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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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William Kyle Anderson (b. 1847) —
also known as William K. Anderson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., March
24, 1847.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1897-98.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he collided
with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later in
McPherson Hospital,
Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear
(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were
injuried, including Claud
Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin
R. Kronk of Detroit.
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Paul J. Averill (1857-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa
County, Mich., March
20, 1857.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; chemist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 9,
1943 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Albert Barnes (1885-1963) —
also known as George A. Barnes —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., February
1, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1915-16.
English ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate
broker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John W. Beaumont (1858-1941) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., July 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1912-21; resigned 1921.
English ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in 1941
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Walter Samuel Bilbie (1859-1924) —
also known as Walter S. Bilbie —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1891-92, 1903-09, 1923-24;
defeated, 1888.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1924 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Bilbie and Mary (Henry) Bilbie; married 1884 to Kate
Amelia Welling. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
17, 1878.
Republican. Accountant;
banker;
Jackson
County Clerk, 1915-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1927-32.
English ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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Charles Amos Brott (1858-1913) —
also known as Charles A. Brott —
of Mooreland, Muskegon
County, Mich.; South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., October
24, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1907-08.
Dutch
and English ancestry.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., April
27, 1913 (age 54 years, 185
days).
Interment at Boardman Township Cemetery, South Boardman, Mich.
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Ernest J. Bryant (1873-1971) —
of Sand Creek, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, May 2,
1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1917-22; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1930.
English ancestry.
Died in 1971
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald F. Bunting (b. 1871) —
of Empire, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., May 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900;
Leelanau
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1905-08.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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David H. Butler (b. 1887) —
of near Fostoria, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., April
15, 1887.
Republican. Salesman;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1921-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1925-26.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Banker W. Cade (1863-1938) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
12, 1863.
Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1910.
English ancestry.
Died in Michigan, August
8, 1938 (age 75 years, 208
days).
Interment at Rose Cemetery, Bath, Mich.
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Leon Donald Case (b. 1877) —
also known as Leon D. Case —
of Watervliet, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Pierce
County, Wis., January
15, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1913-14, 1933-36; defeated, 1914,
1928; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
English and French
ancestry.
Interment at Old
Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Mich.
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Frank Chamberlain (b. 1858) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Branch
County, Mich., August
31, 1858.
Republican. Wayland village president; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District;
elected 1910.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Ella
J. Furber. |
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William Lawrence Clements (1861-1934) —
also known as William L. Clements —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1910-33; defeated, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, American
Antiquarian Society; American
Historical Society.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
6, 1934 (age 73 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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William M. Connelly (b. 1881) —
of Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., January
15, 1881.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1919-20, 1923-24; defeated in
primary, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1920.
Irish
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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A. Ward Copley (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-14, 1917-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Terry T. Corliss (b. 1867) —
of Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., February
10, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1913-16.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Couzens (1872-1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
August
26, 1872.
Republican. In 1903, along with Henry
Ford and others, organized the Ford Motor
Company; Detroit police commissioner, 1916; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1919-22; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922-36; appointed 1922; defeated, 1936;
died in office 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice
President, 1932.
English ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1936 (age 64 years, 57
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Tracy Freeman Crandall (1884-1952) —
also known as Tracy F. Crandall —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., January
16, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Howell; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1952 (age 68 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank R. Crandall and Libbie (Richmond) Crandall; married, February
27, 1907, to Ada E. Howe. |
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Adams Damon (1850-1926) —
also known as John A. Damon —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, June 4,
1850.
Republican. Druggist; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District,
1887-90; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., July 13,
1926 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Bayard G. Davis (1864-1963) —
of Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Aurelius Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; general superintendent, Anchor Line steamship
company, Chicago; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1926.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
99 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Denias Dawe (b. 1859) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Careleon, Wales,
October
31, 1859.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1923-24;
defeated in primary, 1932, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
English and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Wellington DesJardins (1894-1952) —
also known as George W. DesJardins —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., December
12, 1894.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1930; circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1942-52; died in office 1952.
French
Canadian and English ancestry.
Died in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 1,
1952 (age 57 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Episcopalian.
