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Charles Earl Sabin (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Sabin —
of La Junta, Otero
County, Colo.
Born in Adams Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 18,
1887.
Lawyer; delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Vincent Sabin and Marilla (Post) Sabin; married, October
26, 1911, to Bessie O. Rourke. |
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Joseph F. Sablich (b. 1928) —
of Caspian, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Caspian, Iron
County, Mich., July 11,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Nick Sablich and Milka Sablich. |
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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler;
married, July 21,
1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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George Gregory Sadowski (1903-1961) —
also known as George G. Sadowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1928; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1933-39, 1943-51;
defeated in primary, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
9, 1961 (age 58 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George W. Sample (d. 1945) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1918-45; died in office 1945.
Died May 16,
1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Brenda K. Sanders (b. 1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1959.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Herbert A. Sanford (b. 1860) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-94; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1911; postmaster at Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., 1914-22; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888 to Maggie
Peak. |
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Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., November
19, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died June 12,
1951 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married 1924 to
Florence Peterson. |
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Alfred H. Sauer (b. 1881) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Jeffrey L. Sauter —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1991-.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert B. Savidge (b. 1889) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
6, 1889.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Osceola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-28, 1933-38.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. Newton Savidge and Jessia (Bates) Savidge. |
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (1834-1911) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Elks.
Died August
18, 1911 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer Jr. (b. 1876) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
18, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1921.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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David H. Sawyer (b. 1947) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1947.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-, 2008-13.
Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2013.
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Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 8,
1848.
Lawyer; insurance
business; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District,
1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate M. Sipley. |
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Harold Samuel Sawyer (1920-2003) —
also known as Harold S. Sawyer —
of Michigan.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
21, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1977-85.
Died in Kent
County, Mich., April 2,
2003 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Interment at Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Mich.
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer; married 1914 to Esther
Snyder. |
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Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) —
also known as Robert N. Sawyer —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira T. Sayre (b. 1858) —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hector, Schuyler
County, N.Y., March 6,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) —
of Lake Bluff, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
10, 1904.
Lawyer; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63, 1st
District 1964-76); appointed 1951.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died June 15,
1986 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Crandall Schlinker —
also known as John C. Schlinker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Debbie Schlussel (b. 1969) —
of West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 9,
1969.
Republican. Lawyer; author; movie
critic; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1990 (4th District), 1998 (39th
District).
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2017.
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Matthew Schneider —
of Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 2005-08.
Still living as of 2008.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married to Gwen
E. Schwartz. |
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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George G. Scott (1874-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Independent
Order of Foresters.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1952 (age 77 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Scully (1862-1913) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1897-1900; defeated, 1900; mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1900-01; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 8th Circuit, 1911.
Died in 1913
(age about
51 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April
28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Emanuel Seidler (1890-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born May 1,
1890.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1936, 1938; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1939; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Died May 15,
1958 (age 68 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis William Seidman (1921-2009) —
also known as L. William Seidman —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
29, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; accountant;
lawyer; economist;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1962; economic advisor to President Gerald
Ford, 1974-76, and to Ronald
Reagan, 1982-84; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
1985-91; chairman, Resolution Trust Corporation, 1989-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Died May 13,
2009 (age 88 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Deborah A. Servitto —
of Macomb
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Sewickley, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Lawyer; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1987-90; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1990-2006; appointed 1990; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 2006-13; appointed 2006.
Female.
Still living as of 2013.
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Clarence W. Sessions (1859-1931) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia
County, Mich., February
8, 1859.
Lawyer; law partner of John
Vanderwerp; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1906-11; resigned 1911; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1911-31;
died in office 1931.
Died April 1,
1931 (age 72 years, 52
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Toni L. Sessoms —
of Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Isabella County Democratic Party, 2009; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) —
also known as Henry W. Seymour —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 21,
1834.
Lawyer; farmer; lumber
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th
District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated
(Democratic), 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1906 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Seymour and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour; married, October
27, 1869, to Isabel Randell; married, June 30,
1875, to Elizabeth Craig; married, June 29,
1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; first cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; second cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and McNeil
Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles, Daniel
Pitkin and Orlo
Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton
G. Seymour; fourth cousin of David
Lowrey Seymour and Thomas
Henry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Ela
Collins and Caleb
Seymour Pitkin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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John Clarence Shaffer (1888-1969) —
also known as John C. Shaffer —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., August
31, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Gladwin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-32; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Gladwin
County Probate Judge, 1932-35; circuit
judge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1936-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961-62.
