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Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) —
also known as Edwin M. Irish —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 11,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Irish and Martha (Fogg) Irish. |
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Arthur T. Iverson (1903-1985) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich., October
14, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1946-47; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Iverson and Emily (Holmberg) Iverson; married to Helen F.
Bulock. |
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Edward A. Jacob —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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Delbert C. James (1872-1949) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1919-20; defeated in primary, 1922.
Died in 1949
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1930) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; died in office 1930.
Member, American Bar
Association.
While traveling to Washington with U.S. Rep. Clarence
J. McLeod, their car skidded on an icy
road, and collided
with a lumber truck; he suffered a skull fracture, and died a few
days later in a hospital
at Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, December
2, 1930 (age 40 years, 360
days). Congressman McLeod, who was driving, suffered
comparatively minor injuries.
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Kathleen Jansen —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Macomb
County Probate Judge, 1983-84; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1985-89; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1989-; appointed 1989.
Female.
Still living as of 2013.
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Edward John Jeffries Jr. (1900-1950) —
also known as Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 3,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1930, 1946; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1940-48.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Maccabees;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 2,
1950 (age 49 years, 364
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William Lewis Jenkins (b. 1936) —
also known as William L. Jenkins; Bill
Jenkins —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1963-71; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1969-71;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1988;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1997-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clayton F. Jennings (b. 1899) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich., October
15, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Jennings and Nellie (Nunn) Jennings; married, June 1,
1925, to June Perry. |
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James D. Jerome (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
29, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1905-08, 1911-22; defeated in primary, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Spencer Jerome (1864-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
24, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; author;
U.S. Consular Agent in Sorrento, 1900-01; Capri, 1901-11.
Died in Capri, Italy,
April
12, 1914 (age 50 years, 78
days).
Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Capri, Italy.
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Charles W. Jewett (1914-2000) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1941-42, 1947-48;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1953; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died November
3, 2000 (age 86 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 18,
1938, to Mary Sheafe. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Frederick William Job (1862-1935) —
also known as Frederick W. Job; Fred W.
Job —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., May 19,
1862.
Lawyer; Consul-General
for Hawaiian Islands in Chicago,
Ill., 1894-97; Vice-Consul
for Dominican Republic in Chicago,
Ill., 1900-21.
Died in Douglas, Allegan
County, Mich., May 8,
1935 (age 72 years, 354
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Zephaniah Beall Job and Amanda Fitz Allen (Montgomery) Job;
married to Helen Crafts. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ivan A. Johnston (1909-1974) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Fulton
County, Ohio, May 13,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1943-46; defeated in primary, 1946;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1974
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carlos J. Jolly (1888-1951) —
of South Range, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., July 8,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1923-24; attorney for General
Motors, 1937-41.
English
ancestry.
Died, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
16, 1951 (age 63 years, 100
days).
Interment somewhere in Houghton, Mich.
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Carroll B. Jones (1903-1983) —
of Marcellus, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1983
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Wesley Jones (1904-c.1957) —
also known as Charles W. Jones —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., February
14, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1952.
Methodist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1957 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April
12, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
Welsh
ancestry.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge
of disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Bartel John Jonkman (1884-1955) —
also known as Bartel J. Jonkman —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
28, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940-49; defeated in
primary, 1948.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Delta
Sigma Rho; Lions.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 13,
1955 (age 71 years, 46
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Sally Shaheen Joseph —
also known as Sally S. Joseph —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Female.
Arabic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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James Frederick Joy (1810-1896) —
also known as James F. Joy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., December
2, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer; led, built, reorganized, or merged many railroad
companies, including the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Michigan Central; an incorporator of the St. Mary's Falls Ship
Canal Company, which built the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie in
1853-55; president of the Detroit Post-Tribune newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-85.
English
ancestry.
Died September
24, 1896 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joy and Sarah (Pickering) Joy; married 1841 to Martha
Alger Reed (daughter of John
Reed); married 1860 to Mary
Bourne. |
| | | Political family: Reed
family of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Robert L. Kaczmarek (born c.1944) —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1944.
Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-84; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1985-2017; resigned 2017.
Still living as of 2017.
