PoliticalGraveyard.com
The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History
Farm Bureau
Politician members in Michigan

Lester J. Allen Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot County, Mich., May 19, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64, 88th District 1965-68). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Grange; Farm Bureau; Elks. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Richard J. Allen.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Richard J. Allen (b. 1933) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich., August 6, 1933. Republican. Veterinarian; college professor; member of Michigan state house of representatives 88th District, 1969-72; defeated in primary, 1972; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1975-82; defeated in primary, 1982; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1980, 1990 (primary). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary; Audubon Society; Sierra Club. Still living as of 1990.
  Relatives: Son of Lester J. Allen.
  Phillip J. Arthurhultz (b. 1947) — also known as Phil Arthurhultz — of Whitehall, Muskegon County, Mich. Born June 16, 1947. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1979-94. Member, Farm Bureau; Jaycees; Eagles; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 1994.
William E. Baker William E. Baker (b. 1902) — of Mesick, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Marengo, Morrow County, Ohio, December 20, 1902. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William S. Ballenger III (b. 1941) — of Ovid, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 28, 1941. Republican. Newspaper reporter; chair of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1966-68; member of Michigan state house of representatives 87th District, 1969-70; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1971-74; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Farm Bureau; Jaycees. Still living as of 2021.
  Relatives: Son of William Sylvester Ballenger and Marie Elizabeth (Daley) Ballenger; married, June 20, 1964, to Virginia Lee Woodard.
  Elmer A. Beamer (b. 1881) — of Blissfield, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Lenawee County, Mich., 1881. Republican. Livestock producer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer; married, November 28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter.
  Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) — of Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Springfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., June 30, 1883. Republican. Dairy farmer; real estate and insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1958 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1, 1905, to Mabel E. Snyder.
  Paul Begick (1892-1941) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., February 19, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; coal business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Lutheran. Member, Farm Bureau. Died July 16, 1941 (age 49 years, 147 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Adolph H. Begick.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Arvilla (Duescher) Bentley and Alvin Morell Bentley; married, October 7, 1961, to Sue Ann Meiers.
  Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) — also known as G. Elwood Bonine — of Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., December 21, 1896. Republican. Farmer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1952; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351 days). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Gordon Bonine; married, October 6, 1923, to Ruth L. Morse.
  Jesse George Boyle (1883-1963) — also known as Jesse G. Boyle — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Hills Corners, Berrien County, Mich., November 27, 1883. Republican. Fruit farmer; director, Buchanan State Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1927-32; defeated in primary, 1922, 1932. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1963 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
Clark L. Brody Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) — also known as Clark L. Brody — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Fabius, St. Joseph County, Mich., February 1, 1879. Republican. Farmer; county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Alpha Zeta; Phi Kappa Phi; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Polk Brody and Emma L. (Seeley) Brody; married, November 14, 1906, to Margaret Ellen York.
  The Brody Complex of dormitories at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of Richard D. Buth; married 1943 to George Ann Shaw.
  David Lee Camp (b. 1953) — also known as Dave Camp — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., July 9, 1953. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-90; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1991-2003 (10th District 1991-93, 4th District 1993-2003); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992. Catholic. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Bruce F. Clothier (1887-1974) — of North Branch, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., December 29, 1887. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1947-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Rotary. Died in North Branch, Lapeer County, Mich., August 13, 1974 (age 86 years, 227 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1914 to Mary W. Martin.
Andrew W. Cobb Andrew Whitney Cobb (1911-1975) — also known as Andrew W. Cobb — of Duplain Township, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Duplain Township, Clinton County, Mich., February 12, 1911. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1950-64 (Clinton County 1950-54, Eaton District 1955-64); candidate for Michigan state senate 30th District, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., January 21, 1975 (age 63 years, 343 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, October 31, 1936, to E. Jean Mansfield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Thurber Cornell (1885-1954) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Mich., October 24, 1885. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1945-48; defeated in primary, 1938 (Livingston County), 1954 (Shiawassee District); chair of Livingston County Republican Party, 1950. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died August 18, 1954 (age 68 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Alvin Cornell and Diana (Gardner) Cornell; married, November 26, 1908, to Pauline Hart; first cousin five times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin thrice removed of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Gerothman W. Cornell and Francis Russell Edward Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles J. Davis (1910-1968) — of Onondaga, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., December 29, 1910. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1962-68 (Ingham County 2nd District 1962-64, 59th District 1965-68); died in office 1968. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Phi Kappa Phi. Died October 1, 1968 (age 57 years, 277 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles A. Davis and Mable (Jennings) Davis; married to Cecil Lenore Douglas.
