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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
business manager; hotel business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died January
5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
1, 1818.
Democrat. Hotel owner; merchant;
Barry
County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry
County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;
Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster at Hastings,
Mich., 1854; director, Grand River Valley Railroad,
1872-97; mayor
of Hastings, Mich., 1873-74.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper; insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-89; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum and Katherina Baum; married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger; married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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James A. Burns (1899-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
8, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; hotelier; purchasing
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; member of
Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1924
(Republican primary, 2nd District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 4th
District), 1942 (Democratic, 4th District), 1944 (Democratic primary,
4th District); charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died in 1963
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Campbell —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Hotelier; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1877.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel manager and executive;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
21, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; motor court owner; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Wella
Caine. |
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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 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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Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) —
also known as Dan J. Gerow —
of Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario,
March
24, 1864.
Democrat. Shiawassee
County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel proprietor; mayor
of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
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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.
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William R. Godwin (d. 1862) —
of Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich.
Hotelier; supervisor
of Wyoming Township, Michigan, 1848-51.
Died November
10, 1862.
Burial location unknown.
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John R. Gordon (b. 1851) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Silver Hill, Ontario,
February
15, 1851.
Republican. Lumberman;
hotelier; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1899-1902, 1905-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Lawrence Hafner (1891-1984) —
also known as Frank L. Hafner —
of Kadoka, Jackson
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan, February
20, 1891.
Republican. Barber;
hotel proprietor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1933-36, 1939-44 (61st
District 1933-36, 48th District 1939-44); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1961-62; appointed 1961.
Died in February, 1984
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elijah Bailey Howarth Jr. (1885-1964) —
also known as Elijah B. Howarth, Jr. —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Orion Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
2, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1930;
hotelier.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 10,
1964 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Harry Alexander McBride (1887-1961) —
also known as Harry A. McBride —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1887.
Manager of printing
and advertising
for a hotel, 1905-08; U.S. Consular Agent in Bilbao, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Barcelona, 1910-11; Zurich, 1911-13; Boma, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Boma, 1915-16; London, 1916-17; Malaga, 1923-29; U.S. Consul in London, 1917-18; Warsaw, 1919-20; Acting General Receiver of Customs and
Financial Advisor for Liberia, 1918-19.
Died in 1961
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Hotel-keeper; first village president, Walker, Minn.; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 52, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort
owner.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile;
founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of
Martin
Olds. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Wheeler Pendleton (1825-1889) —
also known as Edward W. Pendleton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
13, 1825.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 18,
1889 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford E. Perras (1914-1975) —
also known as Cliff Perras —
of Nadeau, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Nadeau, Menominee
County, Mich., November
5, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hotel
owner; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Menominee
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee District, 1963-64;
defeated, 1960 (Menominee District), 1964 (109th District).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1975
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hubert Perras and Minnie (Gamache) Perras; married to Alice M.
Frank. |
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Addison G. Proctor (1838-1925) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 29,
1838.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1860;
hotel proprietor; real estate
business; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1924.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., March
17, 1925 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) —
also known as Daniel L. Quirk —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Isle of
Man, June 15,
1818.
Democrat. Wayne
County Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster at Belleville,
Mich., 1853-54; hotelier; co-founder and later president,
First National Bank of
Ypsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;
he and others organized the Ypsilanti Woolen
Manufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear
Company; founder and president, Peninsular Paper
Company; railroad
builder.
Manx
ancestry.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
3, 1910 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Levi Sampson Rice (1855-1934) —
also known as Levi S. Rice —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., November
5, 1855.
Democrat. Hotelier; lawyer;
postmaster at Bessemer,
Mich., 1894-97, 1915-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1932.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from stomach
cancer and prostate
cancer, in Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich., March 5,
1934 (age 78 years, 120
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer, Mich.
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John Rendle Santo (1865-1935) —
also known as John R. Santo —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
June
29, 1865.
Democrat. Fire
insurance business; hotel owner; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1903-04; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1913-14; defeated, 1902, 1914.
English
ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
22, 1935 (age 70 years, 146
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) —
also known as John P. Schuch —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
13, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
hotelier; Saginaw
County Sheriff, 1923-24; candidate for mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1927; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1943-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1934,
1950.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
31, 1953 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich)
Schuch. |
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th
Michigan District, 1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Samuel J. Smith (b. 1859) —
of Mackinaw City, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Grey County, Ontario,
January
16, 1859.
Republican. Hotelier; Cheboygan
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James B. Sumner —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Democrat. Hotel proprietor; mayor
of St. Louis, Mich., 1935-37, 1938; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1938;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1940, 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., November
1, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
manager; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962
(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor
of Romulus, Mich., 1973-75.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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