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  Edwin Green Babcock (1863-1951) — also known as Edwin G. Babcock — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Bethel, Branch County, Mich., January 3, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1940. Died in Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., February 12, 1951 (age 88 years, 40 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher G. Babcock.
  Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877) — also known as Henry T. Backus; Harry T. Backus — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., April 4, 1809. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1861-62; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69. Member, Freemasons. Died in Greenwood, Mohave County, Ariz., July 13, 1877 (age 68 years, 100 days). Original interment somewhere in Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 at Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of James Backus and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus; married, December 7, 1835, to Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (daughter of William Woodbridge (1780-1861); fourth great-granddaughter of William Leete); grandnephew of Roger Griswold; great-grandson of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second great-grandson of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin of William Woodbridge (1780-1861); first cousin once removed of James Hillhouse; first cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr. and Frederick Wolcott; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Isaac Backus, John William Allen and Matthew Griswold (1833-1919); second cousin once removed of Zina Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Huntington, Joshua Coit, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, George Frederick Stone and Selden Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin and Frederic Lincoln Chapin; third cousin of Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Charles Wentworth Upham, James Samuel Wadsworth, Christopher Parsons Wolcott, Thomas Worcester Hyde and Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Samuel H. Huntington, Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, Abel Huntington, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, George Griswold Sill, Charles Frederick Wadsworth, James Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward Oliver Wolcott, Charles Edward Hyde, Alfred Wolcott, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, James Davenport, Daniel Pitkin, Erastus Clark Scranton, Sereno Hamilton Scranton, Samuel Lord (1831-1880) and James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Augustine Scranton, Samuel Lord (1859-1925), John Lee Saltonstall, Joseph Buell Ely, John Foster Dulles, Allen Welsh Dulles and James Jermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin of Henry Meigs, Thomas Hale Sill, Bela Edgerton, Jabez Williams Huntington, Heman Ticknor, Nathaniel Huntington, William Whiting Boardman, James Huntington, Martin Olds, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Frederick William Lord, Charles Phelps Huntington, Elisha Hunt Allen, Elisha Mills Huntington, Theodore Sill, George Washington Wolcott, Robert Coit Jr. and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Nathaniel Merriam, Augustus Seymour Porter, Peter B. Garnsey, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, James Doolittle Wooster, Theodore Davenport, Edmund Holcomb, Henry Meigs Jr., John Forsyth Jr., Albert Asahel Bliss, Philemon Bliss, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Augustus Frank, Collins Dwight Huntington, William Fessenden Allen, George Milo Huntington, Judson B. Phelps, William Clark Huntington, Henry Stark Culver, Frederick Hobbes Allen, Herman Arod Gager, William Brainard Coit, Hiram Bingham, John Leffingwell Randolph and George Leffingwell Reed.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) — also known as Alexander S. Bacon — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., November 20, 1853. Lawyer; lecturer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League), 1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; vice-president and director, Webster Piano Company. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Attorney for New York Gov. William Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913. Died, from complications of pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 29, 1920 (age 66 years, 191 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Arthur Bacon and Harriet (Smith) Bacon; married, September 1, 1886, to Harriet Whittlesey Schroter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 14, 1802. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office 1869. Presbyterian. Died in Niles Township, Berrien County, Mich., September 9, 1869 (age 67 years, 57 days). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Caroline S. Lord.
  See also Wikipedia article — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) — also known as Max Badgley — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 9, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in May, 1969 (age 70 years, 0 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married, February 4, 1924, to Irene Reed; married, September 25, 1947, to Helen Robson Haynes.
  William A. Bahlke (b. 1861) — of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born near Pewamo, Ionia County, Mich., July 4, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; banker; village president of Alma, Michigan, 1901-02; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1904; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anton Bahlke and Mary (Hund) Bahlke; married, October 7, 1891, to Mary Eleanor Carpenter.
  Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., March 10, 1882. Republican. Bakery business; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Civitan; Sigma Nu Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) — also known as Thomas G. Baillie — of Saginaw County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 8, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1905-06; defeated, 1906. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in April, 1969 (age 88 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie; married 1907 to Emma Earle.
  Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) — also known as Henry R. Baird — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in East China, St. Clair County, Mich., January 20, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. German and Scottish ancestry. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 7, 1936 (age 60 years, 108 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Baird and Catherine (Frank) Baird; half-brother of Lydia Low Baird (who married Ralph Waldo Muncy); married, March 5, 1915, to Adele L. Blinn.
  Political families: Muncy-Baird-Ackley family of St. Clair, Michigan; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Samuel Baird (1800-1875) — also known as Henry S. Baird — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Dublin, Ireland, May 16, 1800. Whig. Lawyer; Wisconsin territory attorney general, 1836-39; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1853; mayor of Green Bay, Wis., 1861-62. Died in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., April 30, 1875 (age 74 years, 349 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Samuel Baird (1763-1847) and Ann (Burnside) Baird; married, August 12, 1824, to Elizabeth Therese Fisher.