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Bernard S. Kahn (1921-2007) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born June 18,
1921.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966.
Died December
1, 2007 (age 86 years, 166
days).
Interment at Rio
Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery, Mission, Tex.
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John Kaminski (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Prussia,
August
14, 1870.
Republican. Mail
carrier; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Constantine Kaminski and Pauline (Lewandowski) Kaminski; married,
January
30, 1894, to Josephine Ciganek. |
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E. N. Karay (1905-1992) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Samos, Greece,
November
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court
judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Greek
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died in 1992
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Leo George Karwick (1897-1958) —
also known as Leo G. Karwick —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., June 26,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934, 1936.
Died September
30, 1958 (age 61 years, 96
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Austria,
November
20, 1908.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate
judge in Michigan, 1954-60; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith; NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died December
31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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Eric E. Kauma (1930-2004) —
of Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born June 29,
1930.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1978.
Died November
22, 2004 (age 74 years, 146
days).
Interment at Wacousta
Cemetery, Wacousta, Mich.
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Dudley J. Kavanagh (1879-1950) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Stony Creek (now part of Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., August
30, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
probate judge in Michigan, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1950
(age about
70 years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Thomas Matthew Kavanagh (1909-1975) —
also known as Thomas M. Kavanagh —
of Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich., August
4, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1938; Michigan
state attorney general, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1958-75; died in office 1975; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1964-66, 1971-75.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died April
19, 1975 (age 65 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Kavanagh and Margaret (Barrett) Kavanagh; married, October
27, 1930, to Agnes C. Miller. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Thaddeus J. Kedzierski (born c.1953) —
also known as Ted Kedzierski —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1953.
Accountant;
lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
Grosse Pointe Shores city web site |
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Matthew J. Kehoe (born c.1924) —
also known as Matt Kehoe —
of Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972; candidate in
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1978.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Damon Jerome Keith (1922-2019) —
also known as Damon Keith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1967-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1977-95; took
senior status 1995.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
28, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1988,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Alpha
Kappa Psi; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2015.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Kellogg and Lucy (Powell) Kellogg; married, October
21, 1794, to Mary Ann Otis; father of Day
Otis Kellogg and Dwight
Kellogg; uncle of Alvan
Kellogg; first cousin once removed of Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg; first cousin four times removed of Martin
Weld Deyo; second cousin once removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Orlando
Kellogg and William
Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Rowland
Case Kellogg and Frank
Billings Kellogg; third cousin of Jason
Kellogg, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), John
Russell Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Thomas
Belden Butler, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, William
Pitt Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur
Tappan Kellogg and Selah
Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William
Lucius Case, Charles
Collins Kellogg, Clement
Phineas Kellogg, Edward
Russell Kellogg, Henry
Theodore Kellogg, Edward
Stanley Kellogg and Franklin
Warren Kellogg. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis
Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., April
19, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lost part
of his left leg in France; lawyer; La
Salle County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of
Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70.
Died February
8, 1971 (age 75 years, 295
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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John Francis Kelly (b. 1949) —
also known as John F. Kelly —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1976; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1979-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1980, 1992; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994; candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1998; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Common
Cause; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Michael J. Kelly (b. 1929) —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1987.
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Edward H. Kennedy Jr. (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1934; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward H. Kennedy and Helen M. (White) Kennedy; married, January
5, 1927, to Josephine Agnes Roney. |
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Yale Leland Kerby (1925-2013) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April
11, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1948; district judge in Michigan,
1969-78; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died in Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex., July 31,
2013 (age 88 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Yale Harrington Kerby and Eltha Kerby; married, June 30,
1956, to Grace Gail Cutler. |
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Roland O. Kern (1898-1981) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Reese, Tuscola
County, Mich., August
6, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1981 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to Louise
Asall. |
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John Duncan Kerr (b. 1880) —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Kincardine, Ontario,
February
2, 1880.
Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German,
Polish,
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange;
Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2022.
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Eugene C. Keyes (1900-1963) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
23, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; dentist;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1943-44, 1947-48; defeated, 1940, 1944,
1948; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952.
Convicted,
in Dearborn municipal court in August 1944, of assaulting
a woman who came to his office to protest his slapping of her son
during an argument over campaign work; the sentence
was a $25 fine or
15 days in jail.
