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Politician members in Michigan

  Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) — also known as M. Livy Agens — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., June 17, 1855. Republican. Fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died in office 1909. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died, from spinal meningitis and pneumonia, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 30, 1909 (age 53 years, 286 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Mason Agens and Georgia (Dean) Agens; married to Eva A. Holmes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ezra F. Aldrich (1884-1943) — of Hiawatha, Schoolcraft County, Mich. Born in Vergennes Township, Kent County, Mich., June 23, 1884. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alger District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1938, 1940. Member, Grange. Died in 1943 (age about 59 years). Interment at Hiawatha Cemetery, Hiawatha, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1921, to Mona Robinson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Lester J. Allen Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich. Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot County, Mich., May 19, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64, 88th District 1965-68). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Grange; Farm Bureau; Elks. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Richard J. Allen.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Winfred G. Armstrong (1876-1954) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Mich., September 8, 1876. Republican. Engineer; farmer; mail carrier; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1944-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1954 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
Herbert F. Baker Herbert F. Baker (b. 1862) — of Weadock, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Dover Township, Lenawee County, Mich., January 13, 1862. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1907-12; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Progressive candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1914; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1919-22; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1922; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1924. Member, Elks; Grange; Woodmen. Interment at Munro Township Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Erastus N. Bates (1845-1917) — of Moline, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Geauga County, Ohio, March 1, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District, 1885-88; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1907-10. Member, Grange. Died in Lynn Haven, Bay County, Fla., November 26, 1917 (age 72 years, 270 days). Interment at Jones Cemetery, Dorr Township, Allegan County, Mich.
  Relatives: First cousin of Erastus Newton Bates.
  Elmer A. Beamer (b. 1881) — of Blissfield, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Lenawee County, Mich., 1881. Republican. Livestock producer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer; married, November 28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter.
  Clarence D. Birkholm (1876-1960) — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., July 7, 1876. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died in 1960 (age about 83 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Sanford, Fla.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; candidate for mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1916; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles. Died November 22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop.
  Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) — also known as G. Elwood Bonine — of Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., December 21, 1896. Republican. Farmer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1952; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351 days). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Gordon Bonine; married, October 6, 1923, to Ruth L. Morse.
  Jesse George Boyle (1883-1963) — also known as Jesse G. Boyle — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Hills Corners, Berrien County, Mich., November 27, 1883. Republican. Fruit farmer; director, Buchanan State Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1927-32; defeated in primary, 1922, 1932. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1963 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  David Hale Brake (1891-1979) — also known as D. Hale Brake — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1891. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Gleaners; Grange; Delta Tau Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Order of the Coif; Lions; Rotary. Died in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich., April 24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David Henry Brake and Bertha Marcia (Hale) Brake; married, January 1, 1917, to Marjorie Naomi Valentine.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Henry Brake (1864-1937) — also known as David H. Brake — of near Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Ontario, December 3, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County 1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32). Member, Freemasons; Grange; Maccabees. Died, from lung cancer, in Dayton Center, Newaygo County, Mich., March 18, 1937 (age 72 years, 105 days). Interment at Dayton Center Cemetery, Dayton Center, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham B. Brake and Caroline (Cosens) Brake; married to Bertha Marcia Hale; father of David Hale Brake.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Earl L. Burhans (1884-1945) — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in New Buffalo, Berrien County, Mich., April 12, 1884. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1945 (age about 61 years). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans; married 1917 to Harriet E. Breed.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claude E. Burton (1902-1972) — of Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich., March 30, 1902. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1962 (Eaton District), 1966 (56th District), 1968 (56th District), 1970 (56th District). Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., June 29, 1972 (age 70 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  William G. Burton (b. 1875) — of Bay County, Mich. Born in Lisbon, Kent County, Mich., August 31, 1875. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lester Burton; married, January 7, 1903, to Ellen Margaret French.
  Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1832. Republican. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange. Died April 4, 1920 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Catherine Fisher.
  Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) — also known as Jacob E. Chew — of East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Darke County, Ohio, September 25, 1863. Republican. School teacher; flour and grain business; restaurant keeper; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Mich., June 8, 1945 (age 81 years, 256 days). Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abel Woolston Chew and Salome 'Sally' (Haldeman) Chew; married, May 31, 1891, to Lillian Runyan; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph Richard Chew; third cousin once removed of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Webster Childs (1826-1882) — also known as J. Webster Childs — of Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New Hampshire, June 16, 1826. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd District, 1859-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66, 6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882. Congregationalist. Member, Grange. Died November 8, 1882 (age 56 years, 145 days). Interment at Childs Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married, August 30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard.
Andrew W. Cobb Andrew Whitney Cobb (1911-1975) — also known as Andrew W. Cobb — of Duplain Township, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Duplain Township, Clinton County, Mich., February 12, 1911. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1950-64 (Clinton County 1950-54, Eaton District 1955-64); candidate for Michigan state senate 30th District, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., January 21, 1975 (age 63 years, 343 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Elsie, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, October 31, 1936, to E. Jean Mansfield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Arthur E. Cole (1853-1937) — of Fowlerville, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Oceola Township, Livingston County, Mich., October 3, 1853. Lawyer; Livingston County Probate Judge, 1885-89; People's candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1892; member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899. Methodist. Member, Grange; Maccabees; Freemasons. Died in Fowlerville, Livingston County, Mich., February 13, 1937 (age 83 years, 133 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December 30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield.
Rollo G. Conlin Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) — of Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich., July 1, 1903. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64, 40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., July 7, 1974 (age 71 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) — also known as Richard H. Deadman — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Clandeboye, Ontario, September 20, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate business; Alpena County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50; defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks. Died in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., January 13, 1962 (age 89 years, 115 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie M. Rea.
  Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Henry County, Ohio, November 26, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; Alcona County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Grange. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 10, 1979 (age 91 years, 135 days). Interment at Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September 1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge.
Thomas E. Dewey 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.
  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
  Bert A. Dickerson (1878-1951) — of Constantine, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, Mich., April 8, 1878. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Joseph District, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died December 16, 1951 (age 73 years, 252 days). Burial location unknown.
Luren D. Dickinson Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) — also known as Luren D. Dickinson — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., April 15, 1859. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County 2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924, 1932, 1936; Governor of Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Methodist. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights of Pythias. Died April 22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1888 to Zora D. Cooley.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Donald D. Doty (1923-2005) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., November 11, 1923. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Monroe County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died July 9, 2005 (age 81 years, 240 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Guy Doty and Elsie (Reber) Doty; married to Beverly Mae Carr.
  John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) — also known as John P. Espie — of Eagle, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 14, 1881. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32, 1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949. Episcopalian or Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died December 2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291 days). Interment at North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Edith H. Sprague; married 1933 to Alice Sexton Slocum.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  M. L. Evens (b. 1865) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Butler Township, Branch County, Mich., February 24, 1865. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1915-16; defeated, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Royal and Select Masters; Elks; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1890, to Kittie D. Willard.
  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.
  Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) — also known as Edward W. Fehling — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., June 27, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for Farmers State Savings Bank, and State Bank of St. Johns; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., August 10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44 days). Interment at Sowle Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7, 1908, to Mary G. Boyle.
  John Ferguson (c.1836-1918) — of Delhi Township, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born about 1836. Democrat. Innkeeper; supervisor of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1854-55, 1856-57, 1860-62, 1863-64, 1865-66, 1869-71, 1872-75; supervisor of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1883-85, 1887-88; postmaster at Okemos, Mich., 1885-89. Member, Grange. Died in Okemos, Ingham County, Mich., March 3, 1918 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Figy (1893-1973) — also known as Charley Figy — of Morenci, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 9, 1893. Republican. Farmer; mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1962. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Grange. Died in April, 1973 (age 79 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy; married to Adeline G. Newell.
  Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877) — of Hale, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Steuben County, Ind., November 14, 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15. Member, Grange; Gleaners; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 7, 1901, to Edna Stroh.
  Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born near Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., September 13, 1852. Democrat. Farmer; lumber business; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933. Universalist. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, July 24, 1938 (age 85 years, 314 days). Interment at Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner; married, November 28, 1875, to Corinna A. Sherer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lloyd W. Gibbs (1904-1968) — of Portland, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Orange Township, Ionia County, Mich., May 2, 1904. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in 1968 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  George A. Gillespie (1883-1960) — of Gaines, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Argentine Township, Genesee County, Mich., March 20, 1883. Republican. Farmer; insurance agent; director, Gaines Telephone Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1939-40, 1943-48, 1951-60; defeated, 1940, 1948; died in office 1960. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1960 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 6, 1905, to Belva E. Lake.
  John Elmer Gillett (1878-1957) — also known as John E. Gillett — of Rapid City, Kalkaska County, Mich. Born in Clearwater Township, Kalkaska County, Mich., October 3, 1878. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-30 (Missaukee District 1923-26, Antrim District 1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died in Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Mich., April 11, 1957 (age 78 years, 190 days). Interment at Clearwater Township Cemetery, Rapid City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Gillett and Mary (Bolton) Gillett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert R. Graves (b. 1840) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., February 28, 1840. Republican. Farmer; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1879-90. Methodist. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Graves and Olive (Gordon) Graves; married, December 23, 1863, to Phebe M. Comstock.
  Gail Handy (1898-1970) — of Eau Claire, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, January 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit farmer; sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1964 (44th District). Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Grange. Died in 1970 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 26, 1920, to Anna Virginia Crandall.
  Jenny C. Law Hardy (b. 1869) — also known as Jenny C. Law — of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Australia, September 20, 1869. Republican. Woman suffrage advocate; chairman legislative committee, Equal Suffrage Association; world traveler; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1932-36. Female. Lutheran. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Law and Eliza (Hauck) Law; married 1900 to Dr. P. B. Hardy.
  James W. Helme Jr. (1860-1938) — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., March 3, 1860. Lawyer; dairy farmer; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1899-1902; defeated (Democratic), 1906 (5th District), 1910 (19th District); Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1912; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1920 (Liberal), 1922 (Democratic), 1924 (Democratic); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1931-38; died in office 1938. Member, Grange. Died August 14, 1938 (age 78 years, 164 days). Burial location unknown.
  Walter G. Herrick (1879-1949) — of Carson City, Montcalm County, Mich.; near Hubbardston, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Bushnell Township, Montcalm County, Mich., April 4, 1879. Republican. Farmer; Montcalm County Treasurer, 1923-28; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1935-49; died in office 1949. Methodist. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons. Died October 25, 1949 (age 70 years, 204 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Herrick and Mary Herrick; married 1903 to Lany R. Croel.
  Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden (1834-1912) — also known as Ebenezer G. D. Holden — of Michigan. Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 18, 1834. Secretary of state of Michigan, 1875-78. Member, Grange. Died in Coquille, Coos County, Ore., August 20, 1912 (age 78 years, 184 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Rhodes Holden and Joanna Reed (Danforth) Holden; married 1858 to Elizabeth Smith; father of Charles Wayne Holden; first cousin of Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden; first cousin twice removed of Charlotte H. McMorran; third cousin of Winfield Scott Holden; third cousin twice removed of Luther Lawrence, John Davis and Abbott Lawrence; fourth cousin once removed of Isaac Davis, Alonzo M. Garcelon, Amos Adams Lawrence, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Samuel Abbott Green, Horace Davis and Gordon Woodbury.
  Political families: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Lee-Randolph family; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  George B. Horton (1845-1922) — of Fruit Ridge, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Lafayette, Medina County, Ohio, April 17, 1845. Republican. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1887-91; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1891; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1907-08. Member, Grange. Died in Lenawee County, Mich., June 2, 1922 (age 77 years, 46 days). Interment at Sand Creek Cemetery, Sand Creek, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Horton and Alpha Lucina (Perkins) Horton; married 1878 to Amanda Bradish; father of Norman B. Horton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Holly Eugene Hubbell (1893-1969) — also known as Holly E. Hubbell — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Hemlock, Saginaw County, Mich., March 31, 1893. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1951-60; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., December 27, 1969 (age 76 years, 271 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, May 29, 1918, to Christine McNabb.