Catholic.
Died in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., March
14, 1969 (age 80 years, 195
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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Frank Shepherd (b. 1853) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District,
1897-1900; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1900-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin J. Shepherd (born c.1919) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary,
1959.
Member, Optimist
Club; Toastmasters;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo., June 1,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd. |
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John H. Shepherd (b. 1934) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1934.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983.
Jewish.
Member, NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1990.
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Edmund Claude Shields (1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields; married, December
28, 1900, to Mary Foley. |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
L. Ballard |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News, May
7, 1936 |
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve; married, March 7,
1936, to Elaine Renaud. |
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Charles Casper Simons (1876-1964) —
also known as Charles C. Simons —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1905-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District,
1907-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1923-32; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1932-59; took
senior status 1959.
Died February
2, 1964 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Simpson (d. 1813) —
of Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812.
Killed in the Battle
of River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe), Monroe
County, Mich., January
22, 1813.
Original interment somewhere in Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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James T. Sloan (b. 1886) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
17, 1886.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1941.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Hinsdill Smedley (1893-1980) —
also known as Harold H. Smedley; Dike
Smedley —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
29, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
Four time national flyrod accuracy champion; considered to be one of
the best flyrod fishermen in the country.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November, 1980
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Osmer Smedley and Lillian M. (Hinsdill)
Smedley. |
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John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) —
of Stevensville, Berrien
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1994, 1998.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Alvah G. Smith (b. 1862) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Sunfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., March
14, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Mumford Smith (1903-1968) —
also known as Arthur M. Smith —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Scott, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
19, 1903.
Lawyer; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1959-68; died
in office 1968.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1968 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Colin L. Smith (b. 1910) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., April
23, 1910.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1941-44;
defeated in primary, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1945-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Frances C. Muvrin. |
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April
28, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Frank Day Smith (1875-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born July 22,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1935
(primary); appointed 1939; defeated, 1940, 1941.
Died March
25, 1958 (age 82 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred P. Smith —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1929-47; appointed 1929.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel P. Smith. |
| | | Image source: Alpena Argus, September
23, 1908 |
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Guy E. Smith (1865-1936) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 16,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Gladwin
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-1901; Gladwin
County Probate Judge, 1901-17; circuit
judge in Michigan 34th Circuit, 1919-36; appointed 1919; died in
office 1936.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
30, 1936 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1922 to Maude
Black. |
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Henry Cassorte Smith (1856-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Smith —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 2,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1902.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
7, 1911 (age 55 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Newel Smith (b. 1852) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, May 1,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of the peace; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1913-16;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Saxton Smith (b. 1881) —
also known as Oliver S. Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, May 9,
1881.
Democrat. Accountant;
author
of textbooks; lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen North Smith and Janet T. (Whiteman) Smith; married, April
19, 1905, to Edna Baker. |
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Ora Lynn Smith, Sr. (1879-1942) —
also known as O. L. Smith —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Union City, Branch
County, Mich., October
8, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George
P. Stone, 1913-14; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1927-28; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Died November
27, 1942 (age 63 years, 50
days).
Interment at Moscow
Plains Cemetery, Moscow, Mich.
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Otis Milton Smith (1922-1994) —
also known as Otis M. Smith —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
Black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned
1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947 to Joyce
Cummings. |
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Samuel William Smith (1852-1931) —
also known as Samuel W. Smith —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Independence Township, Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1897-1915.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1931 (age 78 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Stearns Fisher Smith (b. 1835) —
also known as Stearns F. Smith —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
18, 1835.
Lawyer; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1894; circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1895-1905; appointed 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-71;
took senior status 1971.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Virgil C. Smith Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1977-88; defeated
in primary, 1970 (13th District), 1972 (10th District); resigned
1988; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1988-; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit; elected 2012.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Alden Smith (1859-1932) —
also known as "Michigan's Friendliest
Man" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., May 12,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1888-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1895-1907; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1907-19; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1916.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
11, 1932 (age 73 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Dale Souter —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1943-59; appointed 1943.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Consider Alphonso Stacy (1817-1888) —
also known as Consider A. Stacy —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, January
6, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1846-48; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1858; postmaster at Tecumseh,
Mich., 1887.