  Baird Elementary School, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  John F. Baker (1874-1941) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Ontario, March 5, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1922; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929; probate judge in Michigan, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in 1941 (age about 67 years). Interment at Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Baker and Jemima (Kelley) Baker; married, June 30, 1909, to Nettie Edna Stewart.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David L. Balas — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Still living as of 1991.
  Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., August 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper business manager; hotel business; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Rotary; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Delta Sigma Rho. Died January 5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married, July 13, 1918, to Irene McCall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William J. Balgooyen (1894-1958) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born May 14, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1935. Died February 16, 1958 (age 63 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February 16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek.
  William Venoid Banks (1903-1985) — also known as William V. Banks — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Henderson County, Ky., May 6, 1903. Lawyer; ordained minister; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1942; founder and president of WGPR-FM radio and WGPR-TV television station (in 1975, the first Black-owned and operated television station in the U.S.); candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state house of representatives 10th District, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976. Baptist. African ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 24, 1985 (age 82 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ivy Banks.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Walford Bannasch (1906-1984) — also known as John W. Bannasch — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich.; Clarklake, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., November 28, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1943-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950. Methodist; later Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in Columbia Township, Jackson County, Mich., June 12, 1984 (age 77 years, 197 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Bannasch and Rose G. (Shirley) Bannasch; married 1931 to Dorothy H. Miller.
  Stanley C. Barker (1907-1972) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born November 17, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 18, 1972 (age 64 years, 93 days). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas E. Barkworth (1851-1923) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Lincolnshire, England, July 21, 1851. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1891-94; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1894, 1896; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1899; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1904 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); Michigan Democratic state chair, 1903-05. Died February 17, 1923 (age 71 years, 211 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Thomas Barnaby and Sophia Jane (Abbey) Barnaby; married, April 5, 1893, to Mary E. Ryno; married, March 27, 1927, to Maude C. Jones.
  Edward N. Barnard — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; political boss and ally of Frank D. McKay; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1940 (chair, Credentials Committee; speaker); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Burial location unknown.
  Harry E. Barnard (1892-1973) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Denver, Colo., July 11, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1929-32; candidate for Michigan state senate 10th District, 1932. Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Mich., August 20, 1973 (age 81 years, 40 days). Burial location unknown.
  Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) — also known as Orlando M. Barnes — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cato, Cayuga County, N.Y., November 21, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853; law partner of George M. Huntington, 1857-65; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1863-64; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1877-78; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 11, 1899 (age 74 years, 355 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Barnes and Anna (Abbott) Barnes; married, June 23, 1852, to Amanda Fleming; father of Orlando Fleming Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William S. Barnett — also known as Bill Barnett — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Lawyer; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 2008-13; defeated, 2013. Still living as of 2014.
  Francis Edward Barron (1911-1975) — also known as Francis E. Barron — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., July 28, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1948; municipal judge in Michigan, 1952. Catholic. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Died in 1975 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard E. Barron and Mary (Robb) Barron; married, October 9, 1942, to Abbie Esther Morley.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to Mary C. Carpenter.
  George N. Bashara, Sr. (1901-1980) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind., July 20, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941, 1947, 1948 (primary), 1953, 1959; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1964; candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1966. Eastern Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry. Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., September 12, 1980 (age 79 years, 54 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of George N. Bashara Jr..
  George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 7, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Arabic ancestry. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; NAACP; American Bar Association. Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich., April 8, 2002 (age 67 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Bashara, Sr.; married to Suzanne Chappus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Wilfred G. Bassett Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) — also known as Wilfred G. Bassett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 26, 1911. Republican. School principal; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., February 5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255 days). Interment at East Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married 1933 to Vera Agnes Scheffel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Frederick Bates (1777-1825) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Goochland County, Va., June 23, 1777. Lawyer; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1802-05; justice of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805; secretary of Missouri Territory, 1806; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1820; Governor of Missouri, 1824-25; died in office 1825. Died in Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Mo., August 4, 1825 (age 48 years, 42 days). Interment at Thornhill Cemetery in Faust Park, Near St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fleming Bates and Caroline Matilda (Woodson) Bates; brother of James Woodson Bates and Edward Bates; married 1819 to Nancy Opie Ball; third cousin once removed of Samuel Hughes Woodson, Silas Woodson, Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; third cousin twice removed of Urey Woodson.
  Political family: Woodson family of Jessamine County, Kentucky.
