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Edgar Jacob Adams (1866-1944) —
also known as Edgar J. Adams —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Branch
County, Mich., August
6, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1897-1900; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1899-1900; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 16th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920,
1924,
1928.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1944 (age 77 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) —
also known as David D. Aitken —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich., September
5, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 26,
1930 (age 76 years, 263
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) —
also known as Homer L. Allard —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 10,
1867.
Republican. Cigar
business; mayor
of Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican
primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22,
1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
3, 1944 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard; married, May 27,
1909, to May Howard. |
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Luther D. Allen (b. 1867) —
of Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 1919; director, Pontiac Packing Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Pontiac.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Allen and Sarah (Patchett) Allen; married 1890 to Anna
Buttolph. |
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Maxwell Blaine Allen (1884-1942) —
also known as Maxwell B. Allen —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Township, Eaton
County, Mich., June 18,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1910-12; municipal judge in
Michigan, 1912-16.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1942
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. |
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Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (1923-2010) —
also known as Thomas L. Ashley —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
11, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich., June 15,
2010 (age 87 years, 155
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; 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.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Albert M. Barber (1846-1927) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., May 14,
1846.
Republican. Hardware
and farm
implement business; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1890.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March 2,
1927 (age 80 years, 292
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Horace Thomas Barnaby Jr. (1870-1952) —
also known as Horace T. Barnaby —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in North Star Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., October
24, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1901-04; candidate for probate judge in Michigan, 1904; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 17th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1909-12; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died May 20,
1952 (age 81 years, 209
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon State Bank;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to
Mary C. Carpenter. |
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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 Weyeneth Beedon (1902-1990) —
also known as Francis W. Beedon —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Forester Township, Sanilac
County, Mich., September
26, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-68 (Muskegon County 1st
District 1963-64, 96th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; National
Education Association.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
5, 1990 (age 87 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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William M. Beekman (b. 1843) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Eaton
County, Mich., January
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; Eaton
County Register of Deeds, 1887-90; postmaster at Charlotte,
Mich., 1898-1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Beekman and Mary V. (Minor) Beekman; married, March
21, 1866, to Christina Pugh. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music
store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen
of the World; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Eugene F. Black (1903-1990) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
27, 1903.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Michigan
state attorney general, 1947-48; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1954-55; appointed 1954;
resigned 1955; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-72.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Delta
Theta Phi; Optimist
Club.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., August
4, 1990 (age 87 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry J. Bond (1874-1943) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born September
9, 1874.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1923-26.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
6, 1943 (age 68 years, 362
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) —
also known as James B. Bradley —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., November
19, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33; Michigan
state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., April 4,
1940 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, August
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948
(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., November
4, 1981 (age 95 years, 89
days).
Interment at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio.
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Prentiss Marsh Brown (1889-1973) —
also known as Prentiss M. Brown; "Father of the
Mackinac Bridge" —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., June 18,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-26; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1940,
1948,
1952;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1933-36; defeated,
1924; resigned 1936; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936-43; defeated, 1942; administrator,
U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1942-43;; chairman, Mackinac
Bridge Authority, 1951-73; chairman, Detroit Edison electric
utility.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., December
19, 1973 (age 84 years, 184
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, St. Ignace, Mich.
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March
20, 1874.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1921-23; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim
N. Brown. |
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memorial |
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1939 |
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Clarence M. Browne (c.1876-1935) —
also known as Clarence M. Brown —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., about 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died, from heart
disease, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1935 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Temple Cameron (1879-1950) —
also known as Ernest T. Cameron —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Leith, Ontario,
April
14, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; Isabella
County School Commissioner, 1907-11; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners.
Died in Ingham
County, Mich., March 3,
1950 (age 70 years, 323
days).
Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Watertown Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cameron and Anna (Morrison) Cameron; married to Mattie
Johnson. |
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memorial |
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.
Oliver. |
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Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
19, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Cody (1870-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1870.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1914-43; resigned 1943.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Byron W. Courter (b. 1877) —
of Imlay City, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Goodland Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
24, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; Lapeer
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Lapeer
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1935-48;
defeated in primary, 1950.
Member, Gleaners;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
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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Miles S. Curtis (1852-1943) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Kingsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, April 1,
1852.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1917-26 (Calhoun County
2nd District 1895-96, 1917-24, Calhoun County 1st District 1925-26);
defeated in primary, 1926; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1898-99; postmaster at Battle
Creek, Mich., 1906-14.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1943
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) —
also known as Frank P. Darin —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy,
September
21, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto; married, September
21, 1925, to Marie D'Seppo. |
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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Charles J. Davis (1910-1968) —
of Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
29, 1910.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962-68 (Ingham County 2nd
District 1962-64, 59th District 1965-68); died in office 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died October
1, 1968 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles A. Davis and Mable (Jennings) Davis; married to Cecil
Lenore Douglas. |
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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital
at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Adrian de Boom (1898-1985) —
of Owosso Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
30, 1898.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1949-58;
defeated in primary, 1934; candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1958, 1962.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
23, 1985 (age 86 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alpheus Purdon Decker (1887-1965) —
also known as Alpheus P. Decker; A. P.
