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Robert Simeon Babcock (b. 1868) —
also known as Robert S. Babcock —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1868.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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John Baird (1860-1934) —
of Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
February
11, 1860.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; salt
industry; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1895-96; defeated, 1896, 1897; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1901-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-17; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Member, Elks;
Foresters.
Died in Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1934 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Carrollton, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-89; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum and Katherina Baum; married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger; married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music
store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters; Woodmen of
the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Owen F. Bieber (b. 1929) —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Byron Center, Kent
County, Mich., December
28, 1929.
Democrat. President,
United Auto Workers Local 687, 1956-61; international
president, 1983-95; chair of
Kent County Democratic Party, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976,
1980;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert F. Bieber and Minnie (Schwartz) Bieber; married, November
25, 1950, to Shirley Van Woerkom. |
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to
Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters; Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart
disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters; Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton. |
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William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) —
also known as William S. Linton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
4, 1856.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster at Saginaw,
Mich., 1898-1914; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald; married 1896 to Adelia
J. Duncan. |
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1927 |
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters; Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend; grandnephew of Samuel
Bell. |
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1911 |
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
real
estate sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks;
Foresters; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster at Manistee,
Mich., 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. I. T. Palmer and Mary M. Palmer; married 1892 to H. May
Shrigley. |
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Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April
24, 1871.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died May 4,
1956 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., November
19, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus; Foresters; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died June 12,
1951 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married 1924 to
Florence Peterson. |
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George G. Scott (1874-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Independent Order of Foresters.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1952 (age 77 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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.
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