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Robert Bruce MacDonald (1889-1954) —
also known as Robert B. MacDonald —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., September
16, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1919-30; defeated in primary, 1930; suffered a stroke in 1930 and was
confined to a wheelchair
for the rest of his life.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1954
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Mich.
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Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., April
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-44; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks; Lions; Eagles.
Died in 1987
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald. |
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Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz (1899-1970) —
also known as Thaddeus Machrowicz —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gostyn, Poland,
August
21, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1940; municipal judge in Michigan,
1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1951-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-70;
died in office 1970.
Died in Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., February
17, 1970 (age 70 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) —
also known as John D. MacKay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District
1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1913-15.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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David S. Magee (1920-1998) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born March
19, 1920.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1956; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1959.
Died July 19,
1998 (age 78 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfonso Anthony Magnotta (1913-1963) —
also known as Alfonso A. Magnotta —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
3, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1937-38; defeated, 1938; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1940; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1947-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate); circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959-63; defeated, 1959;
appointed 1959; died in office 1963.
Member, Jaycees.
Died in Albion Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 29,
1963 (age 50 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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John J. Maher (1889-1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's
court judge in Michigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in February
3, 1953 (age 63 years, 301
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes
Catherine O'Leary. |
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Maher (1901-1957) —
also known as Thomas F. Maher —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
4, 1901.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1936; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1945-57; appointed 1945; died in
office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
28, 1957 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Maher and Margaret (Murray) Maher; married, September
21, 1929, to Marion Burns. |
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Paul Robert Mahinske (1927-1989) —
also known as Paul R. Mahinske —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born June 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1969-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
6, 1989 (age 62 years, 108
days).
Interment somewhere
in Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Mahinske, Sr. and Catherine (Dutto) Mahinske; married to
Virginia Irene Kretschmer. |
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun
County 2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Conrad L. Mallett Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December
27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor. |
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Henry Addison Mandell (1861-1928) —
also known as Henry A. Mandell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
16, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1902-28; appointed 1902; died in
office 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1928 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Addison Mandell and Mary F. (Chittenden) Mandell. |
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) —
also known as Carl E. Mapes —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
26, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in
office 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in his hotel
room at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Charles H. Marr (born c.1865) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brooklyn, Jackson
County, Mich., about 1865.
Lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1911-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph F. Marschner (1885-1954) —
also known as A. F. Marschner —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alex
J. Groesbeck; justice of the peace; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-54; died in office 1954.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died September
27, 1954 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adolph Marschner and Matilda (Lamberg) Marschner; married, June 15,
1917, to Charlotte Fairgrieve. |
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Henry G. Marsh (1921-2011) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
11, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1967-69.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in the VA Medical
Center, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 11,
2011 (age 89 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, as of 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella
Dorothy Swem. |
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John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen
Hickam. |
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Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) —
also known as Morgan L. Martin —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., March
31, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1838; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855, 1874; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1858-59; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Brown
County Judge, 1875-87.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., December
10, 1887 (age 82 years, 254
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Frederick C. Martindale (b. 1865) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
December
18, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1901-02; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1905-08; defeated, 1902; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1909-14; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1912, 1914, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wales C. Martindale and Clara (Henderson) Martindale; married to
Mary Tireman. |
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1911 |
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Hiram Foote Mather (1796-1868) —
also known as Hiram F. Mather —
of Elbridge, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., February
13, 1796.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1829-32.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 14,
1868 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Christian F. Matthews (1896-1971) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1935-38.
Died in 1971
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary
Roberts. |
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Alan A. May (b. 1942) —
also known as Alan May —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 1988.
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Alfred A. May —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles S. May (d. 1901) —
of Michigan.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1863-64.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March
25, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas R. McAllister (1905-1977) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Huron
County, Mich., August
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1930-32, 1954-62; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-40, 1943-46; chair of
Huron County Republican Party, 1946-60; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Huron County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. McAllister and Alice (Sparling) McAllister; married to
Ruth M. Lawitzke. |
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Aaron Vance McAlvay (1847-1915) —
also known as Aaron V. McAlvay —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 19,
1847.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1878, 1901-04; appointed 1878,
1901; resigned 1904; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-15; died in office 1915; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1907, 1914.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 9,
1915 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928; mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1939-42.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died, in Eaton County Medical
Care Facility, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., June 24,
1970 (age 92 years, 272
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira W. McArthur and Beth (Wells) McArthur; married 1907 to Laura
Belle Williams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lyman H. McCall (b. 1860) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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George Porterfield McCallum (1871-1952) —
also known as George P. McCallum —
of Thompson, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
27, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1899-1902;
member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1937-44.