Decker —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
15, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Brethren.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
8, 1965 (age 77 years, 359
days).
Interment at Downing Cemetery, Deckerville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Titus Decker and Martha Elizabeth (Wilson) Decker; married
1910 to
Grace Lillian Fritch; father of Elwyn Carleton
Decker. |
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memorial |
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April
15, 1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights of Pythias.
Died April
22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Barney Diehl (b. 1871) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1917-18.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert W. Dimmers Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 25,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers; married to Kathleen
McFarland. |
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Franklin Luke Dodge (1853-1929) —
also known as Frank L. Dodge —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, 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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Fremont Evans (1878-1946) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Township, Berrien
County, Mich., October
7, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1924; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1931; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1936-46; defeated, 1917; died in
office 1946.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Died October
7, 1946 (age 68 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David S. Evans and Johanna (Lemon) Evans; married, June 30,
1915, to Winifred Kelly; married, January
14, 1930, to Evelyn Standing. |
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to
Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) —
also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., January
27, 1885.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924,
1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of
Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., March
16, 1939 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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John Hagar Flanigan (1857-1915) —
also known as John H. Flanigan; "Fire Alarm
Flanigan" —
of Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 3,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jasper County Eastern
District, 1889-90.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., January
24, 1915 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Interment at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo.
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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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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Foresters;
Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart
disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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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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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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John Elmer Gillett (1878-1957) —
also known as John E. Gillett —
of Rapid City, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Clearwater Township, Kalkaska
County, Mich., October
3, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-30 (Missaukee District
1923-26, Antrim District 1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., April
11, 1957 (age 78 years, 190
days).
Interment at Clearwater Township Cemetery, Rapid City, Mich.
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Cassius L. Glasgow (b. 1859) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Allen Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
16, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1903-06; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) —
also known as Otis F. Glenn —
of Murphysboro, Jackson
County, Ill.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., August
27, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Portage Point, Manistee
County, Mich., March
11, 1959 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Onekama
Cemetery, Onekama, Mich.
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Charles Fred Gray (b. 1932) —
also known as Charles F. Gray —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich., June 29,
1932.
Democrat. Ypsilanti Township Clerk; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1965-66; defeated,
1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1966 (52nd District).
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose.
Still living as of 2004.
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
21, 1865.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; telegraph
operator; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; law partner of Louis
E. Coash, 1934-1941.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles;
Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in a hospital
at Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich., February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Shubael Hammond (1851-1906) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1890-92, 1896-1900; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1906 (age 55 years, 140
days).
Interment at Leek Cemetery, Alaiedon Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Edward O. Harris (b. 1877) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
15, 1877.
Grain milling
business; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1929-33.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Harris; married 1905 to Pearl
Vroman. |
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August
2, 1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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Ray Hart (b. 1872) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April
21, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. |
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Blaine Willard Hatch (1889-1960) —
also known as Blaine W. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
11, 1960 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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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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T. Jefferson Hoxie (1903-1978) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., March
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of St. Louis, Mich., 1941-43; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1943-56;
defeated in primary, 1940, 1960, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Knights of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1978
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Hoxie and Effie (Blair) Hoxie; married to Helen D.
Brumm. |
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Alexander Huston (1855-1911) —
of Tuscola, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
January
17, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; furniture
and undertaking
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Died, of cancer,
in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 12,
1911 (age 56 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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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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Clayton F. Jennings (b. 1899) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich., October
15, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Jennings and Nellie (Nunn) Jennings; married, June 1,
1925, to June Perry. |
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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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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John E. Kennedy (1873-1931) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., December
20, 1873.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., April
30, 1931 (age 57 years, 131
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Kennedy and Mary R. (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; married to
Jennie McPierson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
November 7, 1929 |
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William Kettner (1864-1930) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1928
(alternate).
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., November
11, 1930 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Loyal Edwin Knappen (1854-1930) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
27, 1854.
School
principal; lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1906-10;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 6th Circuit, 1910-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1910-24; took
senior status 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1930 (age 76 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Birdsey Knight (b. 1851) —
of Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer;
Hampton Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1891-94 (Bay County 1st District
1891-92, Bay County 3rd District 1893-94); candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1904.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Lions;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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Charles H. Leonard (b. 1895) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 9,
1895.
Democrat. Funeral
director; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
mayor
of Hastings, Mich.; elected 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Leonard and Bessie (Palmer) Leonard; married, November
26, 1913, to Bertha Ferris. |
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Rollie L. Lewis (1884-1948) —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., August
2, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18, 1929-32; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1938; Charlevoix
County Probate Judge, 1945-48.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, in Little Traverse Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., November
28, 1948 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Charlevoix, Mich.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March
30, 1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Robert Bruce MacDonald (1889-1954) —
also known as Robert B. MacDonald —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., September
16, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1919-30; defeated in primary, 1930; suffered a stroke in 1930 and was
confined to a wheelchair
for the rest of his life.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1954
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Mich.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Cora
E. Winslow; married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary
Roberts. |
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Malcolm J. McLeod (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huron County, Ontario,
January
22, 1868.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900; Michigan labor commissioner, 1905-07; foundry
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Michigan
District, 1909.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John McLeod and Flora (McKinnon) McLeod; married, May 19,
1890, to Christina Darvux. |
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Bartlett H. McMullen (1856-1918) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
September
15, 1856.