Thomas E. Dewey 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.
  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
  Joanne G. Emmons (b. 1934) — of Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Mich. Born February 8, 1934. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 99th District, 1987-90; member of Michigan state senate, 1991-99 (35th District 1991-94, 23rd District 1995-99); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 2002. Female. Lutheran. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2002.
  John Mathias Engler (b. 1948) — also known as John M. Engler — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 12, 1948. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-78 (100th District 1971-72, 89th District 1973-78); member of Michigan state senate, 1979-90 (36th District 1979-82, 35th District 1983-90); Governor of Michigan, 1991-2002; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992 (delegation chair), 2000; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Jaycees; Federalist Society; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Mathias John Engler and Agnes Marie (Neyer) Engler; married, December 8, 1990, to Michelle DeMunbrun; married 1975 to Colleen House.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Edith H. Sprague; married 1933 to Alice Sexton Slocum.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) — of Otsego, Allegan County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich., June 29, 1907. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64, 55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary, 1974. Protestant. Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm Bureau. Died in Florida, June 26, 2003 (age 95 years, 362 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to Margery Meyle.
Robert E. Faulkner Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) — of Coloma, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Delton, Barry County, Mich., May 22, 1910. Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1951-52; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1934, to Juanita Mitchell.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Charles R. Feenstra Charles R. Feenstra (1894-1981) — of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Kent County, Mich., February 11, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; supervisor of Paris Township, Michigan, 1928-36; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died in 1981 (age about 87 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Martha J. Zuidema.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Francis Finch (1917-1999) — of Mattawan, Van Buren County, Mich.; Naples, Collier County, Fla. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., June 30, 1917. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died July 14, 1999 (age 82 years, 14 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to Geraldine Halsted.
  Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., March 30, 1910. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Sandusky. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Finkbeiner and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February 10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth.
  John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) — also known as John W. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., November 24, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Chi; Lions; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Farm Bureau; American Bar Association. Died July 7, 2006 (age 81 years, 225 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank Moore Fitzgerald; grandson of John Wesley Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
  James N. Folks (1897-2001) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., October 19, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93 days). Interment at Horton Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Jennie Strait.
  Edward D. Foster — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1921-23, 1924-42; defeated, 1940 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1942. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Harry T. Gast Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Harry Gast — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., September 19, 1920. Republican. Supervisor of Lincoln Township, Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan state house of representatives 43rd District, 1971-78; member of Michigan state senate, 1978-99 (22nd District 1978-94, 20th District 1995-99). Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Gast Parkway, a portion of highway M-63, in Berrien County, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Lloyd W. Gibbs (1904-1968) — of Portland, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Orange Township, Ionia County, Mich., May 2, 1904. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in 1968 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  George A. Gillespie (1883-1960) — of Gaines, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Argentine Township, Genesee County, Mich., March 20, 1883. Republican. Farmer; insurance agent; director, Gaines Telephone Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1939-40, 1943-48, 1951-60; defeated, 1940, 1948; died in office 1960. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1960 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 6, 1905, to Belva E. Lake.
  Donald H. Gilmer (b. 1945) — of Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 29, 1945. Republican. Fruit farmer; Kalamazoo County Commissioner, 1973-74; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1977-97 (55th District 1977-82, 48th District 1983-92, 63rd District 1993-97); defeated in primary, 1974. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Jaycees; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1997.
  Carl F. Gnodtke (1936-2000) — of Sawyer, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Weesaw Township, Berrien County, Mich., January 2, 1936. Republican. Farmer; Berrien County Drain Commissioner, 1977-78; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1979-96 (43rd District 1979-92, 78th District 1993-96). Lutheran. Member, Farm Bureau. Died May 29, 2000 (age 64 years, 148 days). Interment at Weesaw Township Cemetery, New Troy, Mich.