English and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel,
Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Martin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis); nephew of Edmond
Otis Dewey; first cousin four times removed of David
Waterman; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Glasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed of Luther
Waterman and Joshua
Coit; third cousin thrice removed of John
Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Eastman
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Chandler-Hale
family of Portland, Maine; Abbott
family of Salinas, California; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | The Thomas E. Dewey Thruway,
which runs through Westchester,
Rockland,
Orange,
Ulster,
Greene,
Albany,
Schenectady,
Montgomery,
Herkimer,
Oneida,
Madison,
Onondaga,
Cayuga,
Seneca,
Ontario,
Monroe,
Genesee,
Erie,
and Chautauqua
counties in New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political
Leadership — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Ernest R. Dexter (b. 1875) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Washington
County, Ill., February
23, 1875.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1923-28.
English and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April
15, 1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Joseph Divine (b. 1820) —
of Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 1,
1820.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 2nd
District, 1885-86.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Divine (1756-1863) and Esther (Wilmoth) Divine; married 1840 to Amelia
Allen; married to Dorothy Fish; married, November
1, 1884, to Lois B. (Melendy) Stone (sister of Richard
W. Melendy). |
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George Albert Dockeray (b. 1852) —
also known as George A. Dockeray —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 9,
1852.
Lumber
business; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1914, 1916.
Methodist.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Dockeray and Lucy (White) Dockeray; married, June 28,
1899, to Edith C. Paine. |
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Townsend A. Ely (b. 1843) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., August
27, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
postmaster at Alma,
Mich., 1883-91; village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1894-96; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1909-13.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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G. Raymond Empson (1872-1937) —
of Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England,
March
6, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1915-16.
English ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1937
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, Mich.
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
15, 1788.
Miller;
inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham. |
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Charles Evans (b. 1859) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales,
August
14, 1859.
Republican. Livestock
shipping business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District,
1917-26; defeated, 1914.
English and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Fairbanks (b. 1860) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Center, Allegan
County, Mich., July 19,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1903-06;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1907-10.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Grant Fellows (1865-1929) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1913-16; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917-29; died in office 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1922.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 16,
1929 (age 64 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson H. Fellows and Sarah M. (Perry) Fellows. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Chester A. Ferris (1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Virgil Adolphus Fitch (1860-1938) —
also known as Virgil A. Fitch —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 21,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1919-20,
1925-28; defeated in primary, 1930, 1938; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1928; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
7, 1938 (age 77 years, 231
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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Peter Bacon Fletcher (1932-2012) —
also known as Peter B. Fletcher —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born, in Beyer Hospital,
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
29, 1932.
Republican. President of credit bureau; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1967; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.
Methodist.
Scottish,
English, and French
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died, in the Gilbert Residence nursing
home, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
28, 2012 (age 80 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Charles Flowers (1845-c.1922) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Died about 1922 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Flowers and Sarah (Pickering) Flowers; married 1868 to Mary
E. De Normandie. |
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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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Ransom L. Ford (1878-1973) —
of Montrose, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Byron, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
12, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1973
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen M. Freeland (1872-1964) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March
18, 1872.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1919-35; appointed 1919.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897 to Bertha
L. Dean. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Victor M. Gore (b. 1858) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Plainview, Macoupin
County, Ill., September
29, 1858.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 7th District,
1907-08; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-27.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Herbert Ward Gowdy (b. 1874) —
also known as Herbert W. Gowdy —
of Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born near Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich., August
27, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturing
executive; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1919-22; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1924-29.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1867-70; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric
railways, and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank;
director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896.
Episcopalian.
English ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., November
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1919-21.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (1845-1923) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
developer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
candidate for village
president of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1877; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Mount Pleasant Sugar
Company; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive).
Unitarian.
English ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
20, 1923 (age 78 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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John Hosking (1869-1934) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Camborne, Cornwall, England,
April
9, 1869.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; cigar
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1923-26.
English ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Ishpeming
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Lucius Lee Hubbard (1849-1933) —
also known as Lucius L. Hubbard —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
7, 1849.
Republican. Geologist;
Michigan state geologist, 1893-99; member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1911, 1919, 1927.
English ancestry.
Died in 1933
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Graham Hunter (1872-1958) —
also known as George G. Hunter —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Marion, Grant
County, Ind.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., August
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1923-26; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
English ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., March
14, 1958 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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William E. Ivory (b. 1866) —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
14, 1866.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08,
1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th
District).
