
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to
Margery Meyle. |
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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.
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Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) —
of Coloma, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Delton, Barry
County, Mich., May 22,
1910.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1951-52; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
11, 1934, to Juanita Mitchell. |
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1957-58 |
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) —
also known as Robert G. Ferguson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; president, First National Bank of
Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., March 5,
1949 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain. |
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memorial |
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to
Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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George H. Fischer (1910-1994) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 11,
1910.
Republican. President, Harris and Fischer Iron Works;
mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1953-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died May 12,
1994 (age 83 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Fischer and Ottilie (Becker) Fischer; married, August
6, 1931, to Eva Langenecker. |
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of
President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford Sr.; married, October
15, 1948, to Betty
Warren. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | The Gerald R. Ford Freeway
(I-196), in Kent,
Ottawa,
and Allegan
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford International
Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Gerald R. Ford Federal
Building and U.S.
Courthouse, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Antrim
County, Mich., April
12, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1931-34.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, Midland
County, Mich., August
7, 1906.
Republican. Midland
County Treasurer, 1935-40; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; member
of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Civitan.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Interment at New
Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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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.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Civitan;
Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon
County, Mich., October
15, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked for carmakers
Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District);
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
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.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936 to Mary
Thibault. |
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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.
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Wynne C. Garvin (1909-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Francesville, Pulaski
County, Ind., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garvin and Mary (Hibaugh) Garvin; married to Mary Emma
Menafee. |
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and
Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30,
1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard. |
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Henry Geerlings (b. 1868) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Mayor
of Holland, Mich., 1937; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1945-50.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Warner Munger Gelzer (b. 1891) —
also known as Warner M. Gelzer —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Delta, Fulton
County, Ohio, October
28, 1891.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; dry goods
merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
mayor
of Hillsdale, Mich.; elected 1938; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Hartley Gemuend (1892-1979) —
also known as Harry H. Gemuend —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., April
15, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 8th Circuit, 1941.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., March 7,
1979 (age 86 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard P. Gemuend and Kathryn (Jacobs) Gemuend; first cousin once
removed of William Gemuend (who married Gertrude
Burrows). |
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Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) —
also known as Dan J. Gerow —
of Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario,
March
24, 1864.
Democrat. Shiawassee
County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel
proprietor; mayor
of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
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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.
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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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Warren N. Goemaere (b. 1917) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1977.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Marian
Kathryn Dallwitz. |
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Gerald William Graves (1923-2006) —
also known as Gerald W. Graves —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 28,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1948; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, April 4,
2006 (age 82 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
furniture
manufacturing executive; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Munising Hospital,
Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Perry William Greene (1894-1974) —
also known as Perry W. Greene —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1945-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Purple
Heart.
Died February
16, 1974 (age 79 years, 264
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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.
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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
21, 1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; banker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
21, 1865.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; telegraph
operator; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; law partner of Louis
E. Coash, 1934-1941.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in a hospital
at Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich., February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; rancher; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Shubael Hammond (1851-1906) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1890-92, 1896-1900; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1906 (age 55 years, 140
days).
Interment at Leek Cemetery, Alaiedon Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Edward O. Harris (b. 1877) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
15, 1877.
Grain milling
business; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1929-33.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Harris; married 1905 to Pearl
Vroman. |
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Wilbur J. Harris (1907-1975) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1907.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August
2, 1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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Frank Hartman (b. 1918) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at McMillan, Luce
County, Mich., December
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1961-64; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gus Theodore Hartman (1883-1963) —
also known as Gus T. Hartman —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., February
2, 1883.
Republican. Assistant superintendent, Copper Range Railroad;
Michigan Deputy Auditor General; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-34 (Houghton County 3rd
District 1925-26, Houghton County 2nd District 1927-34); defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1963
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gottlieb Hartman and Margerate (Gmahling) Hartman; married 1917 to Marie
Dreis. |
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. |
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William Hatton (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland,
October
10, 1864.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather
business; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., February
5, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 110th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi Mu
Alpha; American
Political Science Association; American
Historical Association; Lions;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to
Katherine Grayson Graham. |
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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.
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George Neil Higgins (1900-1982) —
also known as George N. Higgins —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
August
24, 1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1945-46, 1949-54; defeated in
primary, 1936; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1956; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Eva
Isabelle Quayle. |
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Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) —
also known as Milton E. Higgs —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
24, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine
Tarmichael. |
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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Charles A. Holman (b. 1893) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Swansea, Marquette
County, Mich., November
11, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge
in Michigan, 1938-55; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District,
1950.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Holman and Elizabeth (Goldsworthy) Holman; married, May 18,
1935, to Lela Newell. |
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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.
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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer,
in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes; married, August
10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman. |
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Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) —
also known as Edwin M. Irish —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 11,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Irish and Martha (Fogg) Irish. |
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Arthur T. Iverson (1903-1985) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich., October
14, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1946-47; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Iverson and Emily (Holmberg) Iverson; married to Helen F.
Bulock. |
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Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) —
also known as D. J. Jacobetti; "Pooga";
"King Jake" —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., July 20,
1920.
Democrat. Representative,
United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County
1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in
office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, United
Steelworkers of America; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died November
28, 1994 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Northland
Chapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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William F. Jahnke (1883-1939) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
2, 1883.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922, 1934; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1936.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
28, 1939 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of August Carl Peter Jahnke and Maria (Miller) Jahnke; married to
Loretta Ann Kain. |
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton. |
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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William L. Jowett (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marysville, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
7, 1934.
Republican. St.
Clair County Coroner, 1958-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 76th District, 1967-80; defeated
in primary, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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