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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Mason Agens and Georgia (Dean) Agens; married to Eva A.
Holmes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1911 |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer; married, November
28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September
18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Lester Burton; married, January
7, 1903, to Ellen Margaret French. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to
Catherine Fisher. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married, August
30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December
30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield. |
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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.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John
Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie
M. Rea. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke; married, September
1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge. |
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Doty and Elsie (Reber) Doty; married to Beverly Mae
Carr. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy; married to Adeline G.
Newell. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Graves and Olive (Gordon) Graves; married, December
23, 1863, to Phebe M. Comstock. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Law and Eliza (Hauck) Law; married 1900 to Dr. P.
B. Hardy. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Herrick and Mary Herrick; married 1903 to Lany
R. Croel. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of J. George Hutzel and Caroline=or=Christina (Bach) Hutzel; married
1915 to
Edna Byrde Smith. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to Cora
B. Fifield. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Jakway and Mary (Pearl) Jakway; married, July 9,
1888, to Nettie M. Closson. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: News-Palladium (Benton
Harbor, Mich.), April 4, 1933 |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married, June 18,
1938, to Mary Sheafe. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to Shirley
L. Hodge. |
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lowden (died 1881) and Rachel (Lyon) Lowden; married, March
18, 1868, to Sarah J. Sherwood. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1925 to
Berenece Helen Plum. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen
Hickam. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Mae E.
Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to
Mathilde C. Blank. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to Emma
J. Sherman. |
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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.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen; married, October
16, 1873, to Florence C. Dansingburg. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson; married to Florence
Elvira Sanford. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1893 to Lottie
A. Ferguson. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Fanny (Beverstock) Wells and Homer Wells; married, October
20, 1888, to Ina Gertrude Hunter. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgerton Young and Maude (Prosser) Young; married, April
19, 1919, to Ruth Carolina Zahner. |
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