Died in Michigan, November
5, 1888 (age 71 years, 304
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Consider Hastings Stacy and Polly (Bass) Stacy; married to Mary
Maria Walker. |
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memorial |
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Frank O. Staiger Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
1, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 34th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank O. Staiger, Sr. and Leona (Little) Staiger; married to Irene
E. Wagener. |
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Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) —
also known as Charles A. Standiford —
of Athens, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sherwood Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
8, 1866.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; lawyer; postmaster;
real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Leila Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1954 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Mich.
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James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) —
also known as James B. Stanley —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in 1977
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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H. James Starr (1931-2009) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., July 11,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate in primary for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1969.
Died July 20,
2009 (age 78 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1958 to
Phyllis Anne McConnell. |
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Joseph Hall Steere (b. 1852) —
also known as Joseph H. Steere —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 19,
1852.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1882-1911; resigned 1911;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1884;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1911-27; appointed 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1913, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Jacob Steketee (1873-1946) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1901-12; Honorary
Consul for Netherlands in Grand
Rapids, Mich., 1912-46.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1946 (age 73 years, 70
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Marvin R. Stempien (b. 1933) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1965-66, 1969-72;
defeated, 1966; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972, 1976 (primary);
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married 1955 to
Corinne J. Lotowski. |
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Cynthia Diane Stephens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985-2008; appointed 1985; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2008-; appointed 2008.
Female.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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James Eugene Stephenson (1926-2009) —
also known as James E. Stephenson —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April
21, 1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Wood. |
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John J. Sterling —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; Berrien
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor
of Benton Harbor, Mich., 1929-31; defeated, 1931; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude H. Stevens (1884-1982) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1929-32.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma
Nu Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha
Beal. |
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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William C. Stevens (b. 1837) —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1837.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; flour mill
business; bank
director; Iosco
County Treasurer; Iosco
County Prosecuting Attorney; Michigan
state auditor general, 1883-86.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Shirley Stewart —
also known as C. Shirley Stewart —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1910, 1915-18; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1941-53; defeated in primary,
1923.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Stewart (b. 1949) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., May 1,
1949.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 20th District; elected 2000.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2000.
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Nathaniel Hammond Stewart (1847-1919) —
also known as Nathaniel H. Stewart; Nat H.
Stewart —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., July 20,
1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1894, 1910; candidate
for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1896, 1901, 1902; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1913-14; appointed 1913.
Member, Elks.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 71 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Walter N. Stockfish (1908-1973) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 16,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1935-44; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George P. Stone (b. 1848) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wheatland, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
18, 1848.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1892;
circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1900-05; defeated (Democratic),
1905, 1911; Democratic candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1907; law partner of O. L.
Smith, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Stone and Phila (Preston) Stone; married, January
27, 1874, to Isabella Colton. |
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John Grover Stone (1871-1939) —
also known as John G. Stone —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., September
29, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1922-39; appointed 1922; died in
office 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died May 21,
1939 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
24, 1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Ralph Stone (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
20, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; studied law under U.S. Sen. Anthony
Higgins; practiced law with former U.S. Rep. Byron
M. Cutcheon; private and military secretary to Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1924-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Eugene J. Stroia (1927-2002) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
25, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961.
Died March
11, 2002 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (b. 1952) —
also known as Bart Stupak —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maurice Sugar (1891-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brimley, Chippewa
County, Mich., August
8, 1891.
Lawyer; Socialist candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1917, 1919; Socialist candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1918 (Socialist),
1936 (Farmer-Labor); convicted
in 1918 for resisting
the draft, sentenced to a year in prison,
and disbarred;
readmitted to the Bar in 1923; pardoned
in 1933; general counsel to the United Automobile Workers, 1937-46;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Jewish
and Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, National
Lawyers Guild.
Died in Cheboygan
County, Mich., February
15, 1974 (age 82 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan; married, June 17,
1900, to Minnie W. Hall. |
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Joseph B. Sullivan (b. 1922) —
also known as Joe B. Sullivan —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968;
Wayne
County Clerk, 1970; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-86; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1980; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1986-; appointed 1986.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets;
Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting
a bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Joseph Patrick Swallow (b. 1932) —
also known as Joseph P. Swallow —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
31, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 105th District, 1965-72; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1977; candidate in primary for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1978.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1978.
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Francis L. Sward —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Theodore W. Swift (1928-2000) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born June 8,
1928.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1962; lawyer.
Died February
25, 2000 (age 71 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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