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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; member of Colorado state
legislature, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., May 14,
1846.
Republican. Hardware and farm
implement business; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1890.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March 2,
1927 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Spencer Hezekiah Beecher (1840-1926) —
also known as Spencer H. Beecher —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Knowlesville, Orleans
County, N.Y., September
27, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; hardware
business; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1885.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
2, 1926 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Miles M. Callaghan (1868-1944) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Hardware dealer; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1929-36,
1943-44; resigned 1944; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; pleaded
guilty and testified against others.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., August
22, 1944 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Henry Churchill (1838-1900) —
also known as Walter H. Churchill —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April
27, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
supervisor, Shelby Township, 1866, 1885; hardware business; boot and shoe
merchant; banker; Oceana
County Probate Judge, 1889-92.
Died, from intestinal
adhesions, in Shelby Township, Oceana
County, Mich., June 23,
1900 (age 62 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Churchill and Eliza Churchill; married 1859 to Jane
P. Green; married 1869 to Lucada
A. Carter; married 1874 to Sarah
A. Hamlin. |
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memorial |
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Everett N. Clark (born c.1860) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., about 1860.
Shipowner;
hardware business; postmaster;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1893-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer;
hardware and furniture
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Herb Clements (b. 1890) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 30,
1890.
Republican. Farmer;
hardware business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-56 (Sanilac County 1951-54,
St. Clair District 1955-56).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to
Florence Seyfried. |
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Daniel Cotcher (1833-1908) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1833.
Republican. Farmer;
hardware store owner; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1908
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Mich.
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Ira G. Curry —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Republican. Hardware merchant; candidate in primary for mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1914, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) —
also known as Herman H. Dignan —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1890.
Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley. |
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Frederick P. Dillingham (b. 1948) —
also known as Fred Dillingham —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born January
18, 1948.
Republican. Funeral
director; hardware business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 51st District, 1979-86; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1987-94.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1994.
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Alfred J. Doherty (1856-1929) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in New York, May 1,
1856.
Republican. School
teacher; hardware business; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1907-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; represented the Pullman railroad
car company as a lobbyist
in Michigan and other states; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Died September
24, 1929 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) —
also known as Robert G. Ferguson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Republican. Hardware dealer; president, First National Bank of
Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., March 5,
1949 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles R. Foote (1871-1942) —
of Alto, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., December
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; hotelier;
hardware business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1913-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Alto, Kent
County, Mich., June 1,
1942 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Interment at Green
Cemetery, Near Belding, Ionia County, Mich.
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Frederick J. Gartner Jr. (1906-1984) —
also known as Fred J. Gartner —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
hardware merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1935-44.
Catholic.
Member, Sigma
Nu Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Gartner and Margaret (Sullivan)
Gartner. |
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Edward Gayde (b. 1878) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., January
2, 1878.
Republican. Grocer;
hardware merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1915-18.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Warner Munger Gelzer (b. 1891) —
also known as Warner M. Gelzer —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Delta, Fulton
County, Ohio, October
28, 1891.
Republican. Grocer;
hardware and furniture
business; dry goods
merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
mayor
of Hillsdale, Mich.; elected 1938; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Gustafson (b. 1856) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Sodermanland, Sweden,
September
5, 1856.
Democrat. Grocer;
hardware merchant; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1898.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) —
also known as David H. Jerome —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
17, 1829.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hardware merchant;
lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District
1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of
Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y., April
23, 1896 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
1, 1831.
Republican. Tinsmith;
hardware business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Fred B. Kline (b. 1865) —
of Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., February
1, 1865.
Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1907-12 (5th District 1907-08, 19th District
1909-12).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Lewis (1856-1942) —
of Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Lyons, Ionia
County, Mich., November
11, 1856.
Republican. Hardware store owner; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-26, 1929-30 (Oceana County
1923-26, Newaygo District 1929-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich., January
8, 1942 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at Hart Cemetery, Hart, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Emerson Lewis and Ann Ely (Tufts) Lewis; married to Lizzie
Loretta Webb. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward J. Lorenz (b. 1894) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1894.
Republican. Hardware merchant; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1933-37.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dave Lorenz; married 1914 to Cora
F. Lorengel. |
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Peter Lowe (1812-1891) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Neversink, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 24,
1812.
Hardware merchant; druggist; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1891 (age 78 years, 318
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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William H. C. Lyon (1814-1891) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
19, 1814.