  Bates County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Marianne O. Battani (b. 1944) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 18, 1944. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1981; district judge in Michigan, 1981-82; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1982-2000; defeated, 1980; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2000-. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Homer L. Bauer (1902-1973) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Chester Township, Eaton County, Mich., November 28, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-42; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1941; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-52 (Eaton County 1943-44, Eaton District 1945-52). Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., March 17, 1973 (age 70 years, 109 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Marjorie M. Field.
  Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known as Witter J. Baxter — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware County, N.Y., June 18, 1816. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; member of Michigan state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857; resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1877-78. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died February 6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly).
  Emmet Lewis Beach (b. 1857) — also known as Emmet L. Beach — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Mich., March 31, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1900-05; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1917; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Madison, Lake County, S.Dak. Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Surveyor-General for Dakota Territory, 1869-71; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86; president, Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University), 1889-1906. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 15, 1915 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Son of James Ward Beadle and Elizabeth (Bright) Beadle; married, May 18, 1863, to Ellen S. (Rich) Chapman.
  Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Hiram J. Beakes (1827-1882) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., September 6, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1863-64; Washtenaw County Probate Judge, 1864-72; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 18, 1882 (age 54 years, 254 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Chamberlain Swathel; father of Annie Spelman Beakes (who married Samuel Willard Beakes).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Galloway family of Michigan; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Samuel W. Beakes Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) — also known as Samuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas M. Cooley; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-98; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes; married, July 6, 1886, to Annie Spelman Beakes (daughter of Hiram J. Beakes); second cousin once removed of Ambrose Augustine Weeks Jr.; third cousin of Stephen Galloway; third cousin once removed of Cornelia Cole Fairbanks and Llewellyn James Barden; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey C. Pendleton and Daniel Parrish Witter.
  Political families: Fairbanks-Adams family; Mapes-Jennings-Denby-Harrison family of New York and Arizona; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  Townsend F. Beaman (1906-1983) — also known as Towny Beaman — of Summit Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Vandercook Lake, Jackson County, Mich., May 12, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1974. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack while golfing at the Country Club of Jackson, and died soon after, at Foote Hospital West, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., June 12, 1983 (age 77 years, 31 days). Cremated.
  William Robert Beasley (1919-1999) — also known as William R. Beasley — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., January 7, 1919. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-76; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1976-; appointed 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Legion. Died June 1, 1999 (age 80 years, 145 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert M. Beasley and Elizabeth J. (Edwards) Beasley; married, February 7, 1942, to Helen J. Beattie.
  George Antheme Beauchamp (1899-1990) — also known as George A. Beauchamp — of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., May 4, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for supervisor of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan. French Canadian ancestry. Died, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., March 12, 1990 (age 90 years, 312 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Beauchamp and Marie (Beaulieu) Beauchamp; married, May 23, 1931, to Marjory Lloyd Huston (daughter of Roscoe Burhans Huston).
John W. Beaumont John W. Beaumont (1858-1941) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., July 20, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1912-21; resigned 1921. English ancestry. Member, United Spanish War Veterans. Died in 1941 (age about 82 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1899, to Alice Lord Burrows.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
  Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) — also known as T. G. Beaver — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Union County, Pa., 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arcanum; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to Frances Mary Twombly.
  Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pa., February 29, 1908. Democrat. Social worker; lawyer; member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (first woman to be elected); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1969. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Ukrainian ancestry. Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich., January 30, 2005 (age 97 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J.
  Relatives: Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck.
  Campaign slogan (1969): "Sweep the Deck with Mary Beck."
  Allan D. Behrendt (born c.1922) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1922. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Federal Bar Association. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile Elizabeth Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets.
  Political family: Belen family of Lansing, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank A. Bell (b. 1868) — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Calhoun County, Mich., November 28, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916; circuit judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1927-47. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Orville J. Bell and Sarah (Porter) Bell; married, October 14, 1914, to Frances Staley.
  Robert Holmes Bell (b. 1944) — also known as Robert H. Bell — of Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 19, 1944. Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1973-79; circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1979-87; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1987-. Still living as of 2000.
  Frank Tripp Bennett (1882-1964) — also known as Frank T. Bennett — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 8, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1907-08; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1920-21. Irish ancestry. Died in 1964 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
John B. Bennett John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) — also known as John B. Bennett — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich. Born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., January 10, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64; defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964. Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; Rotary; Elks. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., August 9, 1964 (age 60 years, 212 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett; married, May 4, 1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Jocelyn Michelle Benson — also known as Jocelyn Benson — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 2010. Female. Still living as of 2020.
