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Robert Harold Acker (b. 1928) —
also known as Robert Acker —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., February
13, 1928.
Republican. Insurance agent; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1972-75; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Harold E. Acker and Hazel C. (Miller) Acker; married to Barbara
Powell. |
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John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. |
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Robert Alward (b. 1844) —
of Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk County, Ontario,
November
12, 1844.
Republican. Farmer;
vice-president and chairman of the board of directors of the Kent,
Allegan, and Ottawa Counties Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1897-1902; defeated, 1892.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867 to
Alvevra Barton. |
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Fred L. Andary (1926-2006) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
29, 1926.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Died December
18, 2006 (age 80 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Enoch Ernest Anderson (1891-1937) —
also known as Enoch Anderson —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., August
14, 1891.
Democrat. Insurance agent; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1936; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1937
(age about
45 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Frank Andrews (1894-1966) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 17,
1894.
Republican. Insurance business; village president of Hillman,
Mich.; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1949-60.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Eagles.
Died in March, 1966
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Mabel
R. Weese. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868.
Republican. Engineer;
insurance broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston)
Armstrong. |
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A. J. Arnold —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Insurance business; candidate for mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1939.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) —
also known as John J. Bagley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., July 24,
1832.
Republican. Cigar
manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
Company, 1867-72; bank
director; Governor of
Michigan, 1873-76.
Unitarian.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., July 27,
1881 (age 49 years, 3
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Insurance executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the Lansing City Club, and died soon afterwards in
Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ida, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1882.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
9, 1953 (age 71 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married to Ethel
M. Severance. |
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memorial |
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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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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Eugene Emery Beal (1846-1922) —
also known as Eugene E. Beal —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield, Livingston
County, Mich., February
26, 1846.
Republican. Insurance agent; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1890-94; boot and shoe
merchant.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
22, 1922 (age 76 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Republican. Dairy farmer; real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1,
1905, to Mabel E. Snyder. |
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Lolita
Lamb; married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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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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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker;
insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to Sarah
P. Hall. |
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Ross K. Bower (1901-1988) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born October
27, 1901.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940-46.
Died August
14, 1988 (age 86 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence L. Bower. |
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April
17, 1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Martin R. Bradley (1888-1976) —
of Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., April 1,
1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; postmaster;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1923-24,
1927-34; defeated, 1924; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1933-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-51.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bradley and Josephine (Johnson) Bradley; married 1909 to Jennie
Wallen. |
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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Real
estate and insurance business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
chair of Cape May County Progressive Party, 1914; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Earnest C. Brooks (1891-1981) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
8, 1891.
Democrat. Insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (Ottawa County 1st
District), 1926 (Ottawa County); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938,
1942; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1943-44; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1944.
Died in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
16, 1981 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; insurance underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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George Brown (b. 1863) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
1863.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
reporter; insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1919-20, 1923-24; defeated in primary, 1924, 1926, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Brown Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died December
8, 1970 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown; married, October
12, 1920, to Eleanor Shartel. |
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor;
insurance and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.;
director, Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburg
war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died, in his law
office, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) —
also known as Warren D. Byrum —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1919-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while driving a pickup
truck, near Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., June 1,
1956 (age 68 years, 226
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Joseph L. Campbell (b. 1874) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hope Township, Barry
County, Mich., January
26, 1874.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; Barry
County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1925-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor
store owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 15,
1876.
Republican. Life insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1917-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906 to Cora
Wilson. |
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Will A. Crosby (b. 1863) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek Township (now part of Battle Creek), Calhoun
County, Mich., June 11,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
insurance agent; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Builder;
grocer; real
estate and insurance business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle and Zoe (Riopelle) DeLisle;
married to Adelaide Catherine Payette. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Del Rio (b. 1924) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
30, 1924.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 24th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2000.
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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; real
estate and insurance business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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James D. Dotsch (1904-1986) —
of Garden, Delta
County, Mich.; Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., March 9,
1904.
Democrat. Insurance business; fish broker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1934; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1940.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., November
24, 1986 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at New
Garden Cemetery, Garden, Mich.
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Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) —
also known as Bradford K. Durfee —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
25, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich., July 19,
1916 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder. |
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919 to Mareda
Heiges. |
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Dexter Mason Ferry Jr. (1873-1959) —
also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1873.
Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed
Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director,
Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-04; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1959
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant;
miller;
banker;
insurance business; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March
26, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance agent; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland and Knut Fjetland. |
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Alfred M. Fleischhauer (b. 1867) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario,
March
31, 1867.
Republican. Grocer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1897-1900;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 25th District,
1907-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Clara Mae Fleming (1886-1960) —
also known as Clara Mae Young —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bristol, Kendall
County, Ill., July 4,
1886.
Republican. Insurance agent; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1922.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Isaac Ketchum Young and Julia Elizabeth (Knox) Young;
married 1912 to Harry
Cowles Fleming. |
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memorial |
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance business; president, Menominee Electric
Company, manufacturer
of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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Frank Frick Jr. (1865-c.1941) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., October
22, 1865.
