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Paul Lincoln Adams (1908-1990) —
also known as Paul L. Adams —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Bath Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., April 9,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1938-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1942; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1956-57; resigned 1957; Michigan
state attorney general, 1958-61; appointed 1958; resigned 1961;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1962, 1964-72; appointed 1962;
defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan, 1850; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1865-68.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. |
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Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868.
Republican. Engineer;
insurance
broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston)
Armstrong. |
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Silas R. Arnold (1810-1875) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1810.
Mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1853, 1864-65.
Episcopalian.
Died March 9,
1875 (age 64 years, 204
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Nelson Axford (1880-1963) —
also known as John N. Axford —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Beulah, Benzie
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 30,
1880.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1935-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Died in a hospital
at Beulah, Benzie
County, Mich., November
4, 1963 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Interment at Benzonia Township Cemetery, Benzonia, Mich.
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Ira Chandler Backus (1805-1866) —
also known as Ira C. Backus —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., January
10, 1805.
Republican. Physician;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1859-60.
Episcopalian.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., September
3, 1866 (age 61 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Backus and Jemima (Chandler) Backus; married, May 14,
1829, to Julia Ann Sargent (daughter of Isaac
Sargent); first cousin of Harmon
Sweatland Conger; first cousin once removed of Lyman
Averill Chandler; second cousin once removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
Treat Paine; third cousin of Henry
Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Luther
Waterman, Ephraim
Safford and Isaiah
Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold, Augustus
Seymour Porter and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Joshua
Perkins, Edward
Green Bradford, Bailey
Frye Adams, Orestes
Cleveland and Lee
Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of David
Waterman, Jonathan
Usher, Elijah
Abel, Calvin
Fillmore, Bela
Edgerton, Charles
Stetson, James
Safford, Luther
Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson, Edward
Green Bradford II and James
L. Sanborn. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Walter F. Bagley (1892-1952) —
of Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich., November
4, 1892.
Republican. Road
construction foreman; farmer; horse and
cattle dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944, 1946, 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1952
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Bagley and Rebecca (Moyles) Bagley. |
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; married 1882 to May C.
Foster. |
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Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) —
also known as Henry P. Baldwin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., February
22, 1814.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1876;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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Julius Solon Barber (1824-1908) —
also known as Julius S. Barber —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1867-68; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1873-82.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
18, 1908 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Barber and Cynthia (Dyer) Barber; married 1854 to
Emeline (Chalmers) Baker. |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Nathan Barlow (1785-1854) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant;
farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., 1854
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian. Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to
Mary C. Carpenter. |
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George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian. Arabic
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary;
American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter; married, January
26, 1910, to Elizabeth Clapperton. |
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1894-98; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Republican. Manufacturer;
treasurer
of Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman; married to Lucretia
Comstock. |
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N. Lorraine Beebe (1910-2005) —
also known as Nellie Lorraine Boekeloo —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 19,
1910.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1967-70; defeated, 1964, 1970;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1974.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Inducted to Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 1983.
Died, in Tendercare nursing
home, Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 2005 (age 95 years, 54
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Portage, Mich.
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Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Republican. Accountant;
treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1936-39.
Episcopalian.
He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat
Foundation.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
15, 1984 (age 85 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married to Ruth
Ingram. |
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John S. Bennett (1848-1929) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in London, England,
October
18, 1848.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1908-12; defeated, 1918; Lansing city
assessor, 1914-29.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 25,
1929 (age 80 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Alvin M. Bentley Jr. (b. 1941) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1941.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1968;
chair
of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1968-73.
Episcopalian. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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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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Ralph Harman Booth (1873-1931) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
September
29, 1873.
Newspaper
publisher; president, Booth Newspapers;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1930-31.
Episcopalian.
Died June 20,
1931 (age 57 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Real
estate and insurance
business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
chair of Cape May County Progressive Party, 1914; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March
20, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;
in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him
several times, and exchanged
sex for marijuana
and cocaine;
arrested
November 8, 1985; pleaded
guilty in 1987 and resigned
from the Senate; sentenced
to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also
suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
NAACP.
Injured in a fire at his
home, while also suffering cancer,
and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Robert Bryant Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk)
Bryant. |
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died September
20, 1998 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Martin D. Buth (b. 1917) —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., October
18, 1917.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
Plainfield Township Trustee; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-82 (Kent County 3rd District
1959-64, 90th District 1965-82).
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ruth Gibson Butler (1891-1981) —
also known as Ruth G. Butler —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Republic, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1891.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1961-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Houghton
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1962.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in March, 1981
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice (Quinn) Gibson; married to
Jesse C. Butler. |
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Katharine Edgar Byron (1903-1976) —
also known as Katharine E. Byron; Katharine
Edgar —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williamsport, Md.
