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  Edmond S. Randall (b. 1845) — of New Era, Oceana County, Mich. Born in New York, 1845. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1899-1904. Burial location unknown.
  William E. Rasmussen (1881-1961) — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Gowen, Montcalm County, Mich., August 5, 1881. Republican. Farmer; grain elevator business; Montcalm County Sheriff, 1913-16; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1921-24. Danish and Norwegian ancestry. Died in 1961 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  John C. Rauchholz (b. 1865) — of Hemlock, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Germany, June 10, 1865. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1921-28; defeated in primary, 1928. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Gleaners. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Raymond and Rebecca (Burgess) Raymond; married, March 2, 1898, to Kate Bell Bryant; father of Russell Bryant Raymond.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward George Read (1864-1932) — also known as Edward G. Read — of Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 3, 1864. Republican. Farmer; bank director; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924. Died May 2, 1932 (age 67 years, 242 days). Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Frederic Read and Caroline (Fisher) Read; married to Ruby Ann Chandler; nephew of Gilbert Ezra Read.
  Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Herbert Read (1858-1937) — of Pomona, Manistee County, Mich.; Copemish, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Yates County, N.Y., 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906, 1925-30; candidate for Michigan state senate 26th District, 1930. Scottish and English ancestry. Died March 2, 1937 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Clarence J. Reed (b. 1867) — of Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Fairfield, Lenawee County, Mich., May 8, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1915-18. Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1885 to Frankie M. Crouch.
  George W. Reed (b. 1846) — of Stanwood, Mecosta County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1846. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
  William A. Reed (b. 1850) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in New York, 1850. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) — also known as John T. Rich — of Elba, Lapeer County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa., April 23, 1841. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated, 1882; Governor of Michigan, 1893-96; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 28, 1926 (age 84 years, 339 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
  Presumably named for: John Tyler
  Relatives: Son of John W. Rich and Jerusha (Treadway) Rich; married, March 12, 1863, to Lucretia M. Winship; nephew of Charles Rich Jr.; grandson of Charles Rich.
  Political family: Rich family of Lapeer, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Hyacinthe F. Riopelle (1836-1898) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., August 8, 1836. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1883-84. Catholic. French ancestry. Died suddenly, of heart failure, in Ecorse Township (part now in Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., July 31, 1898 (age 61 years, 357 days). Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Hyacinthe Riopelle and Mary Ann (Vermet) Riopelle; married to Anna Jane Rouleau; father of Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle; first cousin once removed of Oscar Alexander Riopelle; second cousin of Claude Nicholas Riopelle.
  Political family: Riopelle family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James L. Robinson (b. 1848) — of Vandalia, Cass County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1848. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cass County, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Robison (1800-1879) — of Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., November 18, 1800. Farmer; tanner; currier; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th District, 1859-60. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died January 27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Robison; father of John J. Robison.
  Fred Rodesiler (1875-1943) — of Riga, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Riga, Lenawee County, Mich., 1875. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1939-43; died in office 1943. Lutheran. Died July 23, 1943 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1899 to Frona Rehklaw.
  Harry E. Rohlfs (1902-1974) — of Akron, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Akron, Tuscola County, Mich., July 15, 1902. Republican. Farmer; fertilizer manufacturer; director, Akron State Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives 84th District, 1965-70. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Pigeon, Huron County, Mich., September 5, 1974 (age 72 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Lyman C. Root (b. 1852) — of Allegan, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Lorain County, Ohio, September 29, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District, 1915-18; defeated in primary, 1922. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Henry T. Ross (1883-1973) — of Brighton Township, Livingston County, Mich. Born November 5, 1883. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1915-20; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1930; supervisor of Brighton Township, Michigan, 1938; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in 1973 (age about 89 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 29, 1916, to Mary Brown.
  Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) — of Camden, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Steuben County, Ind., June 8, 1861. Republican. Farmer; merchant; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Theodore Christian Ruff (1871-1958) — also known as Theodore C. Ruff — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., June 21, 1871. Democrat. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1938; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936. German ancestry. Died in Michigan, January 30, 1958 (age 86 years, 223 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Johann Friedrich Ruff and Johanna Charlotte (Posner) Ruff; married, November 26, 1896, to Emma Louise Weyeneth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Harold Saltz — of Dundee Township, Monroe County, Mich. Democrat. Farmer; supervisor of Dundee Township, Michigan, 1935-36. Burial location unknown.
