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Politicians in Farm Supply and Services in Michigan
including fertilizer and farm implement dealers

  Loren Simon Armbruster (1917-1995) — also known as Loren S. Armbruster — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Sebewaing, Huron County, Mich., December 5, 1917. Republican. School teacher; agricultural extension agent; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan state house of representatives 84th District, 1973-82. Lutheran. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 21, 1995 (age 77 years, 259 days). Interment at Northlawn Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 10, 1943, to Edna Golden.
  Walter F. Bagley (1892-1952) — of Wilson, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Wilson, Menominee County, Mich., November 4, 1892. Republican. Road construction foreman; farmer; horse and cattle dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1943-44; defeated in primary, 1944, 1946, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1952 (age about 59 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Bagley and Rebecca (Moyles) Bagley.
  Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Vermontville, Eaton County, Mich., May 14, 1846. Republican. Hardware and farm implement business; mayor of Charlotte, Mich., 1890. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., March 2, 1927 (age 80 years, 292 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hinman Barber and Laura (Root) Barber; half-brother of Homer Griswold Barber; married, December 24, 1872, to Ella Harroun.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George E. Dewey (b. 1854) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Pennline, Crawford County, Pa., July 31, 1854. Republican. Lumber business; implement dealer; Oceana County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Evans (b. 1859) — of Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales, August 14, 1859. Republican. Livestock shipping business; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District, 1917-26; defeated, 1914. English and Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  William S. Ewing (b. 1869) — of Harvey, Marquette County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Marquette, Marquette County, Mich., July 13, 1869. Republican. Farmer; implement dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st District, 1911-12, 1915-22. Irish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Dexter Mason Ferry (1833-1907) — also known as Dexter M. Ferry — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., August 8, 1833. Republican. Founder and president, D. M. Ferry seed company; president, American Harrow Company; director, Detroit Copper and Brass Rolling Mills; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892, 1904; Michigan Republican state chair, 1896-99. Died, from heart disease, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 10, 1907 (age 74 years, 94 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Northrop Ferry and Lucy Dexter (Mason) Ferry; married to Adeline Elizabeth Miller; father of Blanche Ferry (who married Elon Huntington Hooker) and Dexter Mason Ferry Jr.; great-grandfather of John Davison Rockefeller IV.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Dexter Mason Ferry Jr. (1873-1959) — also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 22, 1873. Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Michigan state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906; mayor of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1959 (age about 85 years). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dexter Mason Ferry and Adeline Elizabeth 'Addie' (Miller) Ferry; brother of Blanche Ferry (who married Elon Huntington Hooker); married 1907 to Jeannette Hawkins; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  John Spalding Green (1871-1946) — also known as John S. Green — of Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Perry, Shiawassee County, Mich., August 26, 1871. Democrat. Livestock buyer; supervisor of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1935-42; defeated, 1942, 1943, 1945. Died in Okemos, Ingham County, Mich., May 16, 1946 (age 74 years, 263 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Green; married, June 2, 1892, to Ellen B. Corcoran.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) — also known as John A. Hannah — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 9, 1902. Republican. Agricultural extension agent; president of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University, 1955-69; director, Motor Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, American Bank and Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Newcomen Society; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Kappa Delta; Alpha Zeta. Died in 1991 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to Sarah May Shaw.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Wesley A. Jacobs (1847-1909) — of Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo. Born in Calhoun County, Mich., November 2, 1847. Republican. Grain and farm implement dealer; member of Missouri state senate 5th District, 1881-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888. Died in Norfolk, Va., November 20, 1909 (age 62 years, 18 days). Interment at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Bolina Del Ray Saunders.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) — also known as Lansing E. Lincoln — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich.; Omer, Arenac County, Mich. Born in Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 23, 1842. Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; farmer; livestock dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88; defeated, 1914. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. While entering a country store, he slipped and fell, never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer, Arenac County, Mich., November 4, 1916 (age 73 years, 347 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Milton Luvane Lincoln and Sarah (Carpenter) Lincoln; married, July 23, 1879, to Philura Buchanan; father of Burr Buchanan Lincoln; grandfather of James Helme Lincoln; second cousin twice removed of Levi Lincoln; third cousin once removed of Levi Lincoln Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
  Political family: Lincoln-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James L. Lipsett James L. Lipsett — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Democrat. Dealer of farm implements and automobiles; mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1903-05; defeated in primary, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, April 5, 1913
  George Marsh Long (1863-1925) — also known as George M. Long — of Pompeii, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Pompeii, Gratiot County, Mich., December 1, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; livestock dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24; defeated, 1924. Scottish ancestry. Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when his car collided with an interurban, at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich., October 18, 1925 (age 61 years, 321 days). Interment at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Matthew McAuliffe (1875-1964) — also known as Daniel M. McAuliffe — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., April 11, 1875. Democrat. Farm implement dealer; mayor of Albion, Mich., 1906-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (alternate), 1916; postmaster at Albion, Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34). Catholic. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., June 2, 1964 (age 89 years, 52 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick McAuliffe and Mary (Wrenne) McAuliffe; married, September 27, 1899, to Katherine S. Walsh.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marion John Reason (1884-1967) — also known as Marion J. Reason — of Pinckney, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Marion Township, Livingston County, Mich., June 10, 1884. Democrat. Livestock buyer; village president of Pinckney, Michigan, 1916; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1922. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., September 18, 1967 (age 83 years, 100 days). Interment at Pinckney Cemetery, Pinckney, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Floyd Reason and Rosalie (Markey) Reason; married, April 18, 1906, to Lucy A. Swarthout.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  John N. Thorburn (1860-1927) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich., November 18, 1860. Creamery operator; livestock shipper; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1910-12. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., May, 1927 (age 66 years, 0 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Marion (Symington) Thorburn and James Thorburn; married, February 17, 1886, to Margaret S. Henderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrenus Wheeler Jr. (1817-1899) — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Michigan, March 17, 1817. Republican. Inventor and manufacturer of agricultural implements; mayor of Auburn, N.Y., 1881-86, 1889-90. English ancestry. Died March 25, 1899 (age 82 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler; married to Harriet Trumbull, Susan Tracy and Jane Barker.
  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.
  Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) — also known as Frank L. Young — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Esperance, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 24, 1871. Republican. Hay and grain dealer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1923-26. Baptist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., June 23, 1952 (age 80 years, 335 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Young and Lucy Caroline (Hungerford) Young; brother of Margaret Young (who married Max Angus Templeton); married to Eva F. W. Ward.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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