  R. Allison Green (b. 1911) — also known as Allison Green — of Kingston, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., October 28, 1911. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1951-64; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1963-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1964; Michigan state treasurer, 1965-. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Vern V. Greenman (c.1885-1965) — of Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born about 1885. Republican. Farmer; supervisor of Pennfield Township, Michigan, 1926-49. Christian Scientist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died, in a hospital at Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., May 20, 1965 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Greenman and Cynthia (Ball) Greenman; married, October 16, 1907, to Lila Markham.
  Gail Handy (1898-1970) — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, January 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit farmer; sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1964 (44th District). Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Grange. Died in 1970 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 26, 1920, to Anna Virginia Crandall.
  Ervin J. Haskill (1906-2003) — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., August 22, 1906. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lapeer County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Odd Fellows. Died January 6, 2003 (age 96 years, 137 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Haskill and Minnie (Westendoff) Haskill; married to Marion S. McGonegle.
  Walter G. Herrick (1879-1949) — of Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich.; near Hubbardston, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Bushnell Township, Montcalm County, Mich., April 4, 1879. Republican. Farmer; Montcalm County Treasurer, 1923-28; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1935-49; died in office 1949. Methodist. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons. Died October 25, 1949 (age 70 years, 204 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Herrick and Mary Herrick; married 1903 to Lany R. Croel.
  Quincy P. Hoffman (b. 1913) — of Applegate, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Applegate, Sanilac County, Mich., May 30, 1913. Republican. Farmer; Sanilac County Sheriff, 1959-64; member of Michigan state house of representatives 77th District, 1965-80. Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) — of Clare, Clare County, Mich. Born in Clare, Clare County, Mich., August 20, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; Clare County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; Farm Bureau. Died February 19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183 days). Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of Donald E. Holbrook Jr..
  Roy C. Howes (1912-2002) — of Copemish, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Copemish, Manistee County, Mich., November 17, 1912. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wexford District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1962. Brethren. Member, Farm Bureau. Held the Michigan record for longest service on a county governing board. Died in 2002 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carlton Howes and Grace (Grossnickle) Howes; married to Wilma Pauline Dilling.
  Holly Eugene Hubbell (1893-1969) — also known as Holly E. Hubbell — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Hemlock, Saginaw County, Mich., March 31, 1893. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1951-60; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., December 27, 1969 (age 76 years, 271 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1918, to Christine McNabb.
  Orvy Hulett (b. 1874) — of Armada, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Armada, Macomb County, Mich., November 13, 1874. Republican. Farmer; bank director; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928. Scottish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
James J. Jakway James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) — also known as James J. Jakway — of Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., May 20, 1862. Democrat. Fruit grower; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926-33; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Berrien County, Mich., August 13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Jakway and Mary (Pearl) Jakway; married, July 9, 1888, to Nettie M. Closson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.), April 4, 1933
  Ron Jelinek (b. 1945) — of Three Oaks, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Berrien County, Mich., November 18, 1945. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives 78th District, 1997-. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 2001.
  Milo A. Johnson (1883-1970) — of Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Fairplain Township, Montcalm County, Mich., June 1, 1883. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1932, 1934, 1938; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954, 1958. Lutheran. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in 1970 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Bela E. Kennedy (b. 1918) — of Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich., July 8, 1918. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-82 (54th District 1971-72, 45th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1970. United Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Eleene Price.
  Blaque Knirk (1916-1992) — of Quincy, Branch County, Mich. Born in Quincy, Branch County, Mich., August 18, 1916. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 9th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary. Died December 20, 1992 (age 76 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Knirk and Cora (Sprout) Knirk; married to Mae Arlouine Rosendahl.
Victor A. Knox 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.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1919, to Bertha Byers.
  Cross-reference: Clarence B. Dell
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Charles T. LaSata (b. 1962) — also known as Charlie LaSata — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born December 20, 1962. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 79th District, 1999-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000. Member, Rotary; Farm Bureau; Knights of Columbus; Jaycees. Still living as of 2001.