  Arlington A. Bergman (1870-1952) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Jay County, Ind., October 3, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1910, 1911; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1912-16. Died in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., April 8, 1952 (age 81 years, 188 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Bergman and Eleanor (Drake) Bergman; married to Lulu A. Dobie.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julius L. Berns — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; supervisor of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan, 1942; appointed 1942. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis E. Berry Jr. (1914-2005) — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich.; Lady Lake, Lake County, Fla. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., September 5, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; Cheboygan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42, 1946-47; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; chair of Cheboygan County Republican Party, 1950. Died January 31, 2005 (age 90 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Anthony F. Bielawski (1913-1988) — also known as Tony Bielawski — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Linwood, Bay County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 6, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Bay County Democratic Party, 1954-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1984; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., January 10, 1988 (age 74 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.
Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) — also known as Kinsley S. Bingham — of Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker); U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861. Died in Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich., October 5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.; reinterment at Old Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of Ira P. Bingham; married 1833 to Margaret Warden (sister of Robert Warden Jr. (born c.1815)); married, June 10, 1839, to Mary Warden (sister of Robert Warden Jr. (born c.1815)); uncle of Laura C. Warden (who married William C. Stevens).
  Political family: Bingham-Stevens-Warden-Forbes family of Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Don Binkowski (b. 1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 26, 1929. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus; Polish National Alliance. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon J. Hromek.
John E. Bird John E. Bird (1862-1928) — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Clayton, Lenawee County, Mich., December 19, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; Lenawee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-99; Michigan state attorney general, 1905-10; resigned 1910; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1910-28; appointed 1910; died in office 1928; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1910, 1919, 1926. Died February 9, 1928 (age 65 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  John Wendell Bird — of Ingham County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  James Birdsall (1783-1856) — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y.; Fenton, Genesee County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in New York, 1783. Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango County Surrogate, 1811; U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1815-17; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1827. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., July 20, 1856 (age about 73 years). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Rizpah Steere.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Anti-Slavery Society. While traveling in 1845, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell and was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294 days). Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married, February 16, 1816, to Agatha McDowell; married 1840 to Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry Fitzhugh); father of James M. Birney; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; grandfather of Arthur Alexis Birney.
  Political family: Birney family of Danville, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James G. Birney (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clifford A. Bishop (1877-1952) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Genesee County, Mich., 1877. Lawyer; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1939-52; appointed 1939; died in office 1952. Member, American Bar Association. Died May 23, 1952 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Donald E. Bishop (b. 1933) — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Almont, Lapeer County, Mich., February 27, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 63rd District, 1967-70; member of Michigan state senate, 1971-82 (16th District 1971-74, 8th District 1975-82); defeated, 1982; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1982.
  Roswell Peter Bishop (1843-1920) — also known as Roswell P. Bishop — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Sidney, Delaware County, N.Y., January 6, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded during the war at Lees Mills, Va., and lost his right arm; lawyer; Mason County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80, 1885-86; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1883-84, 1893-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated, 1906; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907. Died in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, Calif., March 4, 1920 (age 77 years, 58 days). Interment at El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Bishop and Anna (Andrews) Bishop.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Allan R. Black — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  Bruce D. Black (b. 1947) — of New Mexico. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 27, 1947. Lawyer; Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1991-95; U.S. District Judge for New Mexico, 1995-. Still living as of 2001.
  Edward D. Black (1853-1939) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Genesee County, Mich., September 22, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; Genesee County School Commissioner, 1878-85; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1918-39; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died May 3, 1939 (age 85 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry A. Black and Caroline (Center) Black; married, December 31, 1889, to Bertha B. Billings.
Eugene F. Black 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.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  John L. Black (1857-1927) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in 1857. Lawyer; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1914-19. Died in 1927 (age about 70 years). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William W. Blackney William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) — also known as William W. Blackney — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clio, Genesee County, Mich., August 28, 1876. Republican. School teacher; Genesee County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53; defeated, 1922, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 14, 1963 (age 86 years, 198 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace Blackney and Frances M. (Bell) Blackney; married, December 28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Ingham County News, October 31, 1946
Austin Blair Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as "The War Governor" — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 8, 1818. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846; instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan, the first English-speaking jurisdiction to do so; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1855-56; Governor of Michigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1860; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881. Unitarian. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 6, 1894 (age 76 years, 179 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married, February 18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married, May 25, 1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married, February 16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father of Charles Austin Blair; third cousin of Bernard Blair.
  Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) — also known as Charles A. Blair — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., April 10, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899; Michigan state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909. Scottish ancestry. Died August 30, 1912 (age 58 years, 142 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Austin Blair; married, October 8, 1879, to Effie C. North; third cousin once removed of Bernard Blair.
  Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  James Johnston Blanchard (b. 1942) — also known as James J. Blanchard; Jim Blanchard — of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Mich.; Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 8, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1975-83; Governor of Michigan, 1983-90; defeated, 1990, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984 (speaker), 1988 (chair, Platform Committee; member, Arrangements Committee; speaker), 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (member, Platform Committee); U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1993-96. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Delta Tau Delta. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of James Robert Blanchard and Rosalie Johnston Blanchard; married 1966 to Paula Parker; married, September 2, 1989, to Janet Fox.
  Cross-reference: Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Harold E. Bledsoe (1896-1974) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Harrison County, Tex., August 29, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 11th District, 1961-62. Baptist. African ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 26, 1974 (age 77 years, 209 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Bledsoe and Mattie (Smith) Bledsoe; married to Mamie Geraldine Neal.
  Amos Crippen Blodget (1822-1906) — also known as Amos C. Blodget — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born January 31, 1822. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1857-58. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 3, 1906 (age 84 years, 215 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1852 to Sarah Salisbury Glover.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry D. Boardman (1891-1959) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 22, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Michigan, 1922-26; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927; circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1945-59; appointed 1945; defeated, 1959; died in office 1959. Member, Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Died April 14, 1959 (age 67 years, 113 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Boardman, Sr. and Ida M. (Mathews) Boardman; married, December 1, 1917, to Marguerite Van Schoick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Suzanne Marie Bonamici (b. 1954) — also known as Suzanne Bonamici — Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 14, 1954. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 2007-08; member of Oregon state senate, 2008-11; U.S. Representative from Oregon 1st District, 2012-. Female. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
Roscoe O. Bonisteel Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) — also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario, December 23, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1944; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married, September 12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) — of Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Ohio, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; Huron County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1954 (age about 82 years). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to Catherine Gillies.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Boos Jr. (1922-2002) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 27, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Died August 22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329 days). Burial location unknown.
  O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., March 17, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976. Seventh-Day Adventist. Member, Lions; American Bar Association; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1976.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby; married to Carole Maxine Larson.
  Paul D. Borman (b. 1939) — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1939. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1994-. Still living as of 2002.
  Stephen Leopold Borrello — also known as Stephen L. Borrello — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2003-. Still living as of 2013.
  Dallas Boudeman (1846-1925) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Valley Township, Montour County, Pa., January 20, 1846. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 3, 1925 (age 79 years, 256 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Boudeman and Margaret (Caldwell) Boudeman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Willard I. Bowerman, Jr. Willard I. Bowerman Jr. (1917-1987) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., May 3, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1953-60; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1961-65; defeated, 1965. Baptist. Member, Lions. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 22, 1987 (age 70 years, 142 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 25, 1947, to Carolyn C. Hawks.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Charles E. Bowles (1884-1957) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Yale, St. Clair County, Mich., March 24, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1926-29; resigned 1929; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1930; defeated, 1924, 1924, 1925, 1930; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950, 1952. Member, Optimist Club. Recalled from office as Mayor in 1930 over charges that he had sold out to gangsters and the Ku Klux Klan. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 30, 1957 (age 73 years, 128 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Bowles and Mary (Lutz) Bowles; married, June 1, 1915, to Ruth Davis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  George E. Bowles (1915-1993) — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1950; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-69; appointed 1956. Died September 20, 1993 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ulysses Boykin III — of Wayne County, Mich. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1999-. African ancestry. Still living as of 2001.
  Relatives: Step-son of Nancy Merritt Boykin; son of Ulysses Wilhelm Boykin and Cecil (Whittaker) Boykin.
  Political family: Boykin family of Redford Township and Detroit, Michigan.
  Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) — also known as Charles A. Boyle — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich., August 13, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in office 1959. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society; Elks. Killed in an automobile accident in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83 days). Interment at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle; married, August 14, 1940, to Helen Shaughnessy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle (b. 1937) — also known as Patricia J. Boyle — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 31, 1937. Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. District Judge Thaddeus Machrowicz, 1964-65; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1976-78; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1978-83; resigned 1983; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-98; appointed 1983. Female. Member, American Bar Association; NAACP. Still living as of 2002.
  See also federal judicial profile — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
Emerson R. Boyles Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) — also known as Emerson R. Boyles — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Chester Township, Eaton County, Mich., June 29, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton County Probate Judge, 1921-27; deputy Michigan Attorney General, 1927-28; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission, 1935-36; legal advisor to Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald, 1939; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned 1956; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died November 30, 1960 (age 79 years, 154 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Bailey Boyles and Emma (Braybrooks) Boyles; married, June 14, 1905, to Mabel Casler; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel T. Hayden.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  John A. Boyne (b. 1878) — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., December 22, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Michigan Central Railroad; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1925-28, 1930-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Boyne and Ida A. (Jones) Boyne; married, September 25, 1901, to Juel Nesbitt.
  Martin S. Brackett (1810-1877) — of Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Elbridge, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 9, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney; Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Died in Bellevue, Eaton County, Mich., February 7, 1877 (age 66 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary L. Earl.
