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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer and president, IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer of the United Automobile
Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Albertson (1910-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine),
May
7, 1910.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1934;
secretary-treasurer, Local 16, Hotel and Restaurant Workers
Union.
Indicted,
along with other Communist leaders, by a federal grand jury in
August, 1951; tried,
in Pittsburgh, starting in November 1952, and convicted
in August, 1953, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to advocate the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; sentenced
to five years in prison;
the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the convictions in 1956. Expelled
from the Communist Party in 1964 over claims that he served as an
undercover police agent; in 1976, it was revealed that the charge was
founded on a phony letter planted by the F.B.I.
Died, in an automobile
accident, February
19, 1972 (age 61 years, 288
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Bartlett (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 16,
1887.
Republican. Electrician;
worked for the Chicago Telephone
Company, the Michigan State Telephone
Company, and Detroit Edison (electric
utility); member, legislative committee, Detroit
Federation of Labor and Michigan State Federation of Labor; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-32; defeated, 1932, 1934; elected (Wet) delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District 1933, but did not serve; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1936.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen F. Bieber (b. 1929) —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Byron Center, Kent
County, Mich., December
28, 1929.
Democrat. President, United Auto Workers Local 687, 1956-61;
international president, 1983-95; chair of
Kent County Democratic Party, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976,
1980;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
American
Civil Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert F. Bieber and Minnie (Schwartz) Bieber; married, November
25, 1950, to Shirley Van Woerkom. |
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Lana L. Boldi (born c.1941) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich.
Born about 1941.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; international representative for the United Auto
Workers union; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
2000;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; chair of
Kent County Democratic Party, 2001-02.
Female.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2007.
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Edward Carey (1905-1957) —
also known as Ed Carey —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
2, 1905.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; President of Local 7, and international
representative, United Auto Workers; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57);
defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1957
(age about
52 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey; married, March
24, 1939, to Beatrice Arlene Warren. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto
worker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board
member, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, January
26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
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William R. Copeland (1909-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., May 8,
1909.
Democrat. Rigger;
president, United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th
District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
United
Mine Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., April
22, 1992 (age 82 years, 350
days).
Interment at Michigan
Memorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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Robert Earl Dingwell (1922-1990) —
also known as Robert E. Dingwell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
13, 1922.
Democrat. Education representative, AFL-CIO; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1954 (Ingham County 1st District), 1956 (Ingham County 1st District),
1958 (Ingham County 1st District), 1966 (58th District), 1968 (58th
District).
Methodist.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
2, 1990 (age 68 years, 293
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters
Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry J. Eikhoff (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1861.
Republican. Metal
polisher; president, Metal Polishers International Union
of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President, Battle Creek Federation of Labor,
1956-62; vice-president, AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council,
1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) —
also known as Billie S. Farnum —
of Drayton Plains, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
11, 1916.
Democrat. Steward and international rep, United Auto Workers;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair
Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Sam Fishman —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. President of United Auto Workers Local 36, 1957-62;
later president of the Michigan AFL-CIO; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968
(alternate), 1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984
(member, Rules
Committee); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81, 1984.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard T. Frankensteen (1907-1977) —
also known as Dick Frankensteen —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1907.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; first president, Automotive Industrial Workers
Association; later, international vice-president, United Auto
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944
(speaker);
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1945, 1949 (primary).
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., April, 1977
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) —
also known as Douglas A. Fraser; Doug
Fraser —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
December
18, 1916.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1976;
president, United Auto Workers, 1977-83.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from emphysema,
in Providence Hospital,
Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., February
23, 2008 (age 91 years, 67
days). His body was
donated to Wayne State University Medical School.
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Mortimer Thomas Furay (1910-1972) —
also known as Mort Furay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1910.
Democrat. President, Local 705, Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Union; vice-president, AFL-CIO Union Label Trade Department;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1944; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1949; in 1967, at an intersection in Highland
Park, Mich., he witnessed a woman being beaten by her husband, and
summoned police; when the police officers decided not to arrest the
man, he protested,
and was arrested
for interfering
with police; he pleaded not guilty, and a trial date was set, but
apparently the case was dropped.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1972 (age 61 years, 233
days); body was
donated to Wayne State University Medical School.
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Relatives: Son
of Mortimer John Furay and Florence Bell (Kratz) Furay; married 1932 to
Corinne Kelly. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Franklin Delano Garrison (1934-2009) —
also known as Frank Garrison —
of Freeland, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., December
28, 1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976
(alternate), 1980
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1984; president,
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1986-99.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 17,
2009 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Owen Cemetery, Thomas Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Ernest Goodman (c.1907-1997) —
of Michigan.
Born in Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich., about 1907.
Progressive. Lawyer;
associate general counsel, United Auto Workers; candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1948.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
26, 1997 (age about 90
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Gulvezan (1907-1991) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1907.