  David J. Leveque (b. 1882) — of Lake Linden, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Lake Linden, Houghton County, Mich., May 22, 1882. Republican. Banker; mining business; fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1917-18. French ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Grange; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Ben E. Lohman (1898-1982) — of Hamilton, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Manlius Township, Allegan County, Mich., April 28, 1898. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962 (Allegan County), 1964 (54th District), 1966 (54th District). Christian Reformed. Member, Farm Bureau. Died in 1982 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known as John B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 3, 1909. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1989 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen Hickam.
  James N. McBride (1864-1933) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Mercer Center (unknown county), Pa., December 12, 1864. Newspaper editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Burton, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 10, 1933 (age 68 years, 88 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
Melville B. McPherson Melville B. McPherson (1876-1945) — of Lowell, Kent County, Mich. Born in Vergennes Township, Kent County, Mich., December 11, 1876. Republican. School teacher; farmer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1912; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1922-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1933; died in office 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1944; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Scottish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 25, 1945 (age 68 years, 196 days). Interment at Bailey Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Peter W. McPherson and Catherine B. (Wingler) McPherson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  Frank Merriman (b. 1920) — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., April 15, 1920. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
John Minnema 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.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  John S. Mowat Jr. (b. 1927) — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 12, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of Michigan state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1982.
  Carroll C. Newton (b. 1918) — of Delton, Barry County, Mich. Born in Barry Township, Barry County, Mich., October 2, 1918. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton District, 1955-64; defeated, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Irving Pennington (b. 1886) — of Sparta, Kent County, Mich. Born in Algoma Township, Kent County, Mich., December 25, 1886. Republican. Farmer; secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District, 1950-54. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1908 to Mae E. Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel M. Tewsley.
  Ellen Skae Phelan (1905-1985) — also known as Ellen S. Phelan; Mrs. James J. Phelan, Jr. — of Metamora, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 10, 1905. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960 (alternate), 1964; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial District, 1961; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1964. Female. Catholic. Member, Farm Bureau; Junior League. Died in 1985 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) — also known as Pill Pillsbury — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Metz, Steuben County, Ind., January 7, 1902. Played professional basketball for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile dealer; mayor of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70. Member, Freemasons; Exchange Club; Farm Bureau. Died in the Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., January 2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury; married, December 1, 1925, to June Lois Merriman (second cousin of Robert Lendon Bibler).
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater, Michigan, is named for him.
  Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) — also known as Stanley M. Powell — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Ionia, Ionia County, Mich., July 7, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County 1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated, 1932; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Pi Kappa Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Alpha Zeta. Died in Ionia County, Mich., August 25, 1988 (age 90 years, 49 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alice (Waterbury) Powell and Herbert Ernest Powell; married to Eleanor Grace Partridge.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Allen Prescott (1913-1988) — also known as George A. Prescott — of Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., March 6, 1913. Republican. Real estate broker; Iosco County Clerk, 1951-66; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-78 (102nd District 1967-72, 105th District 1973-78). Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died in February, 1988 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Allen Prescott Jr. and Lois Edna (Taylor) Prescott; nephew of Charles Test Prescott; grandson of George Allen Prescott (1862-1927).
  Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Audley Rawson (1893-1981) — also known as William Audley Rawson — of Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Fla. Born near Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., April 5, 1893. Republican. Farmer; Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist for the Michigan Association of Insurance Companies. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Rotary; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died, from a heart attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Fla., September 27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175 days). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December 22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to Mildred Hutchinson.
  James Burton Richards (b. 1909) — also known as J. Burton Richards — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Van Buren County, Mich., April 17, 1909. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Richards and Ida (VanVranken) Richards; married to Jane Mosher.
  Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) — of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born May 23, 1896. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in 1983 (age about 87 years). Interment at Grand Prairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, October 30, 1918, to Margaret Harvey.
  Edson V. Root Jr. (1903-1971) — of Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich., August 27, 1903. Republican. Fruit farmer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County 1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971. Church of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1971 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edson V. Root Sr.; married 1937 to Frieda Shaefer.