Physician;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1907-08, 1916-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. McMullen and Margaret (Holland) McMullen; married, September
7, 1883, to Alice M. Oams. |
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Cheboygan,
Mich., 1903-11.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Merrill (b. 1897) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
16, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October
16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan. |
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Eldon L. Metheany (1850-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, December
5, 1850.
Railway
station agent; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1883-84, 1890-92, 1906-07, 1908-10; defeated,
1907.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., September
3, 1917 (age 66 years, 272
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard R. Metheany and Esther (Levering) Metheany; married, June 20,
1878, to Louisa Welker. |
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Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died December
2, 1935 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Frank T. Newton (1867-1931) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1867.
Republican. Washtenaw
County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Patrick O'Brien (1858-1933) —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24; chair of
Iron County Republican Party, 1923.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from nephritis
and myocarditis,
in Iron River, Iron
County, Mich., January
10, 1933 (age 74 years, 307
days).
Interment at Iron River Cemetery, Iron River, Mich.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) —
also known as Henry A. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
February
6, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36;
defeated in primary, 1936.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., February
14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster at Manistee,
Mich., 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. I. T. Palmer and Mary M. Palmer; married 1892 to H. May
Shrigley. |
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Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) —
also known as Lewis G. Palmer —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) —
also known as Harvey A. Penney —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
26, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1936 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Harry J. Phillips (1904-1984) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Red Deer, Alberta,
October
27, 1904.
Republican. Barber;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-62 (St. Clair County 1st
District 1943-44, St. Clair County 1945-54, St. Clair District
1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (St. Clair District), 1964 (76th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in 1984
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert L. Phillips and Bertha Ann (Dewey) Phillips; married, July 4,
1933, to Marion Gertrude Hamilton. |
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August
1, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile
accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.
Richardson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., September
14, 1856.
Republican. Businessman;
bank
director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., January
22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Harper Julius Reed (1848-1912) —
also known as Harper Reed —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
11, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1884-86, 1893-96, 1900-01; defeated, 1889, 1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., June 15,
1912 (age 63 years, 217
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April
24, 1871.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Foresters.
Died May 4,
1956 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick W. Richter (b. 1866) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., 1866.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1896-97; postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1916-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter; married 1890 to Mattie
E. Allen; married 1902 to Mabel
E. Baker. |
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Charles August Sauer (1866-1915) —
also known as Charles A. Sauer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
December
18, 1866.
Republican. Mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915; died in office 1915.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in St. Joseph's Sanitarium,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1915 (age 48 years, 353
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Conrad Sauer and Anna E. (Schenk) Sauer; married to Julia
Katherine Koch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer; married 1914 to Esther
Snyder. |
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John H. Sayers (1834-1924) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
January
18, 1834.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879-81.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1924 (age 90 years, 63
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April
28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;
postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married 1890 to Mary
E. Stafford. |
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Albert Snow (1875-1927) —
also known as Ernest A. Snow —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., April
15, 1875.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926-27; appointed 1926; died in
office 1927.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1927 (age 52 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Walter Ross Taylor (born c.1858) —
also known as Walter R. Taylor —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1909-12, 1915-16; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) —
also known as Laurie O. Telfer —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
November
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma
E. Hueber. |
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Walter Joseph Thomas (1868-1943) —
also known as Walter J. Thomas —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
11, 1868.
Republican. Grain elevator
business; flour mill
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1923-28;
defeated in primary, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, 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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Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Republican. Cheese
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., April
17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E.
Warner —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
14, 1870.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44,
Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw
County); died in office 1956.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died April
16, 1956 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1893 to Lottie
A. Ferguson. |
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William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) —
also known as William W. Wedemeyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
22, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912; died in office 1913.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias.
Accidentally drowned
in the harbor at Colón, Panama,
January
2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286
days); his remains were never
recovered.
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Sybrant Wesselius (c.1859-1926) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1859.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1889; Independent candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1908; candidate in Republican primary for
Governor
of Michigan, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 9,
1926 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) —
also known as Norman H. Wiener —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Russia,
May
12, 1891.
Scrap iron
business; coal
dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died, in St. Francis Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March
12, 1916, to Rose Stone. |
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Donald M. Wismer Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 6,
1934.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64;
defeated in primary, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; Knights of Pythias.
Still living as of 1966.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) —
also known as Ari H. Woodruff —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., November
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1915-24; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District
1927-32); defeated, 1932.
Irish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh. |
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