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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia. |
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Michael J. Talbot —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1992; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1997-98; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1998-2013.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2013.
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Victor Targonski (1914-1990) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1944, 1946; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; Michigan
state auditor general, 1955-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-59; appointed 1956;
defeated, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1990 (age 76 years, 75
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Arthur J. Tarnow (b. 1942) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1942.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1998-2010;
took senior status 2010.
Still living as of 2021.
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Christopher Taylor (b. 1967) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1967.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 2014-.
Still living as of 2015.
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Walter Ross Taylor (born c.1858) —
also known as Walter R. Taylor —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1909-12, 1915-16; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Teahen Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Graham L. Teall —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 2003-06.
Still living as of 2020.
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Paul M. Tedrow —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) —
also known as Laurie O. Telfer —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
November
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; St.
Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma
E. Hueber. |
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Jay M. Terbush Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rufus Hildreth Thayer (1849-1917) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1849.
Lawyer; Judge of the United States Court for China, 1908.
Died in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 12,
1917 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus Thayer and Hersilora Eliza (Utley) Thayer; married to
Harriet Barnes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
NAACP;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Thomas —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach
cancer and heart
problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edward Hughes Thompson (1810-1886) —
also known as Edward H. Thompson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England,
June
15, 1810.
Lawyer; read law in the Buffalo law office of Millard
Fillmore; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1848-49; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1859-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
2, 1886 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Richard Thompson (born c.1937) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born about 1937.
Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1989-96; president and chief
counsel, Thomas More Law Center.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
15, 1887.
Republican. Muskegon
County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan,
1925-36; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in
primary, 1956.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
First
woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first
woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Died in Plainwell Sanatorium,
Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 5,
1970 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) —
also known as Enos T. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
21, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Aurelius,
N.Y., 1807-14; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1815-16; circuit
judge in New York, 1823-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1829; Governor of
New York, 1829-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1838-41.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
1, 1874 (age 90 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Peter and St. John Churchyard, Auburn, N.Y.
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George Bliss Throop (1793-1854) —
also known as George B. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., April
12, 1793.
Lawyer; postmaster at Aurelius,
N.Y., 1814-18; Auburn,
N.Y., 1818-35; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1828-31; banker.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1854 (age 60 years, 317
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jan Ching-an Ting (b. 1948) —
also known as Jan C. Ting —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2006.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Albion B. Titus (b. 1886) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner; municipal judge in Michigan,
1916; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lincoln H. Titus. |
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Rashida Tlaib (b. 1976) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1976.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2009-.
Female.
Muslim.
Palestinian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) —
also known as Charles A. Towne —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1858.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.
Died, from asthma
and pneumonia,
in Southern Methodist Hospital,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., October
22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Tracy L. Towner (b. 1864) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1910-12; defeated, 1912.
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Transue (1903-1995) —
also known as Andrew J. Transue —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich., January
12, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 24,
1995 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Alan Trott (b. 1960) —
also known as David A. Trott —
of Bingham Farms, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., October
16, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer; abstract and
title business; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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Ray Trucks (b. 1884) —
of Baldwin, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Montpelier, Williams
County, Ohio, November
27, 1884.
Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-20; Lake
County Probate Judge, 1921-24.
Burial location unknown.
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John Trumbull (1750-1831) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Westbury, New Haven County (now Watertown, Litchfield
County), Conn., April
24, 1750.
Lawyer; poet;
superior court judge in Connecticut, 1801-19.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 10,
1831 (age 81 years, 16
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs; married to Lorraine Joyce
Burgess. |
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; lawyer; real estate
developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of John Turanchik; married 1992 to Jenny
Pierson. |
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James Turner (1878-1947) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 18,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died August
15, 1947 (age 69 years, 28
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Raymond Turner (b. 1884) —
also known as Ray Turner —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich., July 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner; married 1919 to Esther
Junell. |
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Willard J. Turner —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Orin G. Tuttle (b. 1863) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Fulton, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 19,
1863.
Gratiot
County School Commissioner, 1889-99; lawyer.
Burial location unknown.
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Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie III —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., January
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Delta
Upsilon; Toastmasters.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 25,
1991 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel W. Twichell (d. 1901) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1862; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1872; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
Missouri, 1876.
Died April 1,
1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) —
also known as Edwin F. Uhl —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rush, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
14, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand Rapids
National Bank,
1881-93; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1896-97.
Died May 17,
1901 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Charles Upson (1821-1885) —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March
19, 1821.
Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Clerk, 1849-50; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10th
District 1881-82); village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60; Michigan
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69; bank
director; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; member
of Michigan
state constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
5, 1885 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lydia (Webster) Upson and Asahel Upson; brother of Gad
Ely Upson; married, August
4, 1852, to Sophia Montgomery Upham; great-grandson of Josiah
Cowles; second cousin of Calvin
Josiah Cowles and Christopher
Columbus Upson; second cousin once removed of Charles
Holden Cowles; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Upson; second cousin thrice removed of John
Strong; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Andrew
Seth Upson and Evelyn
M. Upson; third cousin once removed of William
Hanford Upson; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Champion, Epaphroditus
Champion, Daniel
Chapin, Samuel
Strong and Ela
Collins; third cousin thrice removed of Moses
Seymour and Simeon
Baldwin; fourth cousin of Harvey
Washington Upson; fourth cousin once removed of Graham
Hurd Chapin, George
Seymour, William
Collins, William
Sheffield Cowles, James
Wesley Upson and William
Hazlett Upson. |
| | | 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 |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Victor E. Van Ameringen —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Richard Franklin Vander Veen (1922-2006) —
also known as Richard F. Vander Veen —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974-77; defeated,
1958, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
2006 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Vanderwerp (1866-1939) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 25,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Clarence
W. Sessions, 1901-05, and of John Q.
Ross, 1910; probate judge in Michigan, 1897-1901; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1911-12, 1939; died in office 1939;
circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1918-35.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died August
11, 1939 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Campbell Van Dusen (1925-1991) —
also known as Richard C. Van Dusen —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 18,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1954-56; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-91; appointed 1979; died in
office 1991.
Episcopalian.
Died June 8,
1991 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bruce Van Dusen and Helen (Campbell) Van Dusen; married to Barbara
Congdon. |
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Gordon F. Van Eenenaam (b. 1902) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 4,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1929-36; defeated in primary, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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George M. Van Peursem (b. 1912) —
of Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
18, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1951-59;
resigned 1959; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1957-58; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1961-63.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936 to Gladys
Dillman. |
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1957-58 |
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Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Van Winkle (b. 1858) —
of Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., August
3, 1858.
Democrat. Farmer; school
teacher; lawyer; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-1890; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1899, 1917 (Democratic).
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard D. Verdier (b. 1877) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
19, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Kent
County Clerk; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1913-16; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1922-32; appointed 1922; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1932-59; appointed 1932.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Mildred Ann Vlaich (b. 1922) —
also known as Mildred Vlaich —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born October
16, 1922.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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John Donaldson Voelker (1903-1991) —
also known as John D. Voelker; Robert
Traver —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., June 29,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-52; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1954; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-60; appointed 1956; resigned
1960.
Author
of the best-selling novel Anatomy of a Murder (later a movie
starring Jimmy Stewart), and other books.
Died of a heart
attack, in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., March
18, 1991 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Ishpeming
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Paul W. Voorhies (1875-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; Michigan
state attorney general, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1952
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1902 to Fay
Bodmer. |
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