  William Alfred Hutzel (1863-1932) — also known as W. Alfred Hutzel — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lodi Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., July 15, 1863. Republican. Farmer; supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1901-15. Member, Gleaners; Grange. Died in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 27, 1932 (age 68 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. George Hutzel and Caroline=or=Christina (Bach) Hutzel; married 1915 to Edna Byrde Smith.
  William E. Ivory (b. 1866) — of Elba, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, Mich., October 14, 1866. Republican. Banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08, 1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th District). English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1885 to Cora B. Fifield.
James J. Jakway James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) — also known as James J. Jakway — of Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., May 20, 1862. Democrat. Fruit grower; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926-33; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Berrien County, Mich., August 13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Jakway and Mary (Pearl) Jakway; married, July 9, 1888, to Nettie M. Closson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.), April 4, 1933
Charles W. Jewett Charles W. Jewett (1914-2000) — of Lyme, New London County, Conn. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lyme, 1941-42, 1947-48; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Connecticut state senate 20th District, 1953; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died November 3, 2000 (age 86 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1938, to Mary Sheafe.
  Image source: Connecticut Register & Manual 1953
  Milo A. Johnson (1883-1970) — of Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Fairplain Township, Montcalm County, Mich., June 1, 1883. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1932, 1934, 1938; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954, 1958. Lutheran. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in 1970 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Kappler Jr. (1866-1953) — also known as Frederick Kappler; Fred Kappler — of Lake Linden, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., November 16, 1866. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1909-14, 1919-20, 1935-38, 1945-46 (Houghton County 2nd District 1909-14, 1919-20, Houghton County 1st District 1935-38, Houghton District 1945-46); defeated, 1906 (Democratic, Houghton County 2nd District), 1914 (Democratic, Houghton County 2nd District), 1916 (Democratic, Houghton County 2nd District), 1930 (Republican primary, Houghton County 1st District), 1932 (Democratic, Houghton County 1st District), 1938 (Democratic, Houghton County 1st District), 1940 (Democratic, Houghton County 1st District), 1946 (Democratic, Houghton District), 1948 (Democratic, Houghton District), 1950 (Democratic primary, Houghton District), 1952 (Democratic, Houghton District); Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1922, 1928 (primary); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1939. German ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights of Labor. Died in 1953 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1891, to Magdalena Staffes.
  Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known as Larry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1955. Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-. Jewish. Hungarian, German, Polish, and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra Club; NAACP. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum; married, November 17, 1990, to Janice Gutfreund; grandnephew of Meyer Kestnbaum.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) — also known as John C. Ketcham — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 1, 1873. Republican. School teacher; Barry County School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster at Hastings, Mich., 1907-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated, 1932. English ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., December 4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Clark Ketcham (1822-1895) and Mary L. (Davis) Ketcham; married, June 30, 1897, to Cora Ellen Rowlader; married, March 29, 1924, to Ada Belle Shelton (daughter of Samuel Azariah Shelton).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Gaines Township, Kent County, Mich., July 14, 1869. Fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18, 1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934 (Republican primary). Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Grange; Gleaners. Died in 1947 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 19, 1894, to Lillie M. Eldridge.
Victor A. Knox Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) — also known as Victor A. Knox — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., January 13, 1899. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52; defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated, 1947, 1964. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons; Lions; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., December 31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353 days). Interment at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1919, to Bertha Byers.
  Cross-reference: Clarence B. Dell
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Benjamin Arthur Kyes (1866-1933) — also known as Benjamin A. Kyes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Prairieville Township, Barry County, Mich., May 28, 1866. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1916, 1930; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1920-22; defeated, 1922, 1923. Methodist or Presbyterian. Member, Royal Arcanum; Grange; Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 15, 1933 (age 66 years, 263 days). Interment at Gunnisonville Cemetery, Gunnisonville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Perry Samuel Kyes and Sarah M. (Van Tassell) Kyes; married, December 25, 1891, to Edith Anna West.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emmor O. Ladd (b. 1853) — of Old Mission, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Old Mission, Grand Traverse County, Mich., January 5, 1853. Republican. School teacher; farmer; Grand Traverse County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Isabella County, Mich., October 1, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1967 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to Shirley L. Hodge.
