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Hubert Severe Amiot (1876-1937) —
also known as Hubert S. Amiot —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
February
26, 1876.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; clothing
merchant; dry cleaning
business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1922-28; defeated, 1918.
French Canadian ancestry.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., May 7,
1937 (age 61 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Peter Audrain —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Register
of U.S. Land Office at Detroit, Michigan, 1816-19.
French ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; chemist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 9,
1943 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Antheme Beauchamp (1899-1990) —
also known as George A. Beauchamp —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., May 4,
1899.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan.
French Canadian ancestry.
Died, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., March
12, 1990 (age 90 years, 312
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Francois Joseph Denis Belanger (1848-1928) —
also known as Joseph Belanger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
October
8, 1848.
Consular
Agent for France in Detroit,
Mich., 1889-1907.
French Canadian ancestry.
Died, from gastrointestinal
infection and senile
debility, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1928 (age 80 years, 42
days).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Leon Donald Case (b. 1877) —
also known as Leon D. Case —
of Watervliet, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Pierce
County, Wis., January
15, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1913-14, 1933-36; defeated, 1914,
1928; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
English
and French ancestry.
Interment at Old
Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Mich.
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Ashmon H. Catlin (1869-1955) —
of Webberville, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
19, 1869.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1911-14; defeated, 1914, 1940.
Irish
and French ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Gleaners.
Died in 1955
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Alchin Farm Cemetery, Webberville, Mich.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1897-1902.
French, Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant; married, December
29, 1881, to Anna M. Saterlee. |
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Samuel E. Daigneau (1852-1931) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., May 17,
1852.
Republican. Laundry
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
French ancestry.
Died in 1931
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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William J. Deshano (b. 1867) —
of Auburn, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
September
10, 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1923-30; defeated in primary, 1930.
French Canadian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Wellington DesJardins (1894-1952) —
also known as George W. DesJardins —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., December
12, 1894.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1930; circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1942-52; died in office 1952.
French Canadian and English
ancestry.
Died in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 1,
1952 (age 57 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel,
Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March
16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George
Martin Dewey and Anne Louise 'Annie' (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis); nephew of Edmond
Otis Dewey; first cousin four times removed of David
Waterman; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Glasby Waterman; second cousin five times removed of Luther
Waterman and Joshua
Coit; third cousin thrice removed of John
Hall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Eastman
family; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York; Chandler-Hale
family of Portland, Maine; Abbott
family of Salinas, California; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | The Thomas E. Dewey Thruway,
which runs through Westchester,
Rockland,
Orange,
Ulster,
Greene,
Albany,
Schenectady,
Montgomery,
Herkimer,
Oneida,
Madison,
Onondaga,
Cayuga,
Seneca,
Ontario,
Monroe,
Genesee,
Erie,
and Chautauqua
counties in New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political
Leadership — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times — Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — David Pietrusza, 1948:
Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed
America |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August
9, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1853-54; village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,
1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871; Governor
of Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
French ancestry.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Peter Bacon Fletcher (1932-2012) —
also known as Peter B. Fletcher —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born, in Beyer Hospital,
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
29, 1932.
Republican. President of credit bureau; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1967; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.
Methodist.
Scottish,
English,
and French ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died, in the Gilbert Residence nursing
home, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
28, 2012 (age 80 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Maynard Dauchy Follin (1863-1948) —
also known as Maynard D. Follin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dunedin, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in New York, March 5,
1863.
Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Detroit,
Mich., 1926-31; writer.
French ancestry.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., August
4, 1948 (age 85 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873-1953) —
also known as Alex J. Groesbeck —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Warren Township (now Warren), Macomb
County, Mich., November
7, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1913; Michigan
state attorney general, 1917-20; Governor of
Michigan, 1921-26; defeated in primary, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1934;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1944.
Dutch
and French ancestry.
Died March
10, 1953 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles G. Groesbeck —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1863-64.
Dutch
and French ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin A. Hassenger (b. 1853) —
also known as Frank A. Hassenger —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
5, 1853.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1917-18.
French and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Cletus Konkel (1897-1969) —
also known as A. Cletus Konkel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., December
16, 1897.
Republican. Undertaker;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.
German
and French Canadian ancestry.
