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  Luther D. Allen (b. 1867) — of Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., December 16, 1867. Republican. Farmer; supervisor of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 1919; director, Pontiac Packing Co.; director, First National Bank of Pontiac. Methodist. Member, Exchange Club; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen and Sarah (Patchett) Allen; married 1890 to Anna Buttolph.
James L. Boyd James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Princeton, Caldwell County, Ky., July 5, 1909. Democrat. Auto worker; school principal; supermarket manager; real estate broker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District, 1957-58; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1966. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; United Auto Workers. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Edna Louise Winston.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William H. Bradley (1859-1925) — of Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Spencer Township, Kent County, Mich., February 26, 1859. Republican. Wholesale grocer; mayor of Greenville, Mich., 1908-09; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1909-12. In 1911, he was accused of bribery by Sherman M. Townsend, a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the state senate; an investigation was conducted; a resolution to expel him from the Senate failed on a vote of 14 to 15. Died in 1925 (age about 66 years). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Brohl Sr. (born c.1880) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., about 1880. Grocer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1946-50. Burial location unknown.
Vernon J. Brown Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) — also known as Vernon J. Brown — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich., March 20, 1874. Republican. Grocer; Ingham County Clerk, 1919-22; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1921-23; newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1929-38; Michigan state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Died in 1964 (age about 90 years). Interment at Hawley Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R. DeCamp; father of Jim N. Brown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) — also known as Claude E. Cady — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., May 28, 1878. Democrat. Grocer; owner of three movie theaters; member of Lansing city council, 1910-17; member of Lansing Police and Fire Commission, 1918-28; wholesale candy dealer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1926; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934; postmaster at Lansing, Mich., 1935-43 (acting, 1935). Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 30, 1953 (age 75 years, 186 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) — also known as Ted D. Clark — of Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 12, 1920. Republican. Grocer; hardware and furniture business; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 3, 1980 (age 59 years, 326 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Gracie May Frost.
  Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) — of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Parma, Monroe County, N.Y., October 18, 1846. Republican. Traveling salesman; wholesale grocer; coal dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Chester A. Crago (1908-1994) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., June 23, 1908. Grocer; mayor of Petoskey, Mich., 1955-59. United Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died, in Sun Grove Care Center, Peoria, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 16, 1994 (age 85 years, 327 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Archibald J. Crago and May L. (Winters) Crago; married, April 20, 1929, to Maybelle Garland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William H. Crane (b. 1866) — of Millett, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., April 10, 1866. Democrat. Railway station agent; grocer; supervisor of Delta Township, Michigan; elected 1900; postmaster. Member, Odd Fellows; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Crane and Mary (Spaulding) Crane; married 1887 to Lillian Adams.
Henry S. Dean Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) — also known as Henry S. Dean — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., June 14, 1830. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; miller; postmaster at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1870-72; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; American Historical Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 24, 1865, to Delia Brown Cook.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) — also known as Peter B. DeLisle — of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, Mich., January 21, 1846. Democrat. Builder; grocer; real estate and insurance business; supervisor of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1903-04; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906. Died January 8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle and Zoe (Riopelle) DeLisle; married to Adelaide Catherine Payette.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., September 13, 1899. Democrat. Minister; grocer; candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958 (Wayne County 9th District). African ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1959 (age about 59 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Hawkins.
  Joseph Dubosh (born c.1923) — of Michigan. Born about 1923. Republican. Wholesale grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1954, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Ebenezer Durkee (1874-1932) — also known as John E. Durkee — of South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Michigan, April 22, 1874. Grocer; mayor of South Haven, Mich., 1920. Gravely injured in a head-on collision, and died an hour later in Clinic Hospital, Michigan City, LaPorte County, Ind., May 14, 1932 (age 58 years, 22 days). Interment at Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rosseau Durkee and Aurelia Durkee; married, December 23, 1901, to Edith O. Gish.
  Ate Dykstra (1865-1953) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Netherlands, December 1, 1865. Republican. Grocer; dry goods merchant; political editor of a weekly newspaper; candidate for mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1910; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1923-34, 1939-42, 1945-46; defeated, 1934, 1936. Dutch ancestry. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 18, 1953 (age 87 years, 291 days). Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Feenstra.