Died in 1952
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William R. McCaslin (1896-1958) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born March
10, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940.
Died March
16, 1958 (age 62 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April
28, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles;
Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to Jeanette
E. Poet. |
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David Charles McClung (b. 1926) —
also known as David C. McClung —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1980;
member of Hawaii
state senate, 1967-70; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 1968-70.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of John William McClung and Daisy (Knight) McClung; married, October
29, 1948, to Mildred Kim Tai Fong. |
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Thaddeus G. McCotter (b. 1965) —
also known as Thad McCotter —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., August
22, 1965.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 3,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned
1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John J. McCune (1919-2001) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
20, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1953-56.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died April
23, 2001 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald; married 1896 to Adelia
J. Duncan. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Archibald McDonell (b. 1833) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Nova
Scotia, 1833.
Lawyer; hardware
store owner; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1876-77.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald S. McGowan (b. 1946) —
of Virginia.
Born in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to Portugal, 1997-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Marjorie Frances McGowan (b. 1930) —
also known as Marjorie McGowan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Austin McGowan and Cassie (Durrettee)
McGowan. |
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LeRoy B. McInally (1906-2000) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born December
19, 1906.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1946, 1948.
Died January
1, 2000 (age 93 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William K. McInally (1905-1964) —
also known as W. K. McInally —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Otisville, Genesee
County, Mich., September
18, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1960-64; died in office 1964;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Methodist.
Died August
22, 1964 (age 58 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert John McIntosh (1922-2008) —
also known as Robert J. McIntosh —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
16, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; postmaster at Port
Huron, Mich., 1953-56 (acting, 1953-55); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958, 1960.
Died in Fort Gratiot Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
22, 2008 (age 85 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David William McKeague (b. 1946) —
also known as David W. McKeague —
of Michigan.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
5, 1946.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1992-2005;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2017.
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Hayes McKinney (b. 1876) —
also known as W. Hayes McKinney —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
7, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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James Campbell McLaughlin (1858-1932) —
also known as James C. McLaughlin —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Beardstown, Cass
County, Ill., January
26, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-91; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1907-32; defeated,
1932; died in office 1932.
Died in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., November
29, 1932 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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John A. McLaughlin (b. 1869) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March
18, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1928,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William McLaughlin and Catherine (Power) McLaughlin; married to
Kate McShannock. |
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Clarence John McLeod (1895-1959) —
also known as Clarence J. McLeod —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1920-21, 1923-37,
1939-41; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937.
Catholic.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1959 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Sharon McPhail (born c.1950) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1950.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary).
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Day Mead (1856-1914) —
also known as Frank D. Mead —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
27, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1914
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Mead and Mary (Day) Mead; married to Sarah Frances
Myrick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in
his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died two
weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Mark S. Meadows (b. 1947) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, April
29, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1997-2005, 2015-; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 2006-12.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2018.
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Thomas Driffill Meggison (1875-1956) —
also known as Thomas D. Meggison —
of Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.; Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Muskoka, Ontario,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Antrim
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1921-24;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924; Grand
Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; Grand
Traverse County Probate Judge.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April 4,
1956 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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John E. Merrill (b. 1897) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March
16, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October
16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan. |
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Steamship
captain; wholesale
grocer; lawyer; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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William Smith Mesick (1856-1942) —
also known as William S. Mesick —
of Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
26, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1897-1901; defeated,
1900.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
1, 1942 (age 86 years, 97
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate
developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) —
also known as Earl C. Michener —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Attica, Seneca
County, Ohio, November
30, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51;
defeated, 1932.
English
and German
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1957 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April
18, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate
in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson)
Mikesell. |
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Frederick T. Miles (1911-1989) —
of Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
7, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1943-46;
defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Died in 1989
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred
T. Miles and Dena D. Miles; married to Mari Ann
Robinson. |
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George Miles (1789-1850) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 5,
1789.
Lawyer; law partner of Alexander
S. Diven, around 1840; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1846-50; died in office 1850.
Died in 1850
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Postmaster;
St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Nelson A. Miles (1902-2004) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Dorr Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 9,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1937-44.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., August
11, 2004 (age 102 years,
94 days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Grayling, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Lester Daniel Miles and Susan Rosalyn 'Susie' (Truax) Miles;
married 1925 to Helen
L. Zick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Wendell Alverson Miles (1916-2013) —
also known as Wendell A. Miles —
of Michigan.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
17, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1948-53; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1953-60; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1960; circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1970-74; defeated, 1966; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1974-86;
took senior status 1986; Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court, 1989-1996.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 30,
2013 (age 97 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E.