  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.
  Colon C. Lillie (b. 1860) — of Coopersville, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Mich., January 6, 1860. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1907-08. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  William H. Lockerby (b. 1859) — of Branch County, Mich. Born in West Vienna, Oneida County, N.Y., February 24, 1859. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1896; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1901-04. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  James L. Lowden (b. 1840) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., July 30, 1840. Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1889-92; candidate for supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1899. Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James L. Lowden (died 1881) and Rachel (Lyon) Lowden; married, March 18, 1868, to Sarah J. Sherwood.
Cyrus G. Luce Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) — also known as Cyrus G. Luce — of Gilead Township, Branch County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio, July 2, 1824. Whig candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1848; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District, 1855-56; Branch County Treasurer, 1859-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886; Governor of Michigan, 1887-90. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., March 18, 1905 (age 80 years, 259 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Walter W. Luce and Mary M. (Gray) Luce; married, August 29, 1849, to Julia A. Dickinson; married 1883 to Mary E. Thompson.
  Luce County, Mich. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Thomas Mars (b. 1829) — of Michigan. Born in 1829. Member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1881-82. Member, Grange. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
  Frederic J. Marshall (1903-1969) — of Allen, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Allen Township, Hillsdale County, Mich., March 1, 1903. Republican. Hillsdale County Sheriff, 1938-48; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-69 (Hillsdale District 1951-64, 41st District 1965-69); died in office 1969. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Grange. Died in 1969 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1925 to Berenece Helen Plum.
  John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known as John B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 3, 1909. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1989 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen Hickam.
  Perry Mayo (1829-1921) — of Michigan. Born in Hancock, Delaware County, N.Y., June 14, 1829. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1894. Member, Grange; Grand Army of the Republic. Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women's dormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 5, 1921 (age 91 years, 205 days). Interment at Austin Cemetery, Convis Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
  James N. McBride (1864-1933) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Mercer Center (unknown county), Pa., December 12, 1864. Newspaper editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Burton, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 10, 1933 (age 68 years, 88 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
  Thomas H. McNaughton (b. 1861) — of Ada, Kent County, Mich. Born in Ada Township, Kent County, Mich., May 1, 1861. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1909-12; defeated in primary, 1934; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1913-14, 1919-24; defeated, 1916, 1924, 1926. Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Duncan McRae (b. 1869) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., February 16, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; lumber business; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1917-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Gleaners. Burial location unknown.
  Charles E. Mickley (b. 1818) — of Thurber (now Sand Creek), Lenawee County, Mich. Born in 1818. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1865-68 (Lenawee County 3rd District 1865-66, Lenawee County 5th District 1867-68); member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1873-74. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Carroll C. Newton (b. 1918) — of Delton, Barry County, Mich. Born in Barry Township, Barry County, Mich., October 2, 1918. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton District, 1955-64; defeated, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Nelson M. O'Beirne (1869-1948) — of Clarksville, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Berlin Township, Ionia County, Mich., November 30, 1869. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1923-26. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grange. Died in Ionia, Ionia County, Mich., April 11, 1948 (age 78 years, 133 days). Interment at South Boston Cemetery, Clarksville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William O'Beirne and Caroline (Merrill) O'Beirne; married, February 22, 1911, to Mamie Boyd.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Chase S. Osborn 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.
  Presumably named for: Salmon P. Chase
  Relatives: Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) — also known as Henry A. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Simcoe County, Ontario, February 6, 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36; defeated in primary, 1936. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange. Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., February 14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Azariah S. Partridge (b. 1834) — of Flushing, Genesee County, Mich. Born in 1834. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1881-82; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886 (Prohibition), 1894 (People's); member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1887; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1890. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) — also known as Benjamin F. Partridge — of Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich. Born in Shelby, Macomb County, Mich., April 19, 1822. Republican. Lumber business; real estate business; farmer; historian; Bay County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1881-82. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange. Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich., October 19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge; married, September 13, 1845, to Olive Miranda Wright.