  William C. Sanson (b. 1865) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in La Crosse County, Wis., 1865. Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber and timber business; Tuscola County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Ira T. Sayre (b. 1858) — of Flushing, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Hector, Schuyler County, N.Y., March 6, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  John Schmidt (1865-1939) — of Reed City, Osceola County, Mich. Born in Richmond Township, Osceola County, Mich., March 11, 1865. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1913-18; candidate for Michigan state senate 28th District, 1922. German ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in 1939 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1892 to Mathilde C. Blank.
George E. Scobell George E. Scobell (b. 1861) — of near Scotland, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Michigan, July 25, 1861. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1903-04. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Charles B. Scully (b. 1878) — of Almont, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Almont Township, Lapeer County, Mich., June 17, 1878. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1917-20; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Gleaners; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) — also known as Henry W. Seymour — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y., July 21, 1834. Lawyer; farmer; lumber manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82; member of Michigan state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated (Democratic), 1896. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1906 (age 71 years, 260 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Seymour and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour; married, October 27, 1869, to Isabel Randell; married, June 30, 1875, to Elizabeth Craig; married, June 29, 1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; grandnephew of Moses Seymour; first cousin once removed of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry Seymour; second cousin of Origen Storrs Seymour, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), George Seymour and McNeil Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward Woodruff Seymour, Joseph Battell, Morris Woodruff Seymour, Horatio Seymour Jr. and Norman Alexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin; third cousin of Hezekiah Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas Seymour, William Chapman Williston and Augustus Sherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles, Daniel Pitkin and Orlo Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton G. Seymour; fourth cousin of David Lowrey Seymour and Thomas Henry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Ela Collins and Caleb Seymour Pitkin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Judson Seymour (1858-1915) — of Day Township, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Kent County, Mich., November 14, 1858. Farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1910, 1914. Died, from stomach cancer, in Day Township, Montcalm County, Mich., October 11, 1915 (age 56 years, 331 days). Interment at McBride Cemetery, Day Township, Montcalm County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Wilson Seymour and Mary (Konkle) Seymour.
  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.
  Suel Andrews Sheldon (b. 1850) — also known as Suel A. Sheldon — of Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Dodge County, Wis., December 6, 1850. Farmer; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1899-1900, 1905-06; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Carl Sherman — of Akron, Tuscola County, Mich. Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John W. Shisler (b. 1840) — of Caledonia, Kent County, Mich. Born in Canada, 1840. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Simerink (1877-1962) — of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent County, Mich. Born in Netherlands, December, 1877. Farmer; banker; supervisor of Paris Township, Michigan, 1914-27. Dutch ancestry. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., 1962 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John R. Simerink and Johanna Simerink; married to Nellie Heys.
  Elbert V. Smith (b. 1864) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Castleton Township, Barry County, Mich., October 26, 1864. Republican. Farmer; insurance business; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) — of Luther, Lake County, Mich. Born in Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio, January 8, 1876. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24; defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Maccabees. Died in 1947 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 14, 1894, to Martha A. Younce.
  John B. Smith (1887-1961) — of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Mich., April 25, 1887. Republican. Field man and superintendent, Michigan Sugar Co.; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1935-42; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1943-44; defeated in primary, 1944, 1958. Died in 1961 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1911, to Lavina A. Finkbeiner.
  John Walter Smith (1871-1948) — also known as John W. Smith — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Middlesex, Ontario, March 24, 1871. Republican. Farmer; Sanilac County Drain Commissioner; real estate and insurance business; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st District, 1919-20; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1921-24. German and Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., May 7, 1948 (age 77 years, 44 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, February 10, 1909, to Charlotte Donnellon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  J. Mason Soper (b. 1858) — of Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in New York, 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Roy L. Spencer (b. 1919) — of Attica, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Attica, Lapeer County, Mich., September 10, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-76 (Lapeer County 1961-64, 78th District 1965-76). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 8, 1941, to Irene Joan Nagy.