  Vincent L. Bradford — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1838, 1839 (3rd District 1838, 7th District 1839). Burial location unknown.
  Rolland Bradley (born c.1897) — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Michigan, about 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives 19th District, 1929; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944 (speaker). Burial location unknown.
  Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) — also known as Russell W. Bradley — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Hermansville, Menominee County, Mich., August 12, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-64; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Amvets. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley; married to Alice Marian Knapp.
  David Hale Brake (1891-1979) — also known as D. Hale Brake — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1891. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Gleaners; Grange; Delta Tau Delta; Delta Sigma Rho; Order of the Coif; Lions; Rotary. Died in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich., April 24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of David Henry Brake and Bertha Marcia (Hale) Brake; married, January 1, 1917, to Marjorie Naomi Valentine.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen C. Bransdorfer (b. 1929) — of Michigan. Born in 1929. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1978. Still living as of 1978.
  Edward L. Branson (1870-1935) — of Franklin County, Kan.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kan., October 4, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Franklin County Attorney; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Died in 1935 (age about 64 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) — also known as V. O. Braun — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Rising Sun, Wood County, Ohio, June 7, 1896. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Alpha Gamma Rho; Phi Kappa Delta. Died in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., December 3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September 7, 1935, to Grace Downing.
  James Ritchison Breakey Jr. (1900-1969) — also known as James R. Breakey, Jr. — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born January 28, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1945-67; appointed 1945; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1960. Died April 16, 1969 (age 69 years, 78 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James R. Breakey.
  Leo Joseph Brennan (1891-1968) — also known as Leo J. Brennan — of L'Anse, Baraga County, Mich. Born in L'Anse, Baraga County, Mich., July 24, 1891. Lawyer; Baraga County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927; circuit judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1947-65; appointed 1947. Died in January, 1968 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Brennan and Anna (Brady) Brennan; married, November 24, 1923, to Jane Larmour.
  Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1961-63; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned 1966; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71; founder, first dean, and first president, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1982. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 29, 2018 (age 89 years, 155 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1951 to Pauline Mary 'Polly' Weinberger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known as Vincent M. Brennan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., April 22, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Maccabees. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan; married, July 17, 1915, to Ruth Hurley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Theodore Brentano Theodore Brentano (1854-1940) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., March 29, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Illinois, 1890-1921; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1922-27; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Died July 2, 1940 (age 86 years, 95 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Lorenzo Brentano and Caroline Brentano; married, May 17, 1887, to Minnie Claussenius.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
Thomas J. Bresnahan Thomas J. Bresnahan (b. 1883) — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., August 24, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; Cass County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1910; village president of River Rouge, Michigan, 1919-21; mayor of River Rouge, Mich., 1923-27; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1909, to Anne T. Kane; father of John T. Bresnahan.
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
  Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) — also known as Mark S. Brewer — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Addison Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 22, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S. Consul General in Berlin, as of 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901. Died in Washington, D.C., March 18, 1901 (age 63 years, 147 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James H. Brickley (1928-2001) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., November 15, 1928. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982; president, Eastern Michigan University, 1975-78; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1982; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned 1999; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96. Catholic. Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar Association. Died, of multiple myeloma and Alzheimer's disease, on September 28, 2001 (age 72 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. Harry Brickley and Marie E. (Fischer) Brickley; married, June 16, 1950, to Marianne E. Doyle.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., October 17, 1828. Lawyer; member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1858; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1860-61; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875. Fell from a train and was killed, in Afton, Union County, Iowa, December 19, 1882 (age 54 years, 63 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Britton and Luceta Ruth 'Ceta' (Beck) Britten; married, August 20, 1909, to Grace Forrey; married, July 22, 1950, to Mildred Lucille Bleke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thornton Fleming Brodhead (1822-1862) — also known as Thornton F. Brodhead — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in South Newmarket, Rockingham County, N.H., September 22, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Michigan state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1852; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1853-57; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Gravely injured in the Second Battle of Bull Run, and died soon after in Alexandria, Va., September 2, 1862 (age 39 years, 345 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Brodhead and Mary (Dodge) Brodhead; married to Archange Macomb.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William McNulty Brodhead (b. 1941) — also known as William M. Brodhead — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 12, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-74 (17th District 1971-72, 2nd District 1973-74); U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1975-83; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1994. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Samuel Jerome Bronson (1930-1986) — also known as S. Jerome Bronson — of Franklin, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 21, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 12th District, 1960; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-86; died in office 1986. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Arrested and charged with soliciting and accepting a bribe of $20,000 for his vote on a pending case; he killed himself by gunshot the same day, in Franklin, Oakland County, Mich., November 14, 1986 (age 56 years, 238 days). Interment at Beth El Memorial Park, Livonia, Mich.