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Henry Munroe Campbell (1854-1926) —
also known as Henry M. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
18, 1854.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1907-08.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
16, 1926 (age 71 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Valentine Campbell (1823-1890) —
also known as James V. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
25, 1823.
Lawyer;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1858-90; died in office 1890; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1870-71, 1878-79,
1886-87.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
26, 1890 (age 67 years, 29
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Henry C. Chipman (1784-1867) —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., July 25,
1784.
Whig. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; newspaper
editor; justice of
Michigan territorial supreme court, 1827-32; Wayne
County Criminal Court Judge, 1841-43.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 31,
1867 (age 82 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
5, 1838.
Democrat. Lumber
manufacturer; banker; shipowner;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1892;
president of railroads.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14,
1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who
married Henry
Allyn Haigh). |
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate
business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1914; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; defeated, 1913, 1925;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian. Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Catherine Moore Cushman (b. 1916) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1916.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
16th District, 1961-62.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George Edwin Moore and Gertrude (Snow) Moore; married to
Edward Lowell Cushman. |
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Malcolm Gray Dade (1903-1991) —
also known as Malcolm G. Dade —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
27, 1903.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1991 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isiah C. Dade and Margaret (Warfield) Dade; married to Bonnie Jean
Denham; father of Malcolm
G. Dade Jr.. |
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Alton Thomas Davis —
also known as Alton T. Davis —
of Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1990; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2005-10; appointed 2005;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2010; appointed 2010; defeated,
2010.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association for Justice; Sigma
Nu Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert William Davis (1932-2009) —
also known as Robert W. Davis; Bob Davis —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 31,
1932.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1967-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1979-93.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
16, 2009 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks.
Died in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., January
13, 1962 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John
Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie
M. Rea. |
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller;
lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Clarence B. Dell (1899-1998) —
of Ozark, Mackinac
County, Mich.; St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Fibre, Chippewa
County, Mich., May 11,
1899.
Republican. Postmaster;
realtor;
Mackinac
County Treasurer, 1931-55, 1957-62; chair of
Mackinac County Republican Party, 1940-54; secretary to U.S. Rep.
Victor
A. Knox; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Chippewa
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1998 (age 99 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dell and Clarice (King) Dell; married to Irene A.
Davis. |
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Edwin Denby (1870-1929) —
also known as Ned Denby —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
18, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24; persuaded by Secretary of State
Albert
B. Fall to transfer control of the Navy's oil leases to the
Interior Department; Fall then accepted large bribes
to sell the leases to his friends, in what became known as the Teapot
Dome scandal;
in 1924, Denby was forced to
resign as Secretary of the Navy.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Nugent Dodds (b. 1887) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., June 17,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., August
3, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist;
chair
of Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died August
24, 1998 (age 79 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth;
great-grandson of Philo
Doty. |
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Silas Hamilton Douglas (1816-1890) —
also known as Silas H. Douglas; Silas H.
Douglass —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
27, 1816.
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
26, 1890 (age 73 years, 303
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Lorenzo Thurston Durand (1849-1917) —
also known as Lorenzo T. Durand —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Morehouseville, Hamilton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1849.
Democrat. Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-82; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1902; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1917.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1917 (age 67 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) —
also known as Bradford K. Durfee —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
25, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich., July 19,
1916 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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George H. Edwards (1911-1980) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., February
13, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-78 (Wayne County 11th
District 1955-64, 12th District 1965-72, 9th District 1973-78).
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1980
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Prince L. Edwoods (b. 1889) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1889.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Edwoods and Rebecca (Johnson) Edwoods; married 1914 to Laura
Henderson. |
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) —
also known as John P. Espie —
of Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32,
1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949.
Episcopalian or Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died December
2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Interment at North
Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
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Howard Robert Estes (1894-1957) —
also known as Howard R. Estes —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 10,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1945-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1957
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert M. Ewert —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton
County, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married, September
19, 1919, to Marion McPherson. |
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Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) —
also known as Charles L. Follo —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 7,
1905.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,
1961-62.
Episcopalian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1979
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo; married to Iona
Bergman Dixon. |
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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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Henry Ford (1863-1947) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1863.
Engineer;
inventor;
founder, Ford Motor
Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President,
1916;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1924.
Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish
and Belgian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper,
which promoted anti-Semitic
ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's
Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel
lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut
down the paper and publicly recant
its contents.