Progressive. Auto
worker; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1948.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Retiree director of Region 1B, United Auto Workers; columnist
in UAW newspaper;
president of the Detroit Metropolitan Council of Senior Citizens.
Died in 1991
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert A. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Democrat. Coal miner;
automobile
worker; financial secretary, Local 946, United Automobile
Workers; financial secretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and
Power House Workers Council, UAW-CIO; Political Action Committee
Coordinator for Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member of
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1956, 1960.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty; married 1938 to
Katherine Maguire. |
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Edward John Halloran (1884-1959) —
also known as Edward J. Halloran —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
30, 1884.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, Michigan Federation, Typographical
Union; vice-president, Michigan Federation of Labor; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1930; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1934-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
18, 1959 (age 74 years, 353
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Cemetery, Davison, Mich.
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Lillian Hatcher (b. 1915) —
also known as Lillian Cook —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., May 30,
1915.
Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Lutheran.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Robert Cook and Jimmie (McTryier) Cook; married to John
Hatcher. |
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James P. Hoffa (b. 1941) —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 19,
1941.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967; president of the
Teamsters Union, from 1998; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Member, Teamsters
Union.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Hoffa and Josephine Hoffa; married to Virginia
Harris. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) —
also known as D. J. Jacobetti; "Pooga";
"King Jake" —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., July 20,
1920.
Democrat. Representative, United Steelworkers of America;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County
1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in
office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, United
Steelworkers of America; Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died November
28, 1994 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Northland
Chapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich.
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Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004) —
also known as Millie Jeffrey; Mildred
McWilliams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa, December
29, 1910.
Democrat. Organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers in the 1930s; director, Women's Bureau, and later the
community relations and consumer affairs departments, United Automobile
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1976,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1974.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Died, in a nursing
home at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 2004 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936 to Homer
Newman Jeffrey. |
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Diana Margaret Keller (1944-2008) —
also known as Diana M. Keller —
of Riverview, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born December
26, 1944.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980;
president, AFSCME Local 1659.
Female.
Died, of cancer,
July
19, 2008 (age 63 years, 206
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph Keller and Naomi Dobrovalski. |
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Vincent Klein (1895-1970) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1895.
Union organizer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1936 (Democratic primary), 1938 (Democratic
primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1946 (Democratic primary), 1952
(Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic primary).
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1970
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Odessa J. Komer (1925-2004) —
also known as Odessa Komer —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born July 29,
1925.
Democrat. Auto
worker; vice-president, United Auto Workers, 1974-92;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Female.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; National
Organization for Women.
Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame in 1995.
Died July 15,
2004 (age 78 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Kowalski (1911-1967) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., February
19, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
international representative, AFL-CIO; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-67 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 10th District 1955-64, 19th District
1965-67); defeated, 1946; died in office 1967; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1965-66; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1967
(age about
56 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Kapp. |
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Albert G. Leggatt —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Labor organizer; supervisor
of Redford Township, Michigan, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mechanic;
union representative; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968
(alternate), 1976,
1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Macomb
County Commissioner.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
AFSCME.
Died, from cancer,
in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., March
15, 2004 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) —
also known as John Luecke —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., July 4,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill
worker; secretary, and president, Local 209,
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president, Escanaba
Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., March
21, 1952 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Christian H. Magnusson (1905-1990) —
also known as Chris H. Magnusson —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.; Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Ideal, Manitoba,
October
25, 1905.
Democrat. Carpenter;
business representative, Carpenters Union local; member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1957.
Protestant.
Icelandic
ancestry. Member, Carpenters
Union; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Manatee
County, Fla., December
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 48
days).
Interment at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla.
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William C. Marshall (1921-2000) —
also known as William Marshall; Bill
Marshall —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., 1921.
Democrat. Bus
driver; president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1303
for ten years; exective vice-president,
secretary-treasurer, and then president Michigan
AFL-CIO, 1971-83; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1976,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart
failure, in Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
22, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew McNeely (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 11,
1920.
Democrat. Education director, United Auto Workers Local 306;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-86 (26th District 1965-72,
16th District 1973-82, 3rd District 1983-86); defeated in primary,
1958.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ken Morris —
of Harper Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Regional director, United Auto Workers; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1980;
member, Oakland University Board of Trustees, 1971-91.
Still living as of 2002.
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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative; business agent,
Boilermakers Union; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
NAACP;
Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board member, United
Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national representative to the
Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) —
also known as John J. Penczak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Minersville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 13,
1911.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; representative for the United Auto Workers;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated in
primary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21st
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1978 (age 67 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) —
also known as Vince Petitpren —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.; Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; president, Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60;
vice-president, Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeated
in primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; American
Association of University Professors; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Still living as of 1984.
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George Edward Powers (b. 1892) —
also known as George E. Powers —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
15, 1892.
