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Burt Duward Cady (b. 1874) —
also known as Burt D. Cady —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 25,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-04; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1907-08; postmaster at Port
Huron, Mich., 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1928
(alternate); Michigan
Republican state chair, 1919-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Cahill (1843-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
3, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890; law partner of Russell
C. Ostrander.
Died July 27,
1922 (age 78 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Matthew F. Callahan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-28; defeated (Republican), 1924, 1944; candidate in Democratic
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1928 (Republican
primary), 1942 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary), 1950
(Republican primary).
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Sherman D. Callender (b. 1869) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
18, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1929-35; appointed 1929; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1936-47.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) —
also known as Burton G. Cameron —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., February
17, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;
defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., February
1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to
Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen
M. Brugh. |
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memorial |
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David Lee Camp (b. 1953) —
also known as Dave Camp —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., July 9,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-90; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1991-2003 (10th District 1991-93,
4th District 1993-2003); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel J. Campau (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
20, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1886-90; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1899-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900
(speaker),
1904
(speaker).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918) |
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Albert James Campbell (1857-1907) —
also known as Albert J. Campbell —
of Lake
County, Mich.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-88; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1897; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1899-1901.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1907 (age 49 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Colin Percy Campbell (b. 1877) —
also known as Colin P. Campbell —
of Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., July 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1907-10; defeated, 1910; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1909-10.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard L. Campbell (d. 1968) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1948-59; appointed 1948.
Died in 1968.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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James Valentine Campbell (1823-1890) —
also known as James V. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
25, 1823.
Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1858-90; died in office 1890; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1870-71, 1878-79,
1886-87.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
26, 1890 (age 67 years, 29
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Milo DeWitt Campbell (1851-1923) —
also known as Milo D. Campbell —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1851.
Farmer;
lawyer; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1885; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1902-05; president, National Milk
Producers Association; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1923.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
22, 1923 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Thomas G. Campbell (1858-1947) —
Born in Ontario,
June
28, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-04 (Midland District
1901-02, Clare District 1903-04); defeated, 1914; Gladwin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10.
Died in Buckeye Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., April 6,
1947 (age 88 years, 282
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James N. Canham —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1961-77; appointed 1961.
Acted as a go-between between Michigan Court of Appeals Judge S.
Jerome Bronson and an attorney from whom a bribe was
solicited. Arrested
in November 1986; in return for immunity from prosecution, he helped
to implicate Judge Bronson, who killed himself the same day he was
arrested. Because he aided and
abetted bribery, Canham's license to practice law was
subsequently revoked.
Still living as of 1986.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball
player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach
of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball
team; legal advisor to boxer
Jack Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Ignace A. Capizzi —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1928.
Italian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918) |
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David Francis Cargo (1929-2013) —
also known as David F. Cargo; "Lonesome
Dave" —
of New Mexico; Lake Oswego, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., January
13, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1963-67; Governor of
New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for Oregon
state treasurer, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., July 5,
2013 (age 84 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Claude S. Carney (1875-1940) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
25, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1912, 1924; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Died in 1940
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Seth L. Carpenter (b. 1825) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, 1825.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; Alpena
County Clerk, 1871-72; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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William Leland Carpenter (1854-1936) —
also known as William L. Carpenter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Orion (now Lake Orion), Oakland
County, Mich., November
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Flavius
L. Brooke, John
Atkinson, and Henry
A. Haigh, from 1889; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1894-1902; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1902-08; resigned 1908; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1906; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1909-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1932
(alternate).
Died January
21, 1936 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lake Orion, Mich.
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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.
Oliver. |
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John Jay Carton (b. 1856) —
also known as John J. Carton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., November
8, 1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
Genesee
County Clerk, 1881-84; lawyer; law partner of George
H. Durand; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1899-1904; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: John
Jay |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Carton and Ann
(Maguire) Carton; married, November
22, 1898, to Addie C. Pierson. |
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Charles W. Casgrain (b. 1859) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sandwich, Ontario,
May
24, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; Detroit city attorney, 1890-92; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Casgrain and Charlotte Marie (Chase) Casgrain; married,
February
25, 1886, to Annie Hammond. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Albert Denis Cash (1897-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Cash —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
21, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1948-51.
Catholic.
Was fishing
when a freak
storm overturned his
boat and drowned
him, on a lake in Michigan, August
2, 1952 (age 54 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Patrick Cavanagh (1928-1979) —
also known as Jerome P. Cavanagh; Jerry
Cavanagh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1962-70; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1974.
Catholic.
Died in 1979
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester J. Cavanagh and Irene (Timmons) Cavanagh; married, November
22, 1952, to Mary Helen Martin. |
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Mark J. Cavanagh —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1989-.
Still living as of 2013.
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Michael F. Cavanagh (b. 1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
21, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-82; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1991-95.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Martin J. Cavanaugh (1866-1930) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 23,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of William
W. Wedemeyer, and later George
J. Burke; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District,
1907-08; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, January
23, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dennis O. Cawthorne (b. 1940) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., April
29, 1940.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1967-78.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 1978.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive
heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
19, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Republican. School
teacher; economist;
lawyer; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman. |
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Chester Clark Chatfield (1821-1857) —
also known as Chester C. Chatfield —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, June 3,
1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-52; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1855; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March
28, 1857 (age 35 years, 298
days).