  Arthur E. Stadler (b. 1892) — of Owen, Clark County, Wis. Born in Marenisco, Gogebic County, Mich., April 17, 1892. Republican. Accountant; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Clark County; elected 1948. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Fred Staebler (1861-1937) — of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 27, 1861. Democrat. Farmer; president, Ann Arbor Dairy; supervisor of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1918-19. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia and senility, in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 8, 1937 (age 75 years, 257 days). Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Frederick Staebler and Geraldine (Stoup) Staebler; married, November 18, 1886, to Anna Mary Zahn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Iowa, May 20, 1868. Republican. Meat merchant; farmer; Montcalm County Treasurer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20. English ancestry. Died in 1966 (age about 98 years). Burial location unknown.
  Allen E. Stebbins (b. 1872) — of Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Ionia County, Mich., December 8, 1872. Democrat. Farmer; undertaker; mayor of Ionia, Mich., 1931-32; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Albert Edwin Stewart (b. 1847) — also known as Albert E. Stewart — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; tugboat master; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1897-1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Garrett G. Stewart and Charlotte (Kendrick) Stewart; married, June 19, 1884, to Minnie E. Tietsort.
  Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Richfield Township, Genesee County, Mich., June 6, 1875. Republican. School teacher; merchant; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1919-20. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Henry E. Straight (1864-1945) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Colwater Township, Branch County, Mich., December 26, 1864. Republican. Farmer; clothing merchant; Branch County Clerk, 1905-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1913-16. Member, Grange; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in 1945 (age about 80 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1899 to Sarah B. Depue.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., September 18, 1934. Republican. Tree farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District 1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi; American Political Science Association; Rotary; Grange; Elks. Died in North Port, Sarasota County, Fla., December 6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William P. Strauch (1870-1950) — of Durand, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., July 6, 1870. Republican. Farmer; road contractor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1921-28; candidate for Michigan state senate 15th District, 1928. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1950 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Father of John Strong Jr.; grandfather of John Strong Haggerty.
  Political family: Buhl-Strong family of Detroit, Michigan.
  John Strong Jr. (1830-1913) — also known as "Honest John" — of South Rockwood, Monroe County, Mich. Born, in a log cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., April 7, 1830. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County 2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880 (alternate), 1892, 1912 (alternate); member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1881-84; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1891-92; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons. Founder of South Rockwood, Mich. Lost two fingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident. Died in South Rockwood, Monroe County, Mich., April 2, 1913 (age 82 years, 360 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, South Rockwood, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Strong Sr.; nephew by marriage of Frederick Buhl and Christian Henry Buhl; uncle of John Strong Haggerty.
  Political family: Buhl-Strong family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) — of Rawsonville, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 15, 1843. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904. German and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan) Stumpenhusen; married, October 16, 1873, to Florence C. Dansingburg.
  Marlin Andrew Stutzman (b. 1976) — also known as Marlin Stutzman — Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 31, 1976. Republican. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 2002-08; member of Indiana state senate, 2009-10; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 2010, 2016; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 2010-17. Still living as of 2017.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  William Sutherland (b. 1863) — of Kawkawlin, Bay County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1863. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 3rd District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  James B. Taziman (b. 1852) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in New York, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  James Francis Thomson (1891-1973) — also known as James F. Thomson — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson County, Mich., November 19, 1891. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932; Michigan Republican state chair, 1936-39; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1939-41, 1950; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940; Jackson County Treasurer, 1943-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County 2nd District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Lions; Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 21, 1973 (age 81 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson; married to Florence Elvira Sanford.
  John W. Thomson (1874-1946) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Freeland, Saginaw County, Mich., May 29, 1874. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1937-42, 1945-46 (Midland District 1937-42, Midland County 1945-46); defeated in primary, 1942; died in office 1946. Died September 16, 1946 (age 72 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Justus Thorington (1848-1927) — also known as Chet Thorington — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Prattsville, Greene County, N.Y., February 20, 1848. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; shingle manufacturer; livery business; farmer; Midland County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1914. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Thorington and Alvira (Richmond) Thorington; married, January 26, 1874, to Sarah Jane Crooks.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David E. Thurber (1846-1917) — of Ingersoll Township, Midland County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Canada, January 28, 1846. Democrat. Farmer; president and secretary, Farmers Mutual Insurance Association; coal dealer; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1909, 1912. Methodist. Died, from pneumonia, in Midland, Midland County, Mich., November 19, 1917 (age 71 years, 295 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Rebecca Horton; married, July 2, 1913, to Mrs. Samantha Oliver.