  Alfred M. Fleischhauer (b. 1867) — of Reed City, Osceola County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Ontario, March 31, 1867. Republican. Grocer; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1897-1900; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 25th District, 1907-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) — also known as "Mr. Democrat" — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., July 25, 1881. Democrat. Banker; director, Fremont Canning Company; Michigan state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1956 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Gerber Hospital, Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., January 28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edward Gayde (b. 1878) — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., January 2, 1878. Republican. Grocer; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District, 1915-18. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
  Warner Munger Gelzer (b. 1891) — also known as Warner M. Gelzer — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, October 28, 1891. Republican. Grocer; hardware and furniture business; dry goods merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1944; mayor of Hillsdale, Mich.; elected 1938; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry J. Gelzer and Cora E. (Munger) Gelzer; married, December 7, 1911, to Ola M. Cochran; married, September 30, 1929, to Vera S. Edlund.
  Henry J. P. Graebner (1865-1957) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Frankentrost, Saginaw County, Mich., December 2, 1865. Republican. Grocer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1939-46. Died in Saginaw County, Mich., February 3, 1957 (age 91 years, 63 days). Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Regina Margaretha (Neidhardt) Graebner and Casper Benjamin Graebner; married, June 30, 1889, to Caroline E. Friedlein; father of Clarence F. Graebner (1899-1967); grandfather of Clarence F. Graebner (1923-2008).
  Political family: Graebner family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John A. Gustafson (b. 1856) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Sodermanland, Sweden, September 5, 1856. Democrat. Grocer; hardware merchant; candidate for mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1898. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  James F. Hammell (1859-1916) — also known as Jim Hammell — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born near Brighton, Livingston County, Mich., August 13, 1859. Democrat. School teacher; grocer; cigar manufacturer; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1900-03. Died in 1916 (age about 56 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael James Hart (1877-1951) — also known as Michael J. Hart — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Quebec, July 16, 1877. Democrat. School teacher; president, Schemm Brewing Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers; farmer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1940. Member, Moose. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213 days). Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart; married, July 9, 1904, to Zola Hudson; married, February 11, 1924, to Wilma Ruth Slinkard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Theodore Henry Hinchman (1818-1895) — also known as Theodore H. Hinchman — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Denville, Morris County, N.J., March 6, 1818. Grocer; banker; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1877. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 12, 1895 (age 77 years, 67 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Redding Hinchman and Mary Morris (DeCamp) Hinchman; married, September 8, 1842, to Louisa Chapin (daughter of Marshall Chapin); grandfather of Theodore Henry Hinchman (1869-1936); first cousin once removed of Jeremiah M. DeCamp.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DeCamp-Hinchman family of New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Holland (b. 1861) — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., January 14, 1861. Blacksmith; grocer; real estate business; mayor of Bessemer, Mich., 1906-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1911-14, 1919-30; defeated (Democratic), 1896 (Dickinson District), 1914 (Gogebic County); acting postmaster at Bessemer, Mich., 1929-31. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  James Johnston (d. 1944) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1904-06, 1913-15, 1918-19, 1922-23; defeated, 1906, 1909, 1915. Died in 1944. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Maybee, Monroe County, Mich., 1887. Republican. School teacher; grocer; mayor of Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees; Freemasons. Died in 1957 (age about 70 years). Interment at Northside Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
  Ira J. Kreger (born c.1892) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., about 1892. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1928-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Poteau, Le Flore County, Okla., January 12, 1906. Democrat. Grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary), 1972. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto. Died in 1987 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  William W. Lee (b. 1900) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Gratiot County, Mich., May 10, 1900. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; retail food business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1944; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946. Methodist. Member, Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Mildred Hileman.
  Peter Lind (b. 1851) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Sweden, 1851. Republican. Lumber business; grocer; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Lind and Catherine Lind; married, November 23, 1892, to Ellen Croft.
  R. W. Littell — also known as Bert Littell — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Republican. Sauerkraut manufacturer; mayor of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1910-12. Burial location unknown.
  William H. C. Lyon (1814-1891) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., August 19, 1814. Democrat. Grocer; hardware business; Genesee County Register of Deeds, 1859-61. Died in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., February 6, 1891 (age 76 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wakeman Lyon; married to Esther W. Riggs.
  Frank Marxer — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Grocer; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1936-37. Burial location unknown.
