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Richard V. Nahabedian —
also known as Richard Nahabedian —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1951; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Max E. Neal (1878-1962) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., May 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.
Member, Elks; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in 1962
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Lucien Norbert Nedzi (b. 1925) —
also known as Lucien N. Nedzi —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1961-81 (1st District 1961-65, 14th
District 1965-81).
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
27, 1956.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died in
office 2006.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Soroptimists;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Died, of pulmonary
failure due to myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 2006 (age 49 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke. |
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13;
lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1923; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married, August
15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow. |
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F. Jack Neller (1908-1987) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Croydon, England,
May
14, 1908.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1939-42; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-56; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959, 1974.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Sigurd G. Nelson (1890-1923) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1915-18.
Died in 1923
(age about
33 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry P. Newblatt (1926-2002) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born February
10, 1926.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1974; lawyer.
Died April
10, 2002 (age 76 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah T. Newcomb (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Newspaper
work; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1902, 1904;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1909-12; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to
Eleanor J. Birkett. |
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Andrea Fischer Newman (b. 1958) —
also known as Andrea L. Fischer —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; senior vice president for governmental
affairs, Northwest Airlines;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1992,
2000
(alternate); member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1995-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Philip Fischer and Myrna Fischer; married to Frank
Newman. |
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Columbia Township, Jackson
County, Mich., April
30, 1991 (age 94 years, 276
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Monroe Nichols (1859-1908) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., January
15, 1859.
Republican. Real estate
broker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Died, from locomotor
ataxia, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
16, 1908 (age 49 years, 245
days).
Interment at West Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Conn.
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Henry Shaw Noble (1839-1908) —
also known as H. Shaw Noble —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., December
19, 1839.
Merchant;
lawyer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1879-80, 1883-84; postmaster at Monroe,
Mich., 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., October
21, 1908 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.
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Melvin Nord (b. 1918) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
3, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; chemical
engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62.
Member, Sigma
Xi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sol Nord and Rose (Hertzoff) Nord; married to Eleanor
Greenbaum. |
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Harold Norris (b. 1918) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Norris and Jean (Richman) Norris; married to Frances
Menacer. |
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Walter H. North (1871-1952) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
1, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1902-05; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1906-27; resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-52; appointed 1927; died in
office 1952; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1952;
died in office 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died July 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Willis I. Norton (b. 1880) —
of Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Allegan
County, Mich., April
28, 1880.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-34 (District 39 1913-14,
District 29 1915-24, District 33 1925-34).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert E. Novitke (born c.1946) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1946.
Lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., 1990-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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David K. Oaks —
of Alger, Arenac
County, Mich.; Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1976;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1984.
Still living as of 2001.
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George Donoghue O'Brien (1900-1957) —
also known as George D. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1947;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1937-39, 1941-47,
1949-55; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944
(speaker).
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1957 (age 57 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Michael Hubert O'Brien (b. 1878) —
also known as M. Hubert O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edwin
Denby; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael W. O'Brien and Martha Frances (Watson) O'Brien; married 1912 to Zula
Vail Cheney. |
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (1868-1956) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1868.
Democrat. Miner;
lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1956 (age 88 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James O'Brien (1842-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Brien —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 30,
1842.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel, Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railway;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1883; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1904;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1905-07; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1907-11; Italy, 1911-13.
Died in 1933
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1968;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
13, 1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Stiles, Oconto
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam. |
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Albert Joseph O'Melia (b. 1889) —
also known as Albert J. O'Melia —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., April 4,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Stewart Parnell O'Neil (b. 1883) —
also known as Charles P. O'Neil —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1883.
Lawyer; Progressive candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1914; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John James O'Neil and Mary Ann (Dwyer) O'Neil. |
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Horace Mann Oren (1859-1912) —
also known as Horace M. Oren —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland, Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1859.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1899-1902; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1911-12; appointed 1911; died in
office 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., 1912
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; actuary;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile
collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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Donald C. Osborn (1879-1928) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March
26, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kalamazoo County Republican Party, 1918-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1921-24.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ukraine,
January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy
Kozlow. |
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Theobald Otjen (1851-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in West China, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
27, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1892, 1893, 1906.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
11, 1924 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) —
also known as Daniel F. Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace; Vice-Consul
for Sweden in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1914; Ottawa
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34; arrested
in March 1930, charged
with driving
while drunk,
and fined
$50; arrested
again in August, and pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, but
he was sentenced
to six months in prison.
Danish
and German
ancestry.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
31, 1939 (age 65 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer; Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster at Manistee,
Mich., 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. I. T. Palmer and Mary M. Palmer; married 1892 to H. May
Shrigley. |
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George Perry Palmer (b. 1868) —
also known as George P. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 13,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1913-16.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) —
also known as Lewis G. Palmer —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Michigan
state senate, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Panchuk (1904-1981) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1961; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in 1981
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Leonard J. Paterson (1897-2001) —
of Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich., April
20, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Sanilac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1939-42; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1953.
Died August
24, 2001 (age 104 years,
126 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bruce Patterson (b. 1947) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1999-.
Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lewis Brooks Patterson (1939-2019) —
also known as L. Brooks Patterson —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Loogootee, Martin
County, Ind., January
4, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-88; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1984
(alternate), 1988;
Oakland
County Executive, 1993-2019; charged
with reckless
driving following a traffic stop in 2003.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Independence Township, Oakland
County, Mich., August
3, 2019 (age 80 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Paulsmo (1891-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate in
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941.
Died March 7,
1958 (age 66 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Payant (1935-2001) —
of Kingsford, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., August
22, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
5, 2001 (age 66 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jay H. Payne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Pell (b. 1889) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in 1889.