McCorkell. |
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George A. Miller (b. 1872) —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich., September
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1910-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Alonzo Miller (b. 1875) —
also known as Guy A. Miller —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., September
11, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Miller and Mary (Lillie) Miller; married, November
5, 1901, to Grace A. Bliss. |
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Charles H. Miltner —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Miner —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19, 1927; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1940;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Jackson
County 1st District, 1933; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Charles Miriani (1897-1987) —
also known as Louis C. Miriani —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1957-62; indicted
in 1966 for evading
federal taxes on income he failed to report in 1959-62; tried and
convicted
in 1968; following unsuccessful appeals, he served almost a year in
federal
prison; released in 1971.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., October
18, 1987 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Francis Monaghan (b. 1875) —
also known as George F. Monaghan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1899-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
In 1899, at the age of 24, was the youngest-ever member of the
Michigan State Senate.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Monaghan and Margaret (Kiley) Monaghan; married, February
25, 1908, to Alice May Kotcher. |
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Bruce L. Monks (b. 1923) —
of Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; supervisor
of Clinton Township, Michigan, 1961-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe; married, July 13,
1882, to Emma C. Mitchell. |
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Robert Morris Montgomery (1849-1920) —
also known as Robert M. Montgomery —
of Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., May 12,
1849.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Oceana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-79; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1882-88; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892-1910; resigned 1910; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1900-01, 1910; Presiding
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1910-20; died in office
1920.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., June 27,
1920 (age 71 years, 46
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Stanley D. Montgomery (1878-1957) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
13, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1907; resigned 1907.
Died December
17, 1957 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Blair Moody Jr. (1928-1982) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1977-82; defeated, 1974; died in
office 1982.
Died November
26, 1982 (age about 54
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Moore —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died December
2, 1935 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William V. Moore (b. 1856) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
3, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1896;
member of Michigan Gold Democratic Party State Executive Committee,
1899.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Moore and Laura J. (Van Husan) Moore; married, January
28, 1883, to Jane Andrews. |
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Peter Morey (1798-1881) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., 1798.
Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1837-41.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, 1881
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael H. Moriarty (b. 1859) —
of Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
27, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Iron
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1903-12; defeated, 1912; Iron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Keeler, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
20, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in 1983
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Elaine Michael. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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John C. Morris (1925-1960) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
30, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1957-60; died
in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1960
(age about
34 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl D. Mosier (b. 1887) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., October
7, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1948-59; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Joseph
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mosier and Myrtice (Downing) Mosier; married to Ruth
Hendryx. |
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Ted Mrozowski (b. 1921) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1969-72; defeated in
primary, 1965 (2nd District), 1966 (2nd District), 1972 (19th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Polish
National Alliance; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Wright Munshaw (1886-1944) —
also known as Earl W. Munshaw —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
7, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1933-44; died in office 1944.
Died December
9, 1944 (age 58 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Merry
E. Morgan. |
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James Orin Murfin (b. 1875) —
also known as James O. Murfin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
7, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1908-11; appointed 1908; resigned
1911; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1918-33, 1934-37; appointed 1934;
defeated, 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Orin Murfin and Josephine Hurd (Smith) Murfin; married, April
24, 1907, to Jane B. Macklem. |
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1927 |
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Alfred J. Murphy (1868-1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan,
1900-05; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1906-19, 1924-31; resigned 1919;
died in office 1931; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1913; of counsel for Henry
Ford in libel suit against the Chicago Tribune, 1919.
Died August
5, 1931 (age 63 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murphy and Mary (Sexton) Murphy; married, June 29,
1903, to Margaret Walburga Ducey. |
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Frank Murphy (1890-1949) —
also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William
Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich., April
13, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court
judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
Governor
of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1939-40; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1949 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Our
Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Joseph C. Murphy (1907-1987) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April
10, 1945.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-, 2008-13; appointed
1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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Christopher M. Murray —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2002-.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Still living as of 2013.
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William Hanson Murray (1877-1950) —
also known as William H. Murray —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milan, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1899; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1922; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1935.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
25, 1950 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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James Alfred Murtha (b. 1870) —
also known as James A. Murtha —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
3, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1894; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1911-18; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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James H. Mustard (1880-1935) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Brucefield, Ontario,
February
25, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1935
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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John W. Myers (1877-1954) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1877.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933.
Died in 1954
(age about
77 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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