  Allen F. Rush (1902-1980) — of Romeo, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Romeo, Macomb County, Mich., January 3, 1902. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County 3rd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives 71st District, 1967-68; defeated, 1968. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Farm Bureau. Died in 1980 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lee Rush and Mary (Crissman) Rush; married to Jessie A. Turner.
  Wayne Bell Sackett (1907-1983) — also known as Wayne B. Sackett — of Portage, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren County, Mich., July 16, 1907. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72, 55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179 days). Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Kim Shanahan (1904-1990) — also known as Edward K. Shanahan — of Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich., July 15, 1904. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of Charlevoix County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Charlevoix District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., July 19, 1990 (age 86 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lisle Shanahan and Mary (Dunham) Shanahan; married to Phila Averill Armstrong.
  Thomas George Sharpe III (1917-2000) — also known as Thomas G. Sharpe — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Fowlerville, Livingston County, Mich., April 6, 1917. Republican. Farmer; realtor; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Shiawassee District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-78 (Shiawassee District 1963-64, 51st District 1965-78). Nazarene. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau. Died December 1, 2000 (age 83 years, 239 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas George Sharpe, Jr. and Laura (White) Sharpe; married 1936 to Esther Diana Cornell.
  Nick H. Smith (b. 1934) — also known as Nick Smith — of Addison, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., November 5, 1934. Republican. Farmer; Somerset Township Supervisor, 1966-68; radio broadcaster; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1976; member of Michigan state house of representatives 41st District, 1979-82; member of Michigan state senate 19th District, 1983-93; resigned 1993; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1993-. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Bonnalyn Atwood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Lloyd A. Stephens Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) — of Scottville, Mason County, Mich. Born in Free Soil, Mason County, Mich., December 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 7, 1974 (age 75 years, 143 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Ross O. Stevens (1905-1967) — of Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich., November 21, 1905. Republican. Farmer; lumberman; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Presque Isle District, 1960-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau. Died in 1967 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Herbert Marvin Turner (b. 1908) — also known as Herbert M. Turner — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Freeland, Saginaw County, Mich., October 25, 1908. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Turner and Ernestine Turner; married to Irene Ethelyn Fish.
  Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 14, 1885. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956, 1958. Methodist. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died June 24, 1971 (age 85 years, 283 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1930 to Mildred Hekhuis; nephew of John Vanderwerp.
L. Whitney Watkins Lucius Whitney Watkins (1873-1950) — also known as L. Whitney Watkins — of Norvell Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Norvell Township, Jackson County, Mich., August 6, 1873. Farmer; lawyer; bank director; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1899-1905, 1920-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904 (alternate), 1912; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1909-12; Progressive candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1912. Member, Audubon Society; Farm Bureau. Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Mich., September 17, 1950 (age 77 years, 42 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lucius Denison Watkins and Sarah Tinkler (English) Watkins; married, June 28, 1899, to Grace Edith Alley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  Harry B. Werner (1889-1964) — of Rose Lake Township, Osceola County, Mich. Born in Rose Lake Township, Osceola County, Mich., January 30, 1889. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate 28th District, 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Died in 1964 (age about 75 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, LeRoy, Mich.
  Blair G. Woodman (1903-1988) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 15, 1903. Republican. County agricultural extension agent; member of Michigan state house of representatives 87th District, 1965-68. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., September 9, 1988 (age 85 years, 178 days). Burial location unknown.
  Raymond C. Wurzel (1902-1967) — of North Street, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in St. Clair County, Mich., April 1, 1902. Republican. Farmer; president and chairman, London Farm Dairy, Inc., of Port Huron; excavating business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (St. Clair District 1957-64, 76th District 1965-66). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died in 1967 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 13, 1926, to Ada Quail.
  David E. Young (1894-1973) — of near Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 20, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1943-50; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1952. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1973 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edgerton Young and Maude (Prosser) Young; married, April 19, 1919, to Ruth Carolina Zahner.
  Robert D. Young (b. 1934) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw County, Mich., March 7, 1934. Republican. Farmer; builder; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72, 86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1982.
  Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 6, 1914. Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Moose; Fraternal Order of Police; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., February 24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/farm-bureau.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

Creative 
Commons License Follow polgraveyard on Twitter [Amazon.com]