Died in 1963
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Edward Kidder (1875-1946) —
also known as Harvey E. Kidder —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Keene, Ionia
County, Mich., July 21,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1910-11; postmaster at Ionia,
Mich., 1914-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937.
Died in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., June 23,
1946 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Samuel Lount Kilbourne (1838-1925) —
also known as Samuel L. Kilbourne —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
April
15, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1885; member of Michigan Gold Democratic Party
State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Gold Democratic
State Central Committee, 1899.
Died June 11,
1925 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign
as mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women; American
Association of University Women.
Died October
9, 2021 (age 97 years, 207
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith; married 1943 to John
Culver King. |
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article |
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John L. King (born c.1924) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1970-78; appointed 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad,
1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean Ellen
Peters. |
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Richard W. Kinkade (b. 1950) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1950.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 2015.
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James H. Kinnane (born c.1860) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo
County, Mich., about 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1907-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Otto Kirchner (1846-1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
July
13, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1876;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1877-80.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 21,
1920 (age 74 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Kirk (1866-1952) —
also known as John P. Kirk —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
20, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; major in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1904; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1908-10; nominated in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan 1916; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
president, Ypsilanti Savings Bank.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
22, 1952 (age 85 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Elmer Kirkby —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1896,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1923; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Loyal Edwin Knappen (1854-1930) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
27, 1854.
School
principal; lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1906-10;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 6th Circuit, 1910-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1910-24; took
senior status 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1930 (age 76 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John Otto Knappmann (b. 1964) —
also known as John O. Knappmann;
"Jocko" —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1992
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1996-; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1998.
German
and Polish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Nathan Knight (1817-1886) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Otisfield, Cumberland County (now Oxford
County), Maine, July 14,
1817.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1877-80.
Died in Bay
County, Mich., December
28, 1886 (age 69 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cholwell Knox (1839-1910) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1839.
Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1883.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1910 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Phillip Knox and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox; married, September
7, 1864, to Caroline Angier Rowlatt. |
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Ezra L. Koon —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alanson Koon and Marilla (Wells) Koon. |
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Gerrit W. Kooyers (b. 1876) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., April
17, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1915-26.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Edgar Koster (1937-1987) —
also known as Donald E. Koster —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born November
11, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1970.
Died of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in the garage of his home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
26, 1987 (age 49 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Willis Koster and Frances (Eck) Koster; married to Marilyn
Axelrod. |
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Joseph J. Kowalski (1911-1967) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., February
19, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; international
representative, AFL-CIO; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-67 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 10th District 1955-64, 19th District
1965-67); defeated, 1946; died in office 1967; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1965-66; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in 1967
(age about
56 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Kapp. |
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Gary Kozma —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Otsego County Democratic Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Albert A. Kramer (1923-1988) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., October
15, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 67th District, 1965-70; defeated,
1960 (Oakland County 4th District), 1962 (Oakland County 4th
District), 1984 (67th District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Jewish.
Died in 1988
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1952 to Sedell
Ilene Gould. |
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Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski)
Krolikowski. |
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Franz Christian Kuhn (1872-1926) —
also known as Franz C. Kuhn —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; probate judge in Michigan,
1904-10; Michigan
state attorney general, 1910-12; appointed 1910; resigned 1912;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1912-19; appointed 1912;
resigned 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1917.
German
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., June 16,
1926 (age 54 years, 128
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kuhn and Anna Catharine Elizabeth (Ullrich) Kuhn; married to
Mina Burton Carnall. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Richard David Kuhn (b. 1929) —
also known as Richard D. Kuhn —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
1st District, 1961-62; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1964, 1966 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sigma
Nu; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Still living as of 1966.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Kuhn and Ella (Meinke) Kuhn; married to Sally Ann
Scupholm. |
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Francis A. Kulp (1873-1966) —
also known as Frank A. Kulp —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1873.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1902; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1906; member, Battle
Creek city council, 1908; Socialist candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1933-34; defeated (Democratic), 1934.
Died in 1966
(age about
92 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
11, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st
District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary);
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Woodmen;
American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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