Died, from a stroke,
in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1947 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ford
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married, April
11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle of Clarence
William Ford; second cousin once removed of Clyde
McKinlock Ford. |
| | | Political family: Ford
family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: James
Couzens — Herman
Bernstein — Alfred
J. Murphy — Martin
C. Ansorge — William
A. Lucking |
| | | Personal motto:
"Efficiency." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Henry Ford: Douglas
Brinkley, Wheels
for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,
1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry
Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry
Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young
readers) — David Weitzman, Model
T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Henry Ford: Max
Wallace, The
American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the
Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry
Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
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Thomas G. Ford Sr. (1918-1995) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, Midland
County, Mich., August
7, 1906.
Republican. Midland
County Treasurer, 1935-40; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; member
of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Civitan.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Interment at New
Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Edward Gaffney (b. 1943) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
23, 1943.
Republican. Mayor
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 1999-2003; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 1st District, 2003-08.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wynne C. Garvin (1909-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Francesville, Pulaski
County, Ind., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garvin and Mary (Hibaugh) Garvin; married to Mary Emma
Menafee. |
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and
Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30,
1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard. |
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta
Eunice Motley. |
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Hicks George Griffiths (1910-1996) —
also known as Hicks G. Griffiths —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1949-50; probate judge in Michigan, 1950;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953.
Episcopalian. Member, Eagles;
Maccabees.
Died in 1996
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) —
of Kansas; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1873.
U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38.
Female.
Presbyterian
or Episcopalian.
Died, in Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium,
Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March
28, 1950 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes)
Hanna. |
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
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article |
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John P. Hansen (born c.1942) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1942.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Wilbur J. Harris (1907-1975) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1907.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1939-40.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gus Theodore Hartman (1883-1963) —
also known as Gus T. Hartman —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., February
2, 1883.
Republican. Assistant superintendent, Copper Range Railroad;
Michigan Deputy Auditor General; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-34 (Houghton County 3rd
District 1925-26, Houghton County 2nd District 1927-34); defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1963
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gottlieb Hartman and Margerate (Gmahling) Hartman; married 1917 to Marie
Dreis. |
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Blaine Willard Hatch (1889-1960) —
also known as Blaine W. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
11, 1960 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Hazen Jesse Hatch (1901-1976) —
also known as Hazen J. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
23, 1901.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1931-32; defeated (Republican), 1932; Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1953.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
8, 1976 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rice Creek Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Hazen van den Berg Hatch (b. 1932) —
also known as H. V. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
18, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2003.
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William Hatton (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland,
October
10, 1864.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather
business; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Heath (1886-1954) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in England,
June
28, 1886.
Republican. Coal mining
superintendent; ice cream
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1945-54; nominated, but died before
the election 1954; died in office 1954; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Theta
Kappa Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony against others;
however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Lewis Taylor Hubbs Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Lewis T. Hubbs —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in North Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
24, 1923.
Republican. Chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1960-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 28th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis T. Hubbs, Sr. and Mary (Hainsworth) Hubbs; married to
Dorothy Eloise Ward. |
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan,
1960; Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) —
also known as George M. Humphrey —
of Mentor, Lake
County, Ohio.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., March 8,
1890.
Lawyer;
president, M.A. Hanna Company (mining and
processing iron and
nickel ores), 1929-52; chairman of Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal
Company; chairman, Executive Committee, National Steel
Corporation; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
Died, from heart
disease, in University Hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) —
also known as David H. Jerome —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
17, 1829.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hardware
merchant; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District
1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of
Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y., April
23, 1896 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Louise Johnson (b. 1871) —
also known as Louise Powers —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1871.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1927-; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Julius C. Powers and Sarah C. (Brown) Powers; married, April 8,
1914, to Charles J. Johnson. |
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson; married, August
7, 1907, to Mildred M. Milks. |
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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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Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.; Charlottesville,
Va.; Stanardsville, Greene
County, Va.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, Va., November
14, 1878.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,
until 1908, when he resigned
following a widely
reported fist
fight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt; composer;
poet;
translator;
prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderate
pacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support of
Democratic presidential nominee Al
Smith; initially supported President Franklin
Roosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned toward
isolationism and anti-Communism.
Episcopalian.
Died, from cerebral
vascular accident, while suffering from chronic
brain syndrome due to cerebral
arteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, a mental
hospital, in Augusta
County, Va., December
21, 1964 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Lions;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Rufus Wharton Landon (1815-1886) —
also known as Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 3,
1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1839-41; real estate
business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1843-52; banker; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1864.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
26, 1886 (age 71 years, 237
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Landon and Martha (Hoyt) Landon; married 1843 to
Margaret Gray; married 1867 to
Matilda McOmber; married 1877 to Linda
Eoline Vought. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George J. Laundy (1864-1953) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
January
17, 1864.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1934-38; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Woodmen.