Lawyer; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32.
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Pellow (b. 1927) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gogebic
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1957-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of William F. Pellow and Katherine Pellow; married to Betty Lou
Mattice. |
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Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) —
also known as Harvey A. Penney —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
26, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1936 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Aaron Perry (1848-1920) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
11, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1872; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died February
12, 1920 (age 71 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram Perry and Sophia (Adams) Perry; married to Sallie
Hoffman. |
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Rollin H. Person (1850-1917) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Iosco Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
15, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1891-99; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1915-16; defeated, 1912, 1913;
appointed 1915; defeated, 1916.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
1917 (age 66 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Seymour Howe Person (1879-1957) —
also known as Seymour H. Person —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., February
2, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Patrick
H. Kelley; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1931-33; defeated,
1932, 1942.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 7,
1957 (age 78 years, 64
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Albert Edward Petermann (b. 1877) —
also known as Albert E. Petermann —
of Keweenaw
County, Mich.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., March 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Keweenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Gary Charles Peters (b. 1958) —
also known as Gary C. Peters —
of Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
1, 1958.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1995-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2000;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 2009-15 (9th District 2009-13, 14th
District 2013-15); U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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William R. Peterson —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1960-78.
Still living as of 1978.
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Herbert E. Phillipson Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Herb Phillipson —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born, in Lee Memorial Hospital,
Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., December
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-60; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1968-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
Cass
County Probate Judge, 1982-95.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Albert Picard (1889-1963) —
also known as Frank A. Picard —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Saginaw
County 1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1939.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1963 (age 73 years, 132
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Alfred P. Pierson —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1936; appointed 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Charles Pliskow (1907-1971) —
also known as Julius C. Pliskow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
10, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1971 (age 63 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander James Polk (1883-1950) —
also known as Alex J. Polk —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., April
23, 1883.
Republican. Insurance
agent; real estate
broker; lawyer; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
23, 1950 (age 66 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bartek 'Bartholomew' Polk and Tekla 'Tillie' (Witkowski) Polk;
married, June 11,
1906, to Mary Eva LeBlanc; married, February
11, 1918, to Laura Matilda (Strock) Beam; married, October
13, 1927, to Grace K. Knapp; married, December
18, 1929, to Helen M. Gernt; married, July 3,
1935, to Marian Pardee Mathews. |
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Henry A. Pominville (b. 1933) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich., 1933.
Lawyer; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1969-71.
Still living as of 1971.
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Charles Smith Porritt (1904-1969) —
also known as Charles S. Porritt —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, August
20, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1939-41; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
English
ancestry.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
18, 1969 (age 65 years, 90
days).
Interment at Perry
Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin J. Porritt and Mabel Eldora (Smith) Porritt; married to
Elizabeth Mary Sawyer. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David L. Porteous (b. 1952) —
also known as Dave Porteous —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., October
30, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1992,
2000;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; appointed 1996; defeated,
1996; elected 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872) —
also known as Augustus S. Porter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
18, 1798.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1839-45.
Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
18, 1872 (age 74 years, 244
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus
Seymour Porter (1769-1849) and Lavinia (Steele) Porter;
half-brother of Peter
Buell Porter Jr.; nephew of Peter
Buell Porter; first cousin of Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed of Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Ulysses
Simpson Grant; second cousin twice removed of Frederick
Dent Grant and Ulysses
Simpson Grant Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Huntington; third cousin once removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Henry
Huntington, Gurdon
Huntington, Samuel
Lathrop and Abel
Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Scudder, Asa H.
Otis and Alvred
Bayard Nettleton; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Frederick Webster, Lovel
Davis Parmelee and Theron
Ephron Catlin; fourth cousin of Ebenezer
Huntington, Gaylord
Griswold, Benjamin
Trumbull, Parmenio
Adams, Elisha
Phelps, Lancelot
Phelps, Theodore
Davenport, Abijah
Blodget and Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel
H. Huntington, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Abiel
Case, Samuel
George Andrews, Harrison
Blodget, John
Hall Brockway, Jairus
Case, Lorenzo
Burrows, Norman
A. Phelps, Anson
Levi Holcomb, George
Smith Catlin, Waitman
Thomas Willey, Lyman
Trumbull, William
Dean Kellogg, John
Smith Phelps, William
Gleason Jr., Almon
Case, James
Phelps, Robert
Coit Jr., Samuel
Lathrop Bronson, Abial
Lathrop, Roger
Wolcott and Allen
Jacob Holcomb. |
| | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August
1, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile
accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.
Richardson. |
| | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
| | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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James H. Pound (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
27, 1852.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1898 (Democratic),
1912; Democratic candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1903; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Pound and Eleanor (Meginnity) Pound; married, June 30,
1882, to Jessie E. Page. |
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Victor L. Power (b. 1880) —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Michigan, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Hibbing, Minn., 1913-21, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Loomis King Preston (1879-1954) —
also known as Loomis K. Preston —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., July 22,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.
Congregationalist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., September
12, 1954 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl C. Pugsley (1885-1976) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., April
17, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1930-59; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1942; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Newaygo
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Pugsley and Jennie (Cash) Pugsley; married to Alice E.
Hutchins. |
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Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) —
also known as Henry H. Pulver —
of Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., September
2, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1885-86; postmaster.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
25, 1936 (age 92 years, 145
days).
Interment at Laingsburg Cemetery, Laingsburg, Mich.
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Seth Quarles Pulver (1879-1943) —
also known as Seth Q. Pulver —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 20,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Theron
W. Atwood; later, attorney for the Ann Arbor Railroad
and for the Michigan Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1927-28; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 3,
1943 (age 63 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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