  Douglas Deforest Tibbits (1890-1947) — also known as Douglas D. Tibbits — of Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., 1890. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1933-40. Member, Grange; Eagles. Died in 1947 (age about 57 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1914 to Florence Ehler; grandson of John S. Tibbits.
  Nelson G. Tisdale (1901-1992) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland Township, Midland County, Mich., August 30, 1901. Republican. Farmer; real estate dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1960-70 (Midland County 1960-64, 103rd District 1965-70). Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, Rotary; Elks. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 22, 1992 (age 91 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  Floyd E. Town (1876-1949) — of Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich., August 4, 1876. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-49; defeated, 1932, 1936; died in office 1949. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died August 18, 1949 (age 73 years, 14 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wilbur W. Town and Rose (Houghtalin) Town; married 1896 to Ida L. Kimmel.
  Cornelius W. Tuomy — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Farmer; real estate and insurance business; gasoline retailer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. 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.
  Robert Ure (1823-1891) — of Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 7, 1823. Farmer; insurance business; supervisor of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71. Scottish ancestry. Died December 11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Ure and Agnes (Gardner) Ure; brother of John Ure.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Saunders Van Camp (b. 1841) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Pennsylvania, 1841. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
Jan B. Vanderploeg Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Holland, Ottawa County, Mich., July 5, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape architect; nurseryman; school teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1958-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123 days). Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 3, 1931, to Margaret Ann Raak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William P. Van Winkle (b. 1858) — of Livingston County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, Mich., August 3, 1858. Democrat. Farmer; school teacher; lawyer; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-1890; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1899, 1917 (Democratic). Burial location unknown.
  John R. Vine (b. 1853) — of Weston, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Fulton County, Ohio, August 22, 1853. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District, 1915-22; defeated in primary, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Myron Voorhees (c.1849-1899) — of White Lake, Oakland County, Mich. Born about 1849. Farmer; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1898. Died in 1899 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Benjamin W. Waite (1811-1891) — also known as Benjamin W. Wait — of Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 13, 1811. Farmer; supervisor of Scio Township, Michigan, 1843-44, 1845-47, 1848-49, 1850-51; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., 1891 (age about 79 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Waite and Polly (Whedon) Waite; married, May 24, 1834, to Lois Ann Hicks; father of Benjamin W. Waite Jr.; uncle of David E. Waite; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams, John Adams and Randolph Appleton Kidder.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David E. Waite (1853-1923) — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Mich., June 7, 1853. Republican. Farmer; supervisor of Scio Township, Michigan; elected 1919. Died in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., July 11, 1923 (age 70 years, 34 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David H. Waite and Eleanor (Forshee) Waite; married, December 5, 1877, to Ida M. Litchfield; nephew of Benjamin W. Waite; first cousin of Benjamin W. Waite Jr.; first cousin once removed of Ray Louis Forshee and Frank J. Forshee.
  Political family: Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Ward (1885-1937) — of Nessen City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., June 16, 1885. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County, 1929-37; died in office 1937; chair of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1933. Died August 14, 1937 (age 52 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) — also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E. Warner — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 14, 1870. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44, Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw County); died in office 1956. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died April 16, 1956 (age 86 years, 33 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1893 to Lottie A. Ferguson.
  I. Roy Waterbury (b. 1869) — of Highland Township, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Highland Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 2, 1869. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1899-1902; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1903-04; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1907-21. Burial location unknown.
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
  Stanley E. Wedge (b. 1889) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Gilead Township, Branch County, Mich., July 30, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; dairy farmer; bank director; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Branch County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-26; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1941-44. Burial location unknown.
  Fred B. Wells (1861-1932) — of Lagrange Township, Cass County, Mich. Born in Wayne Township, Cass County, Mich., February 16, 1861. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cass County, 1915-26; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1925-26; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1926. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons. Died in Michigan, November, 1932 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fanny (Beverstock) Wells and Homer Wells; married, October 20, 1888, to Ina Gertrude Hunter.