  Irving Pennington (b. 1886) — of Sparta, Kent County, Mich. Born in Algoma Township, Kent County, Mich., December 25, 1886. Republican. Farmer; secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District, 1950-54. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1908 to Mae E. Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel M. Tewsley.
  Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) — also known as Stanley M. Powell — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Ionia, Ionia County, Mich., July 7, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County 1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated, 1932; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Pi Kappa Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Alpha Zeta. Died in Ionia County, Mich., August 25, 1988 (age 90 years, 49 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alice (Waterbury) Powell and Herbert Ernest Powell; married to Eleanor Grace Partridge.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Francis W. Redfern (b. 1842) — of Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich., 1842. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1893-96. Member, Grange. 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.
  Wayne Bell Sackett (1907-1983) — also known as Wayne B. Sackett — of Portage, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren County, Mich., July 16, 1907. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72, 55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179 days). Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Alonzo Sessions (b. 1810) — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in 1810. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County 2nd District, 1857-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1877-80. Member, Grange. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ionia County, Mich.; reinterment at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
  Mark Deli Siljander (b. 1951) — also known as Mark D. Siljander — of Fabius Township, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 11, 1951. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 42nd District, 1977-81; defeated in primary, 1974; resigned 1981; U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981-87; defeated in primary, 1986; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984. Member, Jaycees; Grange. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Lowell Sours (b. 1852) — of near Elk Rapids, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., May 11, 1852. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County, 1915-18. German ancestry. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Emma J. Sherman.
Lloyd A. Stephens Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) — of Scottville, Mason County, Mich. Born in Free Soil, Mason County, Mich., December 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 7, 1974 (age 75 years, 143 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Dora H. Stockman Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) — also known as Dora H. Stockman; Dora Hall; Dora Weinkauf — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in a log cabin at Marilla, Manistee County, Mich., August 4, 1872. Republican. School teacher; Lecturer of the Michigan State Grange, and editor of the Grange paper, the Michigan Patron; songwriter; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham County 2nd District, 1933; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1939-46. Female. Member, Grange; Women's Christian Temperance Union. First woman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan. Died in California, 1948 (age about 75 years). Interment at Hurd Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich.
  Relatives: Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married, August 8, 1889, to Francis M. Stockman; married 1947 to Gustof Weinkauf.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  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
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) — also known as C. Jay Town — of Parma, Jackson County, Mich.; North Adams, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich., June 29, 1875. Republican. Methodist minister; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924, 1930; died in office 1942. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Gleaners. Died January 7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192 days). Interment at Pope Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James D. Town and Esther (Houghtaling) Town; married, October 19, 1898, to Rena C. Perrine; married to Nina Ives.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (1821-1881) — also known as Rowland E. Trowbridge — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., June 18, 1821. Member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1857-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1861-63, 1865-69 (4th District 1861-63, 5th District 1865-69); defeated, 1862, 1868. Member, Grange. Died in Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich., April 20, 1881 (age 59 years, 306 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 14, 1885. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956, 1958. Methodist. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died June 24, 1971 (age 85 years, 283 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1930 to Mildred Hekhuis; nephew of John Vanderwerp.
Harvey Warner Harvey Warner (1809-1889) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., April 5, 1809. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; postmaster at Coldwater, Mich., 1832-35, 1838-46; village president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1847-49, 1851-52. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died in Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., January 15, 1889 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zadoc Warner and Annis (Twist) Warner; married, July 16, 1831, to Henrietta Anderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Branch County (1879)
  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.
  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.
G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  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.
  Jason Woodman (b. 1860) — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich., 1860. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1903-06; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1911-23. English ancestry. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Jonathan J. Woodman (1825-1907) — also known as J. J. Woodman — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in 1825. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1861-72 (Van Buren County 1861-62, Van Buren County 1st District 1863-72); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1876. Member, Grange. Died in 1907 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Albert N. Woodruff (b. 1850) — of Watervliet, Berrien County, Mich. Born in 1850. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1885-86. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Newton R. Woodruff.
  David E. Young (1894-1973) — of near Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 20, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1943-50; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1952. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1973 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edgerton Young and Maude (Prosser) Young; married, April 19, 1919, to Ruth Carolina Zahner.
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