Grain exporter;
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in Baltimore,
Md., 1897-1903; insurance business.
Died about 1941 (age about 76
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Frick and Leslie (Witherspoon) Frick; married 1898 to Mary
Clement Devries. |
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John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich., May 11,
1879.
Republican. Insurance business; organinzer, treasurer, general
manager, Petoskey Portland Cement
Co.; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 1960
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster; married to Lorene
Buell. |
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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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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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Clarence F. Graebner (1899-1967) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
13, 1899.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1947-54; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1955-62.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1967 (age 67 years, 133
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Clarence F. Graebner (1923-2008) —
also known as Bud Graebner —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
29, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 100th District, 1974.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
17, 2008 (age 85 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sims-Whitney Cemetery, Au Gres, Mich.
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James Franklin Graham (b. 1885) —
also known as James Graham —
of Freeland, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Thomas Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1885.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1939-42; defeated in primary, 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to Clara
David. |
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William A. Haan (b. 1891) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
1891.
Republican. Fire insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District;
elected 1918.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
21, 1876.
Republican. Insurance business; banker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric
railways, and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank;
director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., August
12, 1890.
Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1967
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lisa E. Eaves. |
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Bernard E. Harkins (d. 1987) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor;
insurance business; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Died May 10,
1987.
Burial location unknown.
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William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) —
also known as William B. Harrison —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 28,
1889.
Republican. Insurance adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; secretary-treasurer, Foundry
Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zeta
Psi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet
County, Mich., July 13,
1948 (age 58 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James H. Heinze (b. 1914) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
insurance executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Navy
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Lyman Hewlett (1879-1943) —
also known as Ray L. Hewlett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 14,
1879.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated, 1924, 1932.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., September
3, 1943 (age 64 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Charles Wayne Holden (b. 1860) —
also known as Charles Holden —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
7, 1860.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1895-96; acting postmaster at Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1914; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the
4th Michigan District, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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Delbert C. James (1872-1949) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1919-20; defeated in primary, 1922.
Died in 1949
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; druggist;
insurance business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher; married, May 26,
1887, to Issa M. Whitaker. |
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William D. Kelly (b. 1865) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1865.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1895-1900; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Kerswill (1888-1975) —
of Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex County, Ontario,
August
11, 1888.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Grout Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., January
17, 1975 (age 86 years, 159
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Joseph Knollenberg (1933-2018) —
also known as Joe Knollenberg —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., November
28, 1933.
Republican. Insurance executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1993-2009 (11th District 1993-2003,
9th District 2003-09).
Catholic.
Died in Troy, Oakland
County, Mich., February
6, 2018 (age 84 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Garland B. Lane (1919-1995) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March
28, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1949-74 (13th District 1949-64, 29th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died January
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Harold Morton Langworthy (b. 1909) —
also known as Harold M. Langworthy —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 12,
1909.
Republican. Insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1954.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Irving Latimer (b. 1836) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Big Rapids, Mich., 1870; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1876; Michigan
state auditor general, 1879-82; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1895-96;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Norman B. Lawson —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich.; elected 1906; defeated, 1913, 1915, 1916,
1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd Samuel Little (1892-1974) —
also known as Lloyd S. Little —
of Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Argyle, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
20, 1892.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; life insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1923-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Iosco District), 1926 (Arenac District),
1928 (Arenac District).
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 15,
1974 (age 82 years, 84
days).
Interment at Esmond Evergreen Cemetery, Hale, Mich.
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Robert B. Loomis (1832-1907) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, September
25, 1832.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1897-1902; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
16, 1907 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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George Lord (1815-1893) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., March
17, 1815.
Democrat. Sawmill
business; druggist; railroad
ticket agent; insurance business; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1878.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; shoe
merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. McCullough —
of Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Farmer;
president, Shiawassee Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Association; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Shiawassee
County, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer McGraw (1856-1915) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Baltimore, Macomb
County, Mich., January
22, 1856.
Republican. Wool
business; wholesale
tobacco business; fire insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915; died in office 1915.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Millen (b. 1863) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1863.
Republican. Insurance business; vice-president, Farmers and
Merchants Bank of
Ann Arbor; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928 |
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Thomas C. Morgan (1875-1953) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Monmouth, England,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
engraving
and printing business; insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1943-50.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1953
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Harriette Howes. |
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Eugene N. Murphy (born c.1908) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1908.
Democrat. District manager for Superior Life Insurance;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas William Musson (b. 1867) —
also known as Thomas W. Musson —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in England,
October
19, 1867.