  Cross-reference: James N. Canham
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Flavius Lionel Brooke (1858-1921) — also known as Flavius L. Brooke — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Simcoe, Ontario, October 17, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of William L. Carpenter, John Atkinson, and Henry A. Haigh, starting in 1889; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1900-08; resigned 1908; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1908-21; appointed 1908; died in office 1921; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1915. Died January 21, 1921 (age 62 years, 96 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Brooke and Sarah (Mann) Brooke; married, November 27, 1884, to Miss B. Reidy.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  James D. Brooker (1863-1930) — of Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Mallorytown, Ontario, March 18, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; one of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone Company, later president and manager; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Suffered a stroke, and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich., February 15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334 days). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James Brooker and Lois (Thompson) Brooker; married, November 12, 1889, to Mary E. Bader.
  Robert S. Brooks (b. 1917) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1917. Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1961. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Cameron Broomfield (b. 1933) — also known as Robert C. Broomfield — of Arizona. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 18, 1933. Lawyer; superior court judge in Arizona, 1971-85; U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 1985-99; took senior status 1999. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of David Campbell Broomfield and Mabel (Van Deventer) Broomfield; married, August 3, 1958, to Cuma Cecil.
  Burney Eslie Brower (1880-1956) — also known as Burney E. Brower — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Ingham County, Mich., June 18, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1917-20; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1921-26. Dutch and Irish ancestry. Died July 3, 1956 (age 76 years, 15 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Esther Gaylord Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Brown (1843-1906) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., March 8, 1843. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1896 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker); his relationship with Mrs. Anna Bradley gave rise to scandal; in 1902, the two were arrested and charged with adultery; she pleaded guilty, but he pleaded not guilty, was tried, and acquitted by a jury; he fathered two children with her, but refused to marry her. Shot and killed, in his room at the Raleigh Hotel, by his former mistress Anna Bradley, in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1906 (age 63 years, 279 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Briggs Brown and Lephia Olympia (Brown) Brown; married to Isabel Cameron; nephew of Ebenezer Lakin Brown; first cousin of Addison Makepeace Brown; first cousin twice removed of Calvin Coolidge and Garry Eldridge Brown; second cousin twice removed of Bradford R. Lansing.
  Political family: Lansing family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Brown — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Washtenaw Abstract Co.; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1903-05; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) — also known as Arthur E. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Tuscola County, Mich., October 23, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; oil executive; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1930; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu Phi; American Legion; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown; married, July 18, 1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel.
Basil W. Brown Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vandalia, Cass County, Mich., March 20, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District 1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988; in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him several times, and exchanged sex for marijuana and cocaine; arrested November 8, 1985; pleaded guilty in 1987 and resigned from the Senate; sentenced to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP. Injured in a fire at his home, while also suffering cancer, and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1950, to Ermajeanne Seeger.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Donald A. Brown Donald A. Brown (1924-1999) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 2, 1924. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District; defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1958. Presbyterian. Died June 30, 1999 (age 74 years, 240 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 20, 1947, to Lynette Ralya.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) — also known as Garry Brown — of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Mich., August 12, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District 1965-66); U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated, 1978. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Elks; Jaycees. Died in Washington, D.C., August 27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15 days). Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Blanche (Jackson) Brown and Edward Lakin Brown; married, September 10, 1955, to Frances Esther Wilkins; married to Deanna Lee DeLong; grandson of Addison Makepeace Brown; great-grandson of Ebenezer Lakin Brown; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Brown; fourth cousin of Bradford R. Lansing.
  Political family: Lansing family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts; married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry B. Brown (built 1942-43 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Integer Vitae Sclerisque Purus." [Upright of life and free from Wickedness.]
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., February 10, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1963 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Lee Nathan Brown (1869-1948) — also known as Lee N. Brown — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born October 6, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1914-16; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner. Died November 5, 1948 (age 79 years, 30 days). Interment at Union-Udell Cemetery, Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James J. Brown and Millie (Gagnon) Brown; married, June 16, 1916, to Marion E. Walker; father of Prentiss M. Brown Jr. and Paul Walker Brown.
  Political family: Brown family of St. Ignace, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Edward H. Fenlon
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Theodore S. Brown (b. 1930) — of Garden City, Wayne County, Mich. Born April 23, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 20th District, 1961-62. Unitarian. Still living as of 1962.
  Relatives: Son of Stanley Brown and Rose (Mehalowska) Brown; married to Catherine Morgan.
  Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) — also known as Thomas L. Brown — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich., November 10, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970. Catholic. Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Knights of Columbus; Catholic War Veterans; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Still living as of 1990.