Sheet metal
worker; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1929 (Workers), 1933 (Communist);
Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; in April 1932, he was arrested
at City Hall Park, during a demonstration
which was characaterized as "riot"; convicted
of unlawful assembly, but the sentence was suspended; also in 1932,
he was publicly accused
of taking part in an alleged Communist
conspiracy to cause bank failures in Chicago by spreading
rumors (in a "whispering campaign" of "anti-bank propaganda"); he
denied this; Communist candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932; vice-president,
International Workers Order; Communist candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1934; Communist candidate
for New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1936;
following the Hitler-Stalin pact in 1939, he resigned from the
Communist Party, took part in anti-Communist organizations; at Earl
Browder's trial for passport fraud in 1940, he testified for the
prosecution; Liberal candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1948, 1950.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Powers and Sarah Powers. |
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James H. Ramey (1931-2018) —
also known as Jim Ramey —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lynch, Harlan
County, Ky., March
15, 1931.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; financial secretary for UAW Local 652;
international representative for the UAW; assistant
regional director of UAW Region 1C; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976,
1996;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1969, 1973; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died April 8,
2018 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Aaron Raymond (1899-1983) —
also known as Philip Raymond —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1899.
Communist. Labor organizer; in January, 1930, he was arrested
in Pontiac, Mich., and charged
with leading a
demonstration; again arrested
in April, 1934, in Dearborn, Mich., when he was seen talking with
strikers picketing an auto plant; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1930; Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1936, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1946.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
21, 1983 (age 84 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor George Reuther (1912-2004) —
also known as Victor G. Reuther —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
1, 1912.
Democrat. Director of the Education Department, United Auto
Workers; later, International Director; in 1949, at his home
in Detroit, he was shot
through the window by an unknown gunman, badly injured, and lost an
eye; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1968.
German
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
2004 (age 92 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Reuther and Anna (Stocker) Reuther. |
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Frederick C. Rowe (b. 1872) —
also known as Fred C. Rowe —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1872.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; locomotive
engineer; officer in the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
President and financial secretary, United Auto Workers
Local 104; editor of The Wage Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke,
in the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor leader; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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August Scholle (1904-1972) —
also known as Gus Scholle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Creighton, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. President, Michigan CIO, and later, of the Michigan
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1970.
Died in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., February
15, 1972 (age 67 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Settles Jr. (born c.1951) —
also known as James Settles; Jimmy Settles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; regional director, United Automobile Workers;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Horace L. Sheffield (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., 1916.
Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers,
1942-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Michael Snyder (1915-1995) —
also known as Joseph M. Snyder —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio, March
18, 1915.
Democrat. International Representative, United Auto Workers;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
2nd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1963-64, 74th District 1965-74); member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1975-78.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
United
Auto Workers.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., June 21,
1995 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mathew Snyder and Lucy (Konc) Snyder; married 1942 to Rita
Marie Kanthak. |
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Stephen J. Stopczynski (1911-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1911.
Democrat. Machinist;
member, Wayne County AFL-CIO Council; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1959-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (7th District 1965-72,
19th District 1973-78); defeated in primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., May 16,
1991 (age 80 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis E. Tossy (b. 1849) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1849.
President, Detroit Federation of Labor; president,
Michigan Federation of Labor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599;
real
estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Tuero (1881-1953) —
also known as Vicente Sifuentes Tuero —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Durango,
January
26, 1881.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; streetcar
conductor; financial secretary and Treasurer,
Street Carmen's Union; candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1918; during a
railway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train line
was dynamited,
wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Tuero and
others were indicted
in federal court for conspiring to steal, transport, and place the
dynamite; a trial
was held in January 1926, but the charges against Tuero were
dismissed by the judge at the end of the prosecution's case.
Mexican
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Laurelwood Rest
Home, San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 9,
1953 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment somewhere
in San Antonio, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mariano Tuero and Dolores (Sifuentes) Tuero. |
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Leo Pierre Wagner (b. 1870) —
also known as Leo P. Wagner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., April
18, 1870.
Democrat. Barber;
secretary, Saginaw Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903 to Amelia
B. D. Gehrls. |
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Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) —
also known as Frank D. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; welder;
machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor
Company; business representative for AFSCME Local 595;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in
primary, 1950; died in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; AFSCME;
Amvets.
Died in 1960
(age about
43 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947 to Mary
Louise Beard. |
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Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) —
also known as Leonard Woodcock —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
15, 1911.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; president,
United Auto
Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
U.S. Ambassador to China, 1979-81.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pulmonary
complications, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
16, 2001 (age 89 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Yeager —
of Melvindale, Wayne
County, Mich.
Automobile
worker; official of United Auto Workers Local 600;
candidate for mayor
of Melvindale, Mich., 1946.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen P. Yokich (1935-2002) —
also known as Steve Yokich —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
20, 1935.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980,
1984,
1988,
2000;
President of the United Auto Workers, 1995-2002.
Serbian
and Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Suffered a stroke,
and died the next day, at St. John Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
16, 2002 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Young (b. 1859) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Augusta, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1859.
Republican. Carpenter;
general organizer, Carpenter's Union, 1906-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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