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Ural Stebbins Acker (1879-1950) —
also known as Ural S. Acker —
of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Republican. Papermaker;
deputy sheriff; Kalamazoo
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Kalamazoo
County Clerk, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died June 18,
1950 (age 71 years, 21
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker; married to Luella
Munger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Bert Agnoli (1890-1969) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born February
14, 1890.
Democrat. Police chief; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1952.
Died in June, 1969
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Herbert Bearup (1879-1944) —
also known as George H. Bearup —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Martin Township, Allegan
County, Mich., December
31, 1879.
Republican. Telephone
company agent; chief deputy sheriff; candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1931, 1932.
Died in May, 1944
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
19, 1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Stanley Michael Christmas (b. 1949) —
also known as Stanley Christmas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
24, 1949.
Security guard; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1949) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Police officer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
publisher; founder, Little Stick (satirical paper); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
member, Michigan Crime Commission, 1929-34; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in the Arnold Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Alexander D. Cuthbertson (b. 1887) —
also known as Alex D. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Parole officer; personnel
director; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper
reporter; school
teacher; real estate
agent; probation officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-40; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle; married, June 14,
1924, to Odette Lebosse. |
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James Hurley Edgar (1925-2003) —
also known as James H. Edgar —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
29, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police officer;
lawyer;
mayor
of Grand Ledge, Mich., 1962-65; district judge in Michigan 55th
District, 1965-68.
Died, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 2003 (age 78 years, 109
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Ray Edgar and Edith (Adams) Edgar. |
| | | Epitaph: "Gentleman
Jim." |
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memorial |
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Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) —
also known as Harold H. Emmons —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car
Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation
engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;
officer, Stout Metal Airplane
Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways,
Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft
Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
Detroit Police Commissioner, 1930; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, in Jennings Memorial Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 20,
1962 (age 86 years, 324
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Michael Ganley (born c.1828) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
about 1828.
Engineer
for Wyandotte Rolling
Mill; fire chief; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1881-82.
Burial location unknown.
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta
Eunice Motley. |
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Walter Friedrich Gries (1892-1959) —
also known as Walter F. Gries —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., October
1, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; prison warden; superintendent, welfare
department, Cleveland-Cliffs iron mining
and shipping
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1953-59.
Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from diabetes,
in a hospital
at Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., November
23, 1959 (age 67 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gries and Ida J. (Tauppe) Gries; married to Velta
Liste. |
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1957-58 |
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer;
sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert R. Hill (b. 1931) —
also known as Gil Hill —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1931.
Police officer; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2001.
African
ancestry.
Portrayed Inspector Douglas Todd in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies.
Still living as of 2001.
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C. Arvid Johnson (1903-1975) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Michigan, August
11, 1903.
Fire fighter; mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1954-56.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., December
28, 1975 (age 72 years, 139
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew J. Kehoe (born c.1924) —
also known as Matt Kehoe —
of Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Police officer; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972; candidate in
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1978.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jim Kidwell (born c.1950) —
of Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born about 1950.
Republican. Police officer; supervisor
of Niles Township, Michigan, 2009-12; defeated in primary, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Charles Franklin Knapp (1906-1992) —
also known as Charles F. Knapp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
27, 1906.
Police officer; painting
and decorating business; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959; resigned 1959.
Died in Plantation, Broward
County, Fla., September
24, 1992 (age 85 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Martin (1861-1932) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 4,
1861.
Democrat. Shoe
merchant; fire chief; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1901-03, 1909-11, 1932; died in office 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1924;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County; elected 1926;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929.
German
ancestry.
Died December
12, 1932 (age 71 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Martz (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
21, 1877.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1911-18; defeated in primary, 1922, 1924, 1934.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest W. Nash (b. 1930) —
also known as Ernie Nash —
of Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
10, 1930.
Republican. State police trooper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1975-86; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1986.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Michael Novak (1917-2003) —
also known as Mike Novak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1917.
Democrat. Bailiff; restaurant
business; professional
golfer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne
County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District
1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,
1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),
1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964.
Greek
Orthodox.
Died January
2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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Michael J. O'Brien (1907-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1907.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; sanitation
inspector; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 4th District 1955-64);
defeated, 1946; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1965-74; died in office 1974.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1974
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Cornelius O'Brien (1879-1951) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Creagh, County Clare, Ireland,
November
26, 1879.
Democrat. Worked for the Wabash Railroad;
police officer; beer,
wine, and liquor business; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46, 1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died September
2, 1951 (age 71 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willie W. Payne (b. 1955) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Spearsville, Union
Parish, La., 1955.
Police officer; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 2002-.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Joseph R. Peterson —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delray, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; police
detective; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 2009-.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Vietnam
Veterans of America; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Janice Tomocik. |
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; police chief; restaurant
business; shoe
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart
attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul N. Sienkiewicz (1906-1977) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
1, 1906.
Democrat. Musician;
deputy sheriff; contractor;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1934 (Wayne County 1st District), 1936 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District), 1974 (21st
District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948; candidate for
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 21,
1977 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Sienkiewicz and Victoria Sienkiewicz; married, October
24, 1926, to Eugenia L. Stepnik. |
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John William Smith (1883-1942) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
steamfitter;
deputy sheriff; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1921-22; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1922-24; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1924-28, 1933; defeated, 1927, 1929, 1930,
1937; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Died, from tuberculosis
and diabetes,
in the Detroit Tuberculosis Sanitorium,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1942 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thaddeus C. Stopczynski (b. 1940) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1940.
Democrat. Police officer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1973-82; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1982.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Still living as of 1982.
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Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (b. 1952) —
also known as Bart Stupak —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police officer; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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George J. Sutka (born c.1915) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
about 1915.
Police officer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1976-77.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey C. Whetzel —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Grand Rapids, Mich., 1932-33; defeated, 1933; U.S.
internal revenue agent; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1948; candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles N. Youngblood Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
24, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
deputy sheriff; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-74 (1st District 1963-64, 2nd District
1965-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Still living as of 1974.
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