Died September
15, 1953 (age 89 years, 241
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Laundy and Catherine Laundy; married 1889 to
Estelle Haynes. |
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to Shirley
L. Hodge. |
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
2, 2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.
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Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 7,
1914.
Republican. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th
District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th
District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren; married to Mildred
Francis New. |
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March
28, 1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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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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Henry Addison Mandell (1861-1928) —
also known as Henry A. Mandell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
16, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1902-28; appointed 1902; died in
office 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1928 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Addison Mandell and Mary F. (Chittenden) Mandell. |
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William C. Marshall (1921-2000) —
also known as William Marshall; Bill
Marshall —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., 1921.
Democrat. Bus
driver; president of
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exective vice-president,
secretary-treasurer,
and then president
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart
failure, in Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
22, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Cotter Maybury (1848-1909) —
also known as William C. Maybury —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
20, 1848.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1897-1904; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1900.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Homer McGraw (1856-1915) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Baltimore, Macomb
County, Mich., January
22, 1856.
Republican. Wool
business; wholesale
tobacco business; fire
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915; died in office 1915.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.
McCorkell. |
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Frederick Daniel Miller (b. 1942) —
also known as Dan Miller —
of Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Florida 13th District, 1993-2003.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Minnema (1893-1964) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
17, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1954-60; defeated in primary, 1952,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in 1964
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Paul Morton (1857-1911) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857.
Republican. Vice-president, Santa Fe Railroad;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1911 (age 53 years, 273
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Edward Mundy (1794-1851) —
of Michigan.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., April
14, 1794.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District, 1835;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1835-40; Michigan
state attorney general, 1847-48; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1848-51; died in office 1851.
Episcopalian.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 13,
1851 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of Ada Elizabeth Meeker (who married Israel
C. Smith). |
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Irene Ellis Murphy (1900-1989) —
also known as Irene E. Murphy; Irene Ellis —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 12,
1900.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66; defeated, 1966.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., July 25,
1989 (age 89 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rosemary Mason Ogden (b. 1909) —
also known as Rosemary Ogden —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
6, 1909.
Republican. Librarian;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1915-19; resigned 1919.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Rodney C. Paine (1806-1873) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Connecticut, 1806.
Banker;
Berrien
County Treasurer, 1836; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1848-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1873
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Palmer II (1914-1994) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; California.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1914.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1940; Nairobi, 1941-45; U.S. Consul in London, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1960-64; Libya, 1969.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1994
(age about
80 years).
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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Peter R. L. Peirce (1821-1878) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 25,
1821.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1869-70; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1873-74, 1875-77; postmaster at Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1877-78.
Episcopalian.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
12, 1878 (age 57 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Bradford Pengelly (1880-1973) —
also known as J. Bradford Pengelly —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Leamington, Ontario.
Born in Brantford, Ontario,
May
12, 1880.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; Episcopal
priest; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1922; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1926; Flint city
commissioner; in June, 1932, he was charged
with accepting
bribes from real estate developers; he denied the allegations and
pleaded not guilty; venue was changed from Flint to Grand Rapids; tried in
October 1932, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict; retried
in January 1934 and found not guilty; meanwhile, in November 1932, he
was recalled
from office as City Commissioner.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coquitlam, British
Columbia, October
16, 1973 (age 93 years, 157
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth Ann (Bradford) Pengelly and John Henry Pengelly;
married, September
17, 1913, to Edith Maude Campbell; married to Agnes (Richardson)
Mathews. |
| | | Image source: Port Huron Times Herald,
Octover 25, 1932 |
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to Agnes
Marie Haun. |
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George H. Pond (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., June 16,
1846.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1898-1906.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Pond and Rutilla (Mead) Pond; married 1872 to Nellie
J. Carman; married, September
1, 1890, to Mabel (Bushnell) Keith; grandson of Benjamin
Pond. |
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James H. Pound (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1898 (Democratic),
1912; Democratic candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1903; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Pound and Eleanor (Meginnity) Pound; married, June 30,
1882, to Jessie E. Page. |
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Eugene Barnum Power (1905-1993) —
also known as Eugene B. Power —
of Barton Hills, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 4,
1905.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1955, 1963.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Founder of University Microfilms in 1938; merged with Xerox
Corporation 1962.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1993 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn Warren Power and Annette (Barnum) Power; married, June 17,
1929, to Sadye L. Harwick; father of Philip
H. Power (who married Sarah
Goddard). |
| | | Epitaph: "An entrepreneur and inventor,
he founded University Microfilms, Inc. A public servant, he was a
Regent of the University of Michigan. A Philanthropist, he founded
the Power Foundation. Honored by a knighthood, he lives in the memory
of his family as 'An Edition of One.'" |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
23, 1872.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian. Swiss and
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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James William Robertson —
also known as James Robertson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Cartoonist;
laundry
owner; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1952-57.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Barr Robertson and Mary Hay (Stewart) Robertson; married,
June
24, 1930, to Gwendolyn Brown. |
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
also known as George W. Sallade —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate).