  Samuel White (1798-1871) — of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1798. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835; supervisor of Novi Township, Michigan, 1835-36, 1839-40, 1843-45. Died, of stomach cancer, in Novi, Oakland County, Mich., January 20, 1871 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles E. Whitney (b. 1852) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham County, Mich., April 23, 1878. Republican. Farmer; real estate dealer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1942, 1944; in July 1944, he was accused of sending out postcards falsely claiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans; arraigned in August 1944 for felony election fraud, over forging most of the signatures on his nominating petitions; pleaded guilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges. Congregationalist. Died, in Stuart Nursing Home, Leslie, Ingham County, Mich., September 3, 1970 (age 92 years, 133 days). Interment at Draper Cemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alson Whitney and Nellie (Flanagan) Whitney; married, March 15, 1916, to Ruby Haven.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur H. Wickman (1891-1970) — of Carney, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., December 20, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1970 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Gordon L. Willford (1919-2006) — of Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich., May 7, 1919. Republican. Farmer; automobile mechanic; school bus driver; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District, 1961. Died in Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich., May 7, 2006 (age 87 years, 0 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Gordon Willford and Helen (Walker) Willford; married, January 22, 1940, to Geneva Thorington.
  C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Mich., October 18, 1879. Republican. Farmer; director, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Barry and Eaton Counties; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42; defeated in primary, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Died October 2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) — also known as John M. Willison — of Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Johnstown Township, Barry County, Mich., May 21, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1902. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died, at Nichols Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., May 24, 1927 (age 78 years, 3 days). Interment at Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of Frank Leslie Willison.
Edwin B. Winans 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Winans and Eliza (Way) Winans; married 1855 to Elizabeth Galloway.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Myron Wing (1837-1899) — of Hickory Corners, Barry County, Mich. Born in New York, 1837. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1897-99; died in office 1899. Died July 12, 1899 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Warren Wing (b. 1842) — of Fremont Township, Isabella County, Mich.; Dushville (now Winn), Isabella County, Mich. Born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., May 5, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; during the battle of the Wilderness, suffered a crippling wound to his elbow; farmer; Isabella County Drain Commissioner; member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wesley Wing and Salana (Wilcox) Wing; married 1865 to Lucinda Burt.
  Henry L. Wood (b. 1848) — of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Ohio, 1848. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1887-90, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin W. Woodruff (1858-1944) — of Winn, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Ohio, 1858. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1899-1900; defeated, 1914 (Progressive), 1922 (Republican primary). Died in 1944 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Fred Langdon Woodworth (1877-1944) — also known as Fred L. Woodworth — of Caseville, Huron County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Caseville, Huron County, Mich., January 8, 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1913-16; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Michigan, 1921-33; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1928; chair of Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35. Irish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 4, 1944 (age 67 years, 117 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Bell Woodworth and Mary Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth; brother-in-law of Margaret Woodworth; brother of Paul O. Woodworth; married, March 12, 1902, to Gertrude Lowe.
  Political family: Woodworth family of Michigan.
  Rodolph A. Woolsey (1850-1920) — of Madison Township, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Lenawee County, Mich., December 12, 1850. Progressive. Farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1914. Died in Madison Township, Lenawee County, Mich., February 20, 1920 (age 69 years, 70 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alanson Woolsey and Mahala (Ladd) Woolsey; married to Elizabeth Douglass; third cousin once removed of Abraham Hatfield and Lester Ellis Woolsey; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Davenport.
  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).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., May 5, 1833. Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy E. Gilbert.
  Silas Allen Yerkes (1834-1865) — also known as Silas Yerkes — of Vergennes, Kent County, Mich. Born near Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 14, 1834. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861; resigned 1861; major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Methodist. Badly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863, and apparently died as a result, in Vergennes, Kent County, Mich., October 26, 1865 (age 31 years, 12 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Yerkes and Esther (Allen) Yerkes.
  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.
  Lewis William Zimmerman (1894-1979) — also known as Lewis W. Zimmerman — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., August 12, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County, 1939-40. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 29, 1979 (age 84 years, 260 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph William Zimmerman and Catherine Adelia (Kilmer) Zimmerman; married 1921 to Ina Hardy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
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