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Politicians in Horsedrawn Transportation Industries in Michigan

William Bemer — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Progressive. Blacksmith; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1914; mayor of Albion, Mich., 1915-16. Burial location unknown.   Noah Whittier Burdick (b. 1855) — also known as Noah W. Burdick — of Milbrook, Mecosta County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim County, Mich. Born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, September 6, 1855. Republican. Harness manufacturer; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10). Burial location unknown.   Daniel Campau — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Blacksmith; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1892-93. Burial location unknown.   Charles C. Dunham (1845-1917) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Ohio, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livery business; furniture and undertaking business; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1902-04, 1911-12; defeated, 1910. Died in 1917 (age about 72 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.   Frank J. Flynn (1879-1961) — of Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, Mich., April 3, 1879. Democrat. Livery stable owner; grain mill and elevator business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 1, 1961 (age 81 years, 273 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 14, 1903, to Margaret Rose Powell.   David Gilman (1812-1885) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Watab, Benton County, Minn. Born in New York, April 29, 1812. Democrat. Livery business; hotelier; farmer; Benton County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 5th District, 1857. Member, Freemasons. Died in Watab, Benton County, Minn., May 9, 1885 (age 73 years, 10 days). Interment at Benton County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   John Holland (b. 1861) — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., January 14, 1861. Blacksmith; grocer; real estate business; mayor of Bessemer, Mich., 1906-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1911-14, 1919-30; defeated (Democratic), 1896 (Dickinson District), 1914 (Gogebic County); acting postmaster at Bessemer, Mich., 1929-31. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Jerome Manore — of Newport, Monroe County, Mich. Democrat. Blacksmith; supervisor of Berlin Township, Michigan; elected 1935, 1936. Burial location unknown.   Lewis T. Smith — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Blacksmith; candidate for mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940. Burial location unknown.   John G. Snook (1845-1929) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., June 3, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; harness maker; carriage trimmer; candidate for mayor of Mason, Mich., 1889 (Prohibition), 1890 (Prohibition), 1894 (Prohibition), 1896 (Prohibition), 1907 (Law and Order). Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 17, 1929 (age 84 years, 197 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Casper Snook and Caroline (Groff) Snook; married, December 23, 1868, to Mary Beach.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Justus Thorington (1848-1927) — also known as Chet Thorington — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Prattsville, Greene County, N.Y., February 20, 1848. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; shingle manufacturer; livery business; farmer; Midland County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1914. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John P. Thorington and Alvira (Richmond) Thorington; married, January 26, 1874, to Sarah Jane Crooks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., May 5, 1833. Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy E. Gilbert.

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