  William B. Brown — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Cascade Township, Kent County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; Kent County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911; circuit judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911-53; appointed 1911. Burial location unknown.
  William C. Brown (b. 1877) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1877. Lawyer; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-19. Burial location unknown.
  William E. Brown (b. 1863) — of Imlay City, Lapeer County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, Mich., December 25, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; Lapeer County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-96; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1903-06; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District, 1907-08; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1913-15. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Grace E. Palmer.
  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.
  Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Odd Fellows. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker Jr..
  Political family: Brucker family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  William Robert Bryant Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 4, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72, 13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96). Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Jaycees; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1996.
  Relatives: Son of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk) Bryant.
  Victor Earle Bucknell (1904-1969) — also known as Victor E. Bucknell — of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 23, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-49; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1946; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1948. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1969 (age about 64 years). Interment at Vicksburg (Schoolcraft Township) Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Woodruff Buel (1813-1868) — also known as Alexander W. Buel — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Castleton, Rutland County, Vt., December 13, 1813. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1838, 1848, 1859-60; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1848; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1843-46; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1849-51; defeated, 1850; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1860-61. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 19, 1868 (age 54 years, 128 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Robert E. Bunker Robert Emmett Bunker (1848-1931) — also known as Robert E. Bunker — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Mich., March 25, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1893; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association. Died January 13, 1931 (age 82 years, 294 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
  Archibald F. Bunting (b. 1871) — of Empire, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Albion, Edwards County, Ill., May 17, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900; Leelanau County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1905-08. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) — also known as Ben Burdick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956 (member, Credentials Committee), 1960 (alternate); member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Irwin H. Burdick.
  Political family: Burdick-Hochman family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Edmund Burfoot (b. 1858) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in England, 1858. Wood carver; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  David E. Burgess (1914-1970) — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born June 1, 1914. Lawyer; mayor of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., November 3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Louise Marie Hawley.
  Earl L. Burhans (1884-1945) — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in New Buffalo, Berrien County, Mich., April 12, 1884. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1945 (age about 61 years). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans; married 1917 to Harriet E. Breed.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
George J. Burke George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) — also known as George J. Burke — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 5, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.; director, Ann Arbor Trust Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Michigan Life Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburg war crimes trials. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Rotary. Died, in his law office, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302 days). Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Burke and Ellen (Dealy) Burke; married, December 29, 1910, to Edna J. Fritts; father of George James Burke Jr..
  Political family: Fordney-Burke family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928
  George James Burke Jr. (1914-1971) — also known as George J. Burke, Jr. — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 12, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1950. Catholic. Died in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 3, 1971 (age 56 years, 356 days). Interment at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George James Burke, Sr. and Edna (Fritts) Burke; married, July 20, 1940, to Amy Fordney (granddaughter of Joseph Warren Fordney).
  Political family: Fordney-Burke family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward G. Burleson — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1931-34. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas M. Burns (b. 1914) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Parisville Township, Huron County, Mich., May 1, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1946; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1953-56; defeated in primary, 1956; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1969-86. Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1954, to Alice Jane Carter.
Barney H. T. Burritt Barney H. T. Burritt (1877-1947) — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in South Riley, Clinton County, Mich., August 26, 1877. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1941-47; died in office 1947. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died February 1, 1947 (age 69 years, 159 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915) — also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian Orator" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated, 1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 16, 1915 (age 78 years, 311 days). Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Julius Caesar
  Relatives: Uncle of Alfred Barnes Connable Jr..
  Political family: Connable-Burrows family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
Clarence M. Burton Clarence Monroe Burton (1853-1932) — also known as Clarence M. Burton — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Whiskey Diggins, Sierra County, Calif., November 18, 1853. Lawyer; member, Detroit Board of Education, 1900-11; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1907-08. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Founder of the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library. Died October 23, 1932 (age 78 years, 340 days). Interment at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
George E. Bushnell George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) — also known as George E. Bushnell — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Roanoke, Va., November 4, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned 1955; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill) Bushnell; brother of Miller Bushnell; married, November 5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) — also known as Robert P. Butler — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Prairieville, Barry County, Mich., December 25, 1883. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler; married, June 4, 1910, to Emily Joslyn.
Henry M. Butzel Henry Magnus Butzel (1871-1963) — also known as Henry M. Butzel — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 24, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929-55; appointed 1929; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1931, 1939, 1946, 1954. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 7, 1963 (age 92 years, 14 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Magnus Butzel and Henrietta (Hess) Butzel; married, November 26, 1907, to Mae Schlesinger.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Frederick E. Byrd (1918-1997) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born March 6, 1918. Republican. Lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1950, 1951. Died July 8, 1997 (age 79 years, 124 days). Burial location unknown.
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