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to Cora
B. Fifield. |
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co.
and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886 to Ida
Nason. |
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Franklin Jewell (1865-1943) —
also known as James F. Jewell —
of Hubbell, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, England,
1865.
Republican. Copper mine
worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-26, 1931-34 (Houghton County
2nd District 1921-26, Houghton County 1st District 1931-34);
defeated, 1928, 1934.
English ancestry.
Died in 1943
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
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Oren Guy Johnson (1872-1948) —
also known as O. G. Johnson —
of Fostoria, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Rich Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 30,
1872.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1921-24.
English and Danish
ancestry.
Died in Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 19,
1948 (age 75 years, 294
days).
Interment at Rich Township Cemetery, Rich Township, Lapeer County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Johnson and Harriet Emma (Darling) Johnson; married 1909 to
Florence C. Morse. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Carlos J. Jolly (1888-1951) —
of South Range, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., July 8,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1923-24; attorney for General
Motors, 1937-41.
English ancestry.
Died, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
16, 1951 (age 63 years, 100
days).
Interment somewhere in Houghton, Mich.
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James Frederick Joy (1810-1896) —
also known as James F. Joy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., December
2, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer;
led, built, reorganized, or merged many railroad
companies, including the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Michigan Central; an incorporator of the St. Mary's Falls Ship
Canal Company, which built the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie in
1853-55; president of the Detroit Post-Tribune newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-85.
English ancestry.
Died September
24, 1896 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joy and Sarah (Pickering) Joy; married 1841 to Martha
Alger Reed (daughter of John
Reed); married 1860 to Mary
Bourne. |
| | | Political family: Reed
family of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; Barry
County School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster at Hastings,
Mich., 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Cholwell Knox (1839-1910) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1839.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1883.
English ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1910 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Phillip Knox and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox; married, September
7, 1864, to Caroline Angier Rowlatt. |
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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William O. Lee (b. 1844) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
7, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1921-24.
English, Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
He was the third white child born in Tuscola County.
Burial location unknown.
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter Rugby Legg (1859-1946) —
also known as Peter R. Legg —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Mapleton, Ontario,
January
10, 1859.
School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1933-46;
defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1930; died in office 1946.
English ancestry.
Died June 17,
1946 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Leighton (1852-1919) —
of Grand Marais, Alger
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1852.
Republican. Alger
County Road Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Schoolcraft District,
1917-19; died in office 1919.
English ancestry.
Died October
7, 1919 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Leland (1858-1934) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, June 11,
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1923-34; died in office 1934;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
English ancestry.
Died, in Blodgett Hospital,
East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
23, 1934 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Interment at Fennville
Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
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Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., March 3,
1863.
Republican. Druggist; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1923-34.
Congregationalist.
English and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1935 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R.
Rickert. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Van Ness Lothrop (1817-1897) —
also known as George V. N. Lothrop —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., August
8, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1848-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1856, 1860; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Minister
to Russia, 1885-88.
English ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1897
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Republican. Lumber
business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English ancestry.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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Henry M. Loud —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1886.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Edward Lucking (1856-1929) —
also known as Alfred Lucking —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ingersoll, Ontario,
December
18, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; timber
business; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1929 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Allen G. Ludington (1889-1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 16,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1928; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940.
English ancestry.
Died in 1969
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Captain Ludington and Fandira Hemenger Ludington. |
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Cora
E. Winslow; married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer;
fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German,
Scottish,
English, and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Fred Fitch McEachron (1875-1948) —
also known as Fred F. McEachron —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Jamestown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
1, 1875.
Republican. Ottawa
County Clerk, 1907-10; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32 (Ottawa County 2nd
District 1923-26, Ottawa County 1927-32); defeated in primary, 1932,
1936.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 10,
1948 (age 72 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hanley Cemetery, Jenison, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry McEachron and Lucy Ann (Barber) McEachron; married
1900 to
Jennie Pellegrom. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in
his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died two
weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Thomas Driffill Meggison (1875-1956) —
also known as Thomas D. Meggison —
of Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.; Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Muskoka, Ontario,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Antrim
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1921-24;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924; Grand
Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; Grand
Traverse County Probate Judge.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April 4,
1956 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) —
also known as Earl C. Michener —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Attica, Seneca
County, Ohio, November
30, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51;
defeated, 1932.
English and German
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1957 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Thomas C. Morgan (1875-1953) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Monmouth, England,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
engraving
and printing business; insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1943-50.
English ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1953
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Harriette Howes. |
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low
Baird —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
10, 1902.
Socialist. School
teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
Scottish,
English, and German
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days). Her body was
donated to the University of Michigan Medical School.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) —
also known as Ralph W. Muncy —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April
26, 1902.
Socialist. Forester;
engineer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English, Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
28, 1992 (age 89 years, 337
days). His body was
donated to the University of Michigan medical school.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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George C. Myers (b. 1863) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., July 10,
1863.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District;
elected 1910.
German
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Myers and Nancy (Somers) Myers; married, March
14, 1884, to Carrie E. Estes. |
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist.
English and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Frank T. Newton (1867-1931) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1867.
Republican. Washtenaw
County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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George Newton (1810-1883) —
of Volinia, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, August
10, 1810.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1858-59.
English ancestry.
Died in Volinia, Cass
County, Mich., January
23, 1883 (age 72 years, 166
days).
Interment at Crane Cemetery, Volinia, Mich.
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James Newton (1777-1844) —
of Cass
County, Mich.
Born in England,
December, 1777.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1837-39.
English ancestry.
Died in Cass
County, Mich., September
20, 1844 (age 66 years, 0
days).
Interment at Crane Cemetery, Volinia, Mich.
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Samuel Odell (b. 1881) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich., August
30, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1913-16; Michigan
state treasurer, 1917-19; resigned 1919.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper
editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband; married, August
7, 1861, to Lucy Aldrich. |
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English, French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Donald C. Osborn (1879-1928) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March
26, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kalamazoo County Republican Party, 1918-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1921-24.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) —
also known as Henry A. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
February
6, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36;
defeated in primary, 1936.
Congregationalist.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., February
14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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George Perry Palmer (b. 1868) —
also known as George P. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 13,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1913-16.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) —
also known as Harvey A. Penney —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
26, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1936 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Hazen Stuart Pingree (1840-1901) —
also known as Hazen S. Pingree; "The Potato
Mayor" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, August
30, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; boot and shoe
manufacturer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1890-97; Governor of
Michigan, 1897-1900.
English ancestry.
Died June 18,
1901 (age 60 years, 292
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Smith Porritt (1904-1969) —
also known as Charles S. Porritt —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, August
20, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1939-41; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
English ancestry.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
18, 1969 (age 65 years, 90
days).
Interment at Perry
Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin J. Porritt and Mabel Eldora (Smith) Porritt; married to
Elizabeth Mary Sawyer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Loomis King Preston (1879-1954) —
also known as Loomis K. Preston —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., July 22,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.
Congregationalist.
English and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., September
12, 1954 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) —
also known as Daniel L. Quirk —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Isle of
Man, June 15,
1818.
Democrat. Wayne
County Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster at Belleville,
Mich., 1853-54; hotelier;
co-founder and later president, First National Bank of
Ypsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;
he and others organized the Ypsilanti Woolen
Manufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear
Company; founder and president, Peninsular Paper
Company; railroad
builder.
Manx ancestry.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
3, 1910 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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John Carl Ranger (b. 1886) —
also known as Carl Ranger —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born November
6, 1886.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard S. Ranger and Marion Ranger. |
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J. Herbert Read (1858-1937) —
of Pomona, Manistee
County, Mich.; Copemish, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Yates
County, N.Y., 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906,
1925-30; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1930.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Died March 2,
1937 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March
20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1939 |
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James A. Richards (b. 1862) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
October
31, 1862.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1923-24.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Richardson (1872-1939) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
September
17, 1872.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1923-28 (Marquette
County 1st District 1913-14, 1923-26, Marquette County 1927-28);
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1932.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Jennie
Sandie. |
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John J. Robison (b. 1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English, and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes), Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair), 1968
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Lenore Romney (1908-1998) —
also known as Lenore Emily LaFount —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Logan, Cache
County, Utah, November
9, 1908.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970.
Female.
English and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich., July 7,
1998 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Lyman C. Root (b. 1852) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, September
29, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated in primary, 1922.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Walter Root (1837-1912) —
also known as William W. Root —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1837.
Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1870; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
20, 1912 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) —
of Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick C. Rowe (b. 1872) —
also known as Fred C. Rowe —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1872.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; locomotive
engineer; officer in
the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Roxburgh (b. 1864) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Perth County, Ontario,
June
24, 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Osceola
County School Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1923-26;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1926, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Scottish,
Dutch,
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Rendle Santo (1865-1935) —
also known as John R. Santo —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
June
29, 1865.
Democrat. Fire
insurance business; hotel
owner; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1903-04; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1913-14; defeated, 1902, 1914.
English ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
22, 1935 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Edward L. Sargent (b. 1873) —
of Levering, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., April 3,
1873.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1927-30 (Emmet County
1921-24, Emmet District 1927-30); defeated, 1924 (Emmet County), 1930
(Emmet District), 1936 (Emmet District).
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George E. Scobell (b. 1861) —
of near Scotland, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan, July 25,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1903-04.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, May 20,
1868.
Republican. Meat
merchant; farmer; Montcalm
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.
English ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) —
also known as C. Jay Town —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; North Adams, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Liberty Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Methodist
minister; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,
1930; died in office 1942.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Gleaners.
Died January
7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pope
Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Tufts (b. 1856) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1856.
Republican. Mason
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1911-16; member
of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1917-22.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Fred Wade (b. 1862) —
of Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Douglas, Allegan
County, Mich., June 29,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-26, 1929-32 (Allegan County
2nd District 1921-26, Allegan County 1929-32); defeated in primary,
1932.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert E. Walter (1877-1939) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Grand
Traverse County Clerk, 1901-08; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1911-16.
English ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Wardell (1882-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, England,
January
3, 1882.
Illuminating
engineer
with Detroit Gas and
Electric
Fixture Co.; in 1914, he founded the Wardell Light and Fixture Co.;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1927-32; defeated, 1924 (Republican primary), 1936
(Democratic primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1950 (Democratic
primary); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1932 (Republican primary, 15th
District), 1932 (American, 15th District), 1940 (Democratic primary,
13th District); delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
English ancestry.
Died in 1952
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred L. Warner (b. 1877) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ingham County News, June 18, 1936 |
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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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Perry Watling —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1916-18.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fountain Watling and Harriet (White) Watling. |
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March
20, 1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Webb (b. 1808) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., 1808.
Republican. Physician;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1857-60; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1861-62.
English ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb; married, February
19, 1835, to Larinda Enos; father of Frederick
Webb. |
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Fred B. Wells (1861-1932) —
of Lagrange Township, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne Township, Cass
County, Mich., February
16, 1861.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1915-26; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1925-26; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1926.
English ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, November, 1932
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fanny (Beverstock) Wells and Homer Wells; married, October
20, 1888, to Ina Gertrude Hunter. |
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Cyrenus Wheeler Jr. (1817-1899) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan, March
17, 1817.
Republican. Inventor
and manufacturer of agricultural
implements; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1881-86, 1889-90.
English ancestry.
Died March
25, 1899 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler; married to Harriet Trumbull, Susan Tracy
and Jane Barker. |
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Elmer G. Wheeler (b. 1859) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
5, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1909-12.
German
and English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to Nona
Alexander. |
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer;
organist;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Huntington Whiteley (1882-1957) —
also known as Harry H. Whiteley —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.; Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich., May 7,
1882.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1923-24; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
English ancestry.
Died in Maryland, April
25, 1957 (age 74 years, 353
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) —
also known as Edwin B. Winans —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Avon, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 16,
1826.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1861-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in
Michigan, 1877-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880
(alternate), 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1891-92.
Episcopalian.
German
and English ancestry.
Died in Hamburg, Livingston
County, Mich., July 4,
1894 (age 68 years, 49
days).
Interment at Hamburg
Cemetery, Hamburg, Mich.
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Emory J. Wood (1838-1919) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Mendon, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
12, 1838.
Republican. Justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1909-16.
English ancestry.
Died, from acute
uremia, in Mercy Hospital,
Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
12, 1919 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Jason Woodman (b. 1860) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., 1860.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1911-23.
English ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March
14, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Fred Langdon Woodworth (1877-1944) —
also known as Fred L. Woodworth —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., January
8, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1913-16; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Michigan, 1921-33; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1928; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35.
Irish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 4,
1944 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George S. Wright (b. 1875) —
of Milan, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Essex Township, Clinton
County, Mich., March
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1915-16.
English ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist.
English and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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