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
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Barbara J. Sawyer (b. 1948) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., December
7, 1948.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Menominee
County Treasurer, 1977-84; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1979-94.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1994.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Duncan Schuette (b. 1953) —
also known as Bill Schuette —
of St. Charles, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
13, 1953.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1985-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988
(alternate), 1992
(alternate), 2000,
2012;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1990; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1995-; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals, 2008; Michigan
state attorney general, 2011-18; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2018.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2018.
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Dale N. Scrace (born c.1947) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1947.
Architect;
construction
manager; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 2001-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
City of Grosse Pointe |
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Don Frederick Seyferth (b. 1913) —
also known as Don F. Seyferth —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1913.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Seyferth and Alma (Sundell) Seyferth; married to Ruth Marian
Justin. |
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Horatio Seymour Jr. (1844-1907) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., January
8, 1844.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; worked on railroad
construction; New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1878-81.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
21, 1907 (age 63 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April
28, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
also known as Oliver L. Spaulding —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
2, 1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 8,
1923.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982.
Episcopalian. Member, Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Sterling (1898-1962) —
also known as Win Sterling —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1936, 1950; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1959-62; died
in office 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion.
Died June 6,
1962 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942 to Carrie
M. Blatt. |
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Potter Stewart (1915-1985) —
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
23, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81; took senior status 1981.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., December
7, 1985 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
24, 1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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John Strong Sr. (1798-1881) —
of Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England,
November
26, 1798.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1835-36.
Episcopalian.
Attacked
by a burglar, wounded, and died as a result, in Greenfield Township
(now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1881 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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James M. Teahen Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Crosley Tennant (1850-1896) —
also known as William C. Tennant —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario,
May
9, 1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1892-94.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 11,
1896 (age 46 years, 2
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Jay M. Terbush Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard L. Thomson (1903-1969) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
20, 1903.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1947-54; defeated, 1954, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Thomson and Ethel (Farrell) Thomson. |
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard Campbell Van Dusen (1925-1991) —
also known as Richard C. Van Dusen —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 18,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1954-56; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-91; appointed 1979; died in
office 1991.
Episcopalian.
Died June 8,
1991 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bruce Van Dusen and Helen (Campbell) Van Dusen; married to Barbara
Congdon. |
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Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) —
also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Tuscola
County, Mich., March
18, 1898.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1952;
Governor
of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., June 12,
1986 (age 88 years, 86
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to Helen
Miller. |
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Henry Nelson Walker (1811-1886) —
also known as Henry N. Walker —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., November
30, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1844; Michigan
state attorney general, 1845-47; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1859-60.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1886 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1950; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hezekiah Griffith Wells (1812-1885) —
also known as Hezekiah G. Wells —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856,
1872
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member
of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1840 to Achsah
Strong. |
| | | Wells Hall (built 1877 as dormitory, burned
1905; rebuilt on same site 1907, converted to offices 1940s,
demolished 1966; rebuilt on different site 1960s as a major classroom
and office building, and expanded since) at Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. |
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Enoch Thomas White Jr. (1913-1995) —
also known as Ink White —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 8,
1913.
Republican. Journalist;
chair
of Clinton County Republican Party, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1963.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., November
4, 1995 (age 82 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enoch Thomas White and Jacqueline
White; married to Barbara Jane Raymond. |
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
29, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; president and
chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March
20, 1824.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
26, 1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Amvets;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange;
Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) —
also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine
Charlie" —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 18,
1890.
Electrical
engineer;
president, General
Motors, 1941-53; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I
thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and
vice versa.".
Died in Norwood, East
Feliciana Parish, La., September
26, 1961 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, 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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Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering
illustrator
for General
Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Woodcock (1854-1940) —
also known as Charles E. Woodcock —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Matthews, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 12,
1854.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, 1905-35; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1920.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack in Naples, Fla., and died soon after, in a hospital
at Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
12, 1940 (age 85 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden; married
to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh. |
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Hal W. Ziegler (b. 1932) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
23, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (50th District 1967-72,
23rd District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1975-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2012.
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