Original interment at Old Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.; reinterment in 1874 at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1872-73; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank,
1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Charles W. Cheeney (1873-1956) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Died in Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
23, 1956 (age 82 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Chesaning, Mich.
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Henry Martyn Cheever (b. 1832) —
also known as Henry M. Cheever —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Ebenezer Cheever; married to Sarah Buckbee. |
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Henry C. Chipman (1784-1867) —
of Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., July 25,
1784.
Whig. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
newspaper
editor; justice of
Michigan territorial supreme court, 1827-32; Wayne
County Criminal Court Judge, 1841-43.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 31,
1867 (age 82 years, 310
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Logan Chipman (1830-1893) —
also known as J. Logan Chipman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 5,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1865-66; superior court judge in Michigan of Detroit, 1879-87; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1887-93; defeated,
1866; died in office 1893; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1891.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1893 (age 63 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; sawmill
owner; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09.
Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash., April
12, 1953 (age about 92
years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden;
married to Grace Guild. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Isaac Peckham Christiancy (1812-1890) —
also known as Isaac P. Christiancy —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., March
12, 1812.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1841-46; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1850-52; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1852; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1858-75; resigned 1875; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1872-73; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1875-79; resigned 1875; U.S. Minister to
Peru, 1879-81.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1890 (age 78 years, 180
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March
10, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Sandra A. Cicirelli —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Westland, Mich., 2002-06; district judge in Michigan 18th
District, 2007.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Thomas H. Clancey (b. 1885) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
30, 1913, to Marie Louise Persons. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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George M. Clark (1875-1951) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in West Williams, Ontario,
November
21, 1875.
Republican. Huron
County Clerk, 1898-1903; lawyer; postmaster;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1919-33; appointed 1919;
defeated, 1933; resigned 1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1924, 1932.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died March
28, 1951 (age 75 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Saskatchewan,
May
5, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1972.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger. |
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Hansen Clarke (b. 1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 2,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-92, 1999-2002 (16th District
1991-92, 7th District 1999-2002); defeated in primary, 1992, 1994;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 2003-; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 2012.
African
and Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to
Marie DeWaele. |
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Raymond Francis Clevenger (1926-2016) —
also known as Raymond F. Clevenger —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1989.
Died March
29, 2016 (age 89 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lemuel C. Clute (1834-1901) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
7, 1834.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1887; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1888; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1892.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Ionia
County, Mich., April
18, 1901 (age 66 years, 254
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Clute and Lucy Jane (Clements) Clute; married 1861 to Ellen
M. McPherson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis Egbert Coash (1904-1968) —
also known as Louis E. Coash —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
1, 1904.
Lawyer; law partner of Charles
F. Haight, 1934-1941; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1945-67.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
28, 1968 (age 64 years, 87
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Claude W. Coates (1904-1982) —
of Munising, Alger
County, Mich.; Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., June 13,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1929-32.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., July 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment somewhere
in Munising, Mich.
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Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) —
also known as Dan R. Coats —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 16,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer; district representative for U.S. Rep Dan
Quayle, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1988-99, 2011-; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Pierre Codd (1869-1927) —
also known as George P. Codd —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
7, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1905-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1910-11; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911-21, 1924-27; appointed 1911;
resigned 1921; died in office 1927; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1921-23.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1927 (age 57 years, 71
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George A. Coe (c.1811-1869) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1811.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1846, 1847 (4th District 1846, 3rd District 1847);
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1855-58; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
21, 1869 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Sheridan J. Colby (1864-1909) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Woodhull Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
2, 1864.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1904, 1907-09; died in office 1909.
Died May 19,
1909 (age 44 years, 168
days).
Interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Colby; married, August
3, 1893, to Eva Mitte. |
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Arthur E. Cole (1853-1937) —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Oceola Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
3, 1853.
Lawyer; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1885-89; People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1892; member of
Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
13, 1937 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December
30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield. |
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August
9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. |
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer,
in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster at Agricultural
College, Mich., 1902-07; East
Lansing, Mich., 1907-09; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Chester L. Collins (1847-1916) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Coshocton
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1906-16; died in office 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta
Theta Pi; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March
20, 1916 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adgate W. Collins and Susan (Olive) Collins; married, May 12,
1874, to Sarah Miller. |
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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William A. Collins (b. 1879) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry A. Conant (1844-1925) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 5,
1844.
Lawyer; banker; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1878; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1880; Windsor, 1905-17; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1883-86.
Died January
28, 1925 (age 80 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; dry goods
merchant; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
18, 1805.