Republican. Shingle
weaver; farmer; banker;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County; elected
1924, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Nagel (1902-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance agent; real estate
broker; vice-president, Cadillac Awning
Co., Detroit; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-46; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1946.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1984 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Carolyn Ott. |
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Bernard Francis O'Brien (b. 1904) —
also known as Bernard F. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in County Leitrim, Ireland,
August
15, 1904.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; Democratic candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1940 (18th District), 1954 (primary, 5th District);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1946, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Francis O'Brien Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bernard F. O'Brien, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
11, 1934.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1960,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Arthur Ulysses Odell (1868-1955) —
also known as Arthur U. Odell —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., June 9,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42
(Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County
1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., October
9, 1955 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Mallory Cemetery, Trowbridge Township, Allegan County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Steohen Odell and Martha Jane (Fairchild) Odell; married 1892 to Ethel
O'Brien. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
actuary; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile
collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal
worker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882 to Mary
A. Hogle. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
insurance business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
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Record of Branch County (1906) |
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John Paul (b. 1849) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
April
1, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance business; Kent
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe City, Monroe
County, Mo., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm and cardiac
tamponade, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1959 (age 64 years, 115
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to Rea
Covert. |
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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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Alexander James Polk (1883-1950) —
also known as Alex J. Polk —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., April
23, 1883.
Republican. Insurance agent; real estate
broker; lawyer;
justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
23, 1950 (age 66 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bartek 'Bartholomew' Polk and Tekla 'Tillie' (Witkowski) Polk;
married, June 11,
1906, to Mary Eva LeBlanc; married, February
11, 1918, to Laura Matilda (Strock) Beam; married, October
13, 1927, to Grace K. Knapp; married, December
18, 1929, to Helen M. Gernt; married, July 3,
1935, to Marian Pardee Mathews. |
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rankin. |
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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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Carlos A. Reading —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance business; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter F. Remer (1897-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1935-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., December
2, 1985 (age 88 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Archibald Robertson (b. 1850) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1850.
Republican. Life insurance business; laundry
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16, 1923-24; defeated, 1916, 1924.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph C. Roosevelt (1900-1987) —
also known as Joe Roosevelt —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1900.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1937-38; defeated in primary, 1938,
1940, 1942; implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944 as a go-between providing
bribes to legislators; granted immunity
from prosecution, and testified against others.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., May 6,
1908.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932 to
Dorothy McDonald. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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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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Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 8,
1848.
Lawyer;
insurance business; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District,
1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate M. Sipley. |
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Carl J. Scheffler (born c.1911) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1911.
Insurance business; director of industrial relations, Parts
and Equipment Division, Ford Motor
Company; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1953-54.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February
20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic. |
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Elbert V. Smith (b. 1864) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Castleton Township, Barry
County, Mich., October
26, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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John Walter Smith (1871-1948) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex, Ontario,
March
24, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; Sanilac
County Drain Commissioner; real
estate and insurance business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1919-20; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) —
also known as Charles A. Standiford —
of Athens, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sherwood Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
8, 1866.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; lawyer; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Leila Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1954 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Mich.
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George S. Stanley —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 8,
1923.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hoyt Sterrett (b. 1926) —
also known as James H. Sterrett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
executive; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dee Sterrett and Maribel (Sill) Sterrett; married to Nancy Helen
Coffey. |
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Albert Stoll (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1852.
Republican. Cigar
business; insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; 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;
also 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.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard L. Thomson (1903-1969) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
20, 1903.
Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1947-54; defeated, 1954, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Thomson and Ethel (Farrell) Thomson. |
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David E. Thurber (1846-1917) —
of Ingersoll Township, Midland
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
January
28, 1846.
Democrat. Farmer;
president and secretary, Farmers Mutual Insurance Association;
coal
dealer; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909, 1912.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., November
19, 1917 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Horton; married, July 2,
1913, to Mrs. Samantha Oliver. |
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Cornelius W. Tuomy —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance business; gasoline
retailer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Myrl G. Underwood —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Insurance business; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1947-51.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ure (1823-1891) —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1823.
Farmer;
insurance business; supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died December
11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Hugh Edward Van de Walker (1876-1943) —
also known as Hugh E. Van de Walker —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 15,
1876.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1924-28.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 8,
1943 (age 66 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March
23, 1912.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster;
real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George William Weadock II (1908-1971) —
also known as George W. Weadock II —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1908.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
Died September
17, 1971 (age 62 years, 352
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles A. Weidenfeller (b. 1852) —
of Bloomingdale, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in North
Atlantic Ocean, June 9,
1852.
Republican. Carpenter;
life insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1919-20 (Van Buren
County 1913-14, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1919-20).
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; insurance business; postmaster at Bay
City, Mich., 1883-87; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Wickstrom (1878-1958) —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Massachusetts, 1878.
Democrat. Insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1922, 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1935-38; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1938.
Died August
23, 1958 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Norway Township Cemetery, Norway, Mich.
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C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., October
18, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Barry and
Eaton Counties; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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James M. Wilson (1893-1967) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomingdale, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 16,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1929-36; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Wozniak (b. 1927) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
agent; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-62, 1991-92 (Wayne County
3rd District 1953-54, Wayne County 14th District 1955-62, 9th
District 1991-92); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 3rd
District), 1962 (Wayne County 14th District), 1992 (9th District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Amvets;
Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Wozniak and Teofila Wozniak; married, February
23, 1957, to Rose Romanowicz. |
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