Died in April, 1969
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Neal Lamoreaux (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Neal Lamoreaux —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1933-34, 1937-38; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1944; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
French ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Lamoreaux and Lizzie (Neal) Lamoreaux; married, September
26, 1916, to Georgia Geneski. |
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David J. Leveque (b. 1882) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., May 22,
1882.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1917-18.
French ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., March 3,
1863.
Republican. Druggist; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1923-34.
Congregationalist.
English
and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1935 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R.
Rickert. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clarence John McLeod (1895-1959) —
also known as Clarence J. McLeod —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1920-21, 1923-37,
1939-41; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937.
Catholic.
Scottish
and French ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1959 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist.
English
and French ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French, and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Clarence Grant Pitkin (1868-1957) —
also known as Clarence G. Pitkin —
of Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1868.
Republican. Druggist;
secretary and general manager of White River Power and
Light Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1921-24.
Scottish
and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
18, 1957 (age 88 years, 320
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Pitkin and Lucy Sophia (LaRue) Pitkin; married 1891 to Anna
Marie Knudsen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle (1860-1931) —
also known as Charles H. Riopelle —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1860.
Democrat. President, Eureka Brewing
Company; supervisor
of Ecorse Township, Michigan; elected 1900, 1901, 1924.
French ancestry.
Died, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1931 (age 70 years, 268
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich.
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Claude Nicholas Riopelle (c.1845-1894) —
also known as Claude N. Riopelle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1869-70.
French ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
24, 1894 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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.
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Oscar Alexander Riopelle (1880-1959) —
also known as Oscar A. Riopelle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., August
23, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1921-24; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1926; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932.
French ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1959 (age 79 years, 66
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Lenore Romney (1908-1998) —
also known as Lenore Emily LaFount —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Logan, Cache
County, Utah, November
9, 1908.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970.
Female.
English
and French Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich., July 7,
1998 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Harry C. Rose (1872-1932) —
of Ashley, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1872.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1917-20;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1926; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1931-32.
German
and French ancestry.
Died in 1932
(age about
60 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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Lewis Eldoris Royal (1855-1921) —
also known as Lewis E. Royal —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Alford, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 8,
1855.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1889-90; candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1916.
French Canadian ancestry.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, December
11, 1921 (age 66 years, 186
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Ambrose Royal and Mary Adelaide (Buchner) Royal; married to Laura
Almina Bugbee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Burrell Tripp (b. 1862) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1915-18; mayor
of Allegan, Mich.; elected 1915.
Scottish
and French Huguenot ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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Edmund Charles Vernier (1867-1934) —
also known as Edmund C. Vernier —
of Lochmoor (now Grosse Pointe Woods), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1867.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan, 1926-34; died in office
1934; village
president of Lochmoor, Michigan, 1931-32.
French ancestry.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., September
28, 1934 (age 67 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Irene (Robertjeanne) Vernier and Charles Vernier; married to
Christine Moon; father of Mabel Vernier (who married Norbert
Frank Denk). |
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David E. Visnaw (1888-1982) —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., November
2, 1888.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Lake Township, Michigan, 1933; postmaster at St.
Clair Shores, Mich., 1943-55 (acting, 1943-44).
Catholic.
French Canadian ancestry.
Died in Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich., September
22, 1982 (age 93 years, 324
days).
Interment at St. Peter Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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William W. Voisine (1897-1959) —
also known as Wilfred William Voisine —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, November
20, 1897.
Steel
executive; village
president of Ecorse, Michigan, 1936-37; members of a steelworker
terrorist group, the Black Legion, repeatedly attempted
to kill him in 1936; Jesse Pettijohn and Lawrence Madden were
later convicted of conspiracy to commit murder; mayor of
Ecorse, Mich., 1948-49, 1954-57.
French Canadian ancestry.
Convicted
in April, 1950, of falsely
testifying to a Congressional committee in 1948 that he had
received only the regular price for steel; sentenced
to two years in federal prison.
In October, 1956, a warrant
was issued for his arrest,
along with several members of the city council, for knowingly permitting
illegal gambling in Ecorse, in return for bribes and
gratuities; Gov. G.
Mennen Williams initiated removal
proceedings against the officials.
Died in 1959
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abel Voisine and Eugenia Jennie (Blais) Voisine; married, August
1, 1918, to Helen Pearl O'Brien. |
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