James McCaren James McCaren (1857-1932) — of Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich.; Port Sanilac, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., December, 1857. Republican. Postmaster; Sanilac County Probate Judge, 1901-08; wholesale grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1922. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Port Sanilac, Sanilac County, Mich., November 28, 1932 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Kerr McCaren and Martha (Smith) McCaren; brother of William John McCaren.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Port Huron Times-Herald, September 9, 1922
  William John McCaren (1862-1934) — also known as William J. McCaren — of Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., December 15, 1862. Democrat. Grocer; banker; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, from a series of heart attacks, in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., July 20, 1934 (age 71 years, 217 days). Interment at Washington Township Cemetery, Carsonville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Kerr McCaren and Martha (Smith) McCaren; brother of James McCaren; married, June 12, 1889, to Ellen Crorey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Hastings McKinney (1889-1952) — also known as Walter H. McKinney — of Michigan. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., September 6, 1889. Wholesale grocery manager; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1923-25; Vigo, as of 1927-29; Yarmouth, as of 1932; Barcelona, as of 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Vigo, 1925-26; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, as of 1945-49. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., April 13, 1952 (age 62 years, 220 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Peter T. McKinney and Jessie Lavinia (Bellows) McKinney; married to Julia Walker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) — also known as William L. Merry — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, December 27, 1842. Steamship captain; wholesale grocer; lawyer; Consul-General for Nicaragua in San Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911. Member, Freemasons. Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352 days). Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Merry and Candida Isbina (Xavier) Merry; brother of Thomas Henry Merry (1838-1907); married 1866 to Blanche Hill.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David F. Morrison (1873-1960) — of Germfask, Schoolcraft County, Mich. Born in Elba Township, Gratiot County, Mich., November 23, 1873. Republican. School teacher; grocer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1921-28, 1943-50 (Schoolcraft District 1921-26, Alger District 1927-28, 1943-50); defeated in primary, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1950. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., March 15, 1960 (age 86 years, 113 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Germfask, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of George Dale Morrison.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John A. Neelands — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Grocer; candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1933. Burial location unknown.
Stephen S. Nisbet Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) — also known as Stephen S. Nisbet — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., May 28, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods; bank director; member of Michigan state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Riverside County, Calif., July 3, 1986 (age 91 years, 36 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Laura (Black) Nisbet and James Herbert Nisbet; married, August 20, 1920, to Dorcas Sammons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Philo Parsons (1817-1865) — of Michigan. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 7, 1817. Wholesale grocer; banker; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861-63. Presbyterian; later Congregationalist. Died in Winchendon, Worcester County, Mass., January 12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27, 1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum.
  Lawrence Price (b. 1843) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, May 27, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware, and dry goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing Company; president, Auto Body Works; police chief; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1916. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia Bradford.
  Patrick S. Purtell (1846-1922) — of Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Michigan, March 16, 1846. Farmer; supervisor of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1878-81, 1883-88; grocer. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died November 24, 1922 (age 76 years, 253 days). Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas McKinzie Saraw (1835-1927) — also known as T. M. Saraw — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y., February 11, 1835. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; Industrial candidate for mayor of Mason, Mich., 1891. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 26, 1927 (age 91 years, 349 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1861, to Anna Mary Wood.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., September 29, 1913. Democrat. Beer distributor; potato chip manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state legislators) with bribery conspiracy; pleaded guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the others were eventually dismissed. Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Moose; Eagles. Died, in McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., August 25, 1999 (age 85 years, 330 days). Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Jeremiah John Sullivan (1852-1898) — also known as Jeremiah Sullivan — of Ashland, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Mich., September 26, 1852. Democrat. Grocer; postmaster at Ashland, Wis., 1886-89. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Ashland, Ashland County, Wis., June, 1898 (age 45 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Sullivan and Johanna (Ahearne) Sullivan; married, July 17, 1883, to Anna Elizabeth Felden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Harold Todd Jr. (1921-2008) — also known as Paul H. Todd, Jr. — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 22, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; founded and led Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. (now Kalsec); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1974. Protestant. Member, American Economic Association; American Chemical Society. Died November 18, 2008 (age 87 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul H. Todd; nephew of Albert J. Todd; grandson of Albert May Todd.
  Political family: Todd family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Walsh (b. 1846) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Ontario, 1846. Republican. Grocer; coal business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1902-03. Burial location unknown.
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