Whig. School
teacher; lawyer; merchant;
banker;
patent
medicine manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December
23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed
of Hanford
Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John
Hart; third cousin of Homer
Nichols Lockwood and Charles
Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Lockwood and Hugh
Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Lockwood, Alfred
Collins Lockwood and Daniel
Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John
Alsop, William
Henry Rossell and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus
Betts, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick
Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio
Lockwood, Walter
Booth, Abiel
Case, Abraham
Bogart Conger, Edwin
Hurd Conger, James
W. Conger, Franklin
Barker Conger, Benn
Conger, Frank
Elisha Reed and Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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John W. Conlin (born c.1904) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Thomas Conlon (1889-1958) —
also known as Ernest T. Conlon —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born August
18, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944, 1954, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1932; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1942, 1944.
Died June 29,
1958 (age 68 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred B. Connable, Sr. (1871-1951) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., October
18, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1913-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Died in Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 4,
1951 (age 79 years, 168
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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John James Conyers Jr. (1929-2019) —
also known as John Conyers, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2017 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2013, 13th District 2013-17); resigned 2017;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1989; in 2017, it was reported that a former
member of Conyers' staff had alleged
that he had sexually
harassed her, and had been paid a settlement of $27,000;
subsequently, the House Ethics Committee started an investigation
into multiple such allegations; he subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal, 2007.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
27, 2019 (age 90 years, 164
days).
Entombed at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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John B. Cook (1847-1910) —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1881-86.
Died in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 1910 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry H. Coolidge (d. 1884) —
of Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich.; Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1872-78; appointed 1872; resigned
1878.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Orville W. Coolidge (1839-1918) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich., October
9, 1839.
Lawyer; Berrien
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1890-91; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1894-1911.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
15, 1918 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
10, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives:
Married to Hilda Winshall. |
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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A. Ward Copley (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-14, 1917-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) —
also known as John B. Corliss —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Richford, Franklin
County, Vt., June 7,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Maura Denise Corrigan (b. 1948) —
also known as Maura D. Corrigan —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 14,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals, 1992-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1999-2010; director, Michigan
Department of Human Services, 2011.
Female.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) —
also known as Gerald J. Cotter —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 14,
1978 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter; married, October
30, 1929, to Alta T. Dettling. |
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Joseph Vincent Coumans (1909-1988) —
also known as Joseph V. Coumans —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
21, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1937-38.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1988 (age 79 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Phillip Coumans (1859-1918) —
also known as Lewis P. Coumans —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bruce County, Ontario,
January
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1916; appointed 1916; defeated,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
20, 1918 (age 59 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in
office 1935.
Injured when his car
crashed into the back of a truck, and died soon after at Pontiac
General Hospital,
Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Michael Anthony Mike Cox (b. 1961) —
also known as Mike Cox —
of Redford, Wayne
County, Mich.; Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
30, 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 2000;
Michigan
state attorney general, 2003-10; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2010.
Still living as of 2011.
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April
23, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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Louis Convers Cramton (1875-1966) —
also known as Louis C. Cramton —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
2, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1909-10,
1949-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1913-31; defeated in
primary, 1910, 1930, 1932; circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1934-41; defeated, 1941;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1966 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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George Martin Crocker (1848-1918) —
also known as George M. Crocker —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, August
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1879-81.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., January
4, 1918 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March
14, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oakland
County Probate Judge, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 11,
1884 (age 62 years, 58
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Louisa Crofoot and Charles Crofoot; married to Annie E.
Fitch. |
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memorial |
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Jesse R. Cropsey (b. 1866) —
of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Brady Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
27, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1905-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Will A. Crosby (b. 1863) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek Township (now part of Battle Creek), Calhoun
County, Mich., June 11,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
insurance
agent; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Orien S. Cross —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1912-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor;
lawyer; Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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David Henry Crowley (1882-1951) —
also known as David H. Crowley —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., September
5, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Cheboygan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1936-43; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Slipped and
fell in icy
conditions, and died about an hour later, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
21, 1951 (age 69 years, 107
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Owen Windle Crumpacker (1912-1998) —
also known as Owen W. Crumpacker —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., January
28, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; disbarred
in 1978 by the Indiana Supreme Court, over his unprofessional
conduct; repeatedly jailed
for contempt
of court for continuing to practice law after disbarment;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1988.
Died in Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
10, 1998 (age 86 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) —
also known as William B. Cudlip —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 4,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
13th District, 1961-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich., November
12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip; married to Lynwood
Rockwell Bope. |
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1949) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Police
officer; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; newspaper
publisher; founder, Little Stick (satirical paper); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
member, Michigan Crime Commission, 1929-34; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in the Arnold Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Begole Cumings (b. 1908) —
also known as Charles B. Cumings —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
1, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1939-40; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Alva Marvin Cummins (b. 1869) —
also known as Alva M. Cummins —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
24, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1910, 1912; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1924;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) —
also known as Thomas B. Curtis —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 14,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd
District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., January
10, 1993 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
12, 1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Sullivan M. Cutcheon (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
4, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1861-64; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1863-64; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868
(delegation chair); member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1877-85;
president, Dime Savings Bank,
1884; president, Ypsilanti Savings Bank, 1892.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cutcheon and Hannah M. (Tripp) Cutcheon; married, December
8, 1859, to Josephine Louise Moore. |
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Walter P. Cynar (1919-2007) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1967-78; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1978-; defeated, 1974;
appointed 1978.
Died December
2, 2007 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Burial location unknown.
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