Democrat. Grocer;
hardware business; Genesee
County Register of Deeds, 1859-61.
Died in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., February
6, 1891 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wakeman Lyon; married to Esther W. Riggs. |
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George W. McCabe (1871-1935) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Antrim
County, Mich., February
22, 1871.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1922; postmaster at Petoskey,
Mich., 1933-35 (acting, 1933-34).
Irish
ancestry.
Suffered a fatal heart
attack at his
desk, in the Petoskey Post
Office, Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., June 7,
1935 (age 64 years, 105
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Archibald McDonell (b. 1833) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Nova
Scotia, 1833.
Lawyer;
hardware store owner; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1876-77.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert V. Mundy (b. 1854) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Jersey, 1854.
Hardware business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1917-21.
In March, 1921, a grand jury charged
him with misfeasance
in office and neglect of
duty, in his tolerance of
vice such as illegal liquor sales, prostitution, and gambling in
Bay City, and called for the common council to remove him from
office. Mundy disputed the grand jury's authority to make this kind
of report, and on his motion, it was stricken from the court record.
Nonetheless, his organization was defeated in the election shortly
afterward.
Burial location unknown.
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Emil A. Peltz (1901-1960) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich., November
12, 1901.
Republican. School
teacher; hardware business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1945-60; died in office 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died February
5, 1960 (age 58 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Peltz and Anna (Rieger) Peltz; married, December
12, 1925, to Adelia G. Bruder. |
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George W. Platt (d. 1887) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Hardware merchant; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1878.
Died in 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Ernest Powell (1866-1954) —
also known as Herbert E. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ronald Township, Ionia
County, Mich., April
27, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
hardware business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-04 (Ionia County 1st
District 1901-02, Ionia County 1903-04); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 18th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1913-16.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
26, 1954 (age 88 years, 182
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber,
hardware, and dry goods
firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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John H. Sayers (1834-1924) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
January
18, 1834.
Republican. Tinsmith;
hardware merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1924 (age 90 years, 63
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Erwin E. Schmid —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Hardware and furniture
dealer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Burt F. Schumacher —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Hardware merchant; plumber;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928 |
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Bert J. Storey (1880-1958) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich., April
13, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; chair of
Ionia County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952;
died in office 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 77 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Aloysius Sullivan (b. 1890) —
also known as William A. Sullivan —
of Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., August
28, 1890.
Democrat. Organizer, owner, Mine Supply
and Hardware Co.; mayor of
Globe, Ariz., 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1936,
1944
(alternate); secretary of
Arizona Democratic Party, 1936-38; member of Arizona
state senate, 1947-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary;
Toastmasters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester J. Sullivan and Mary Ann (Murphy) Sullivan; married, September
2, 1916, to Gertrude Elizabeth Roberts. |
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Hardware merchant; miller;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1849-53; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Arthur Stanley Carson Waterman (1916-1978) —
also known as Arthur S. C. Waterman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Botwood, Newfoundland,
April
26, 1916.
Hardware dealer; mayor
of Roseville, Mich., 1959-61, 1965; postmaster.
Died in Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich., September
26, 1978 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Malcolm Waterman and Moriah (Hynes) Waterman; married,
May
3, 1940, to Agnes Marie Lozon. |
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Anthony J. Wilkowski (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
16, 1898.
Democrat. Hardware store owner; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1933-38, 1945-46, 1949-50; defeated in
primary, 1942 (3rd District), 1946 (2nd District), 1951 (2nd
District), 1952 (2nd District), 1955 (2nd District); chair of
Wayne County Democratic Party, 1934; tried
and convicted,
along with Democratic state chairman Elmer
B. O'Hara, on vote
fraud charges
in 1936, and sentenced
to four to five years in prison;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Joseph Wilkowski (1902-1955) —
also known as Leo J. Wilkowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
1902.
Democrat. Hardware business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1939-44; nominated, but withdrew 1944;
Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on December 16, 1944 (along with other legislators) with accepting
bribes from naturopathic physicians; tried
and convicted;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the last set of
charges were dismissed when he agreed to testify.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died of heart
trouble, March
23, 1955 (age 52 years, 352
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frank Leslie Willison (1861-1953) —
also known as Frank L. Willison —
of Climax, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Hickory Corners, Barry
County, Mich., August
18, 1861.
Democrat. Hardware store owner; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 13,
1953 (age 91 years, 268
days).
Interment at East
Hickory Corners Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Mich.
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