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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Michigan

  Oliver Holt Adams (1860-1946) — also known as Oliver H. Adams — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Coe Township, Isabella County, Mich., April 28, 1860. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; banker; Isabella County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1905-08. Died in 1946 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
Russell A. Alger Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) — also known as Russell A. Alger — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in a log cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); Governor of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office 1907. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Russell Alger and Caroline (Moulton) Alger; brother of Charles Moulton Alger; married, April 2, 1861, to Annette H. Henry; father of Frederick Moulton Alger (who married Mary Eldridge Swift); grandfather of Frederick Moulton Alger Jr..
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Alger County, Mich. is named for him.
  The village of Alger, Ohio, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Alexander S. Anderson (1811-1879) — of Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Maine, March 23, 1811. Lumber business; farmer; Oceana County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 1859-60; Oceana County Treasurer, 1861-62. Died in Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich., December 29, 1879 (age 68 years, 281 days). Interment at Claybanks Cemetery, Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich.
  Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) — of Omena, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Blekinge, Sweden, October 3, 1857. Lumberman; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18; defeated (Independent), 1918. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1883 to Marit Bohley; father of Louis Edwin Anderson.
  Newell Avery (1817-1877) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 12, 1817. Republican. Lumber merchant; village president of Port Huron, Michigan, 1855; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1877 (age 59 years, 152 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Avery and Margaret (Shepard) Avery; married, January 3, 1843, to Nancy Clapp Eddy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) — also known as W. Irving Babcock — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in New York, 1833. Republican. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1887-90. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., March 31, 1908 (age about 74 years). Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Washington Irving
  Relatives: Married 1858 to Ruth W. Hitchcock.
  Frederick Kessler Baker (b. 1861) — also known as Fred K. Baker — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Fleming, Cayuga County, N.Y., January 5, 1861. Republican. Banker; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, August 16, 1855. Republican. Lumber business; mayor of Ludington, Mich., 1892. Episcopalian. Died February 5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker; married 1882 to May C. Foster.
  William Hazen Ball (1858-1922) — also known as William H. Ball — of Coloma, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Boylston, Worcester County, Mass., August 24, 1858. Republican. Banker; coal and lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1909-12. Died in 1922 (age about 63 years). Interment at Coloma Cemetery, Coloma, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Adam Beattie Adam Beattie (1833-1893) — of Ovid, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Seneca County, N.Y., November 26, 1833. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill owner; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 26, 1893 (age 59 years, 212 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Mary E. Hand.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
Josiah W. Begole Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) — also known as Josiah W. Begole — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y., January 20, 1815. School teacher; farmer; Genesee County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874, 1880; Governor of Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884. Presbyterian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., June 5, 1896 (age 81 years, 137 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole; married, April 22, 1839, to Harriet Miles; great-grandfather of Charles Begole Cumings.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  James T. Bennett (b. 1857) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., February 21, 1857. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; Chippewa County Treasurer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  D. Stephen Benzie (b. 1893) — of Norway, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Norway, Dickinson County, Mich., March 10, 1893. Democrat. Road contractor; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940; 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. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Lillian Wilson.
  Robert R. Blacker (1845-1931) — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in 1845. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Manistee, Mich.; elected 1889; secretary of state of Michigan, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896. Died in 1931 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Manistee County Blacker Airport, Manistee, Michigan, is named for him.
Aaron T. Bliss Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) — also known as Aaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., May 22, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892; Governor of Michigan, 1901-04. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., September 16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117 days). Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Lyman Warren Bliss; married, March 31, 1868, to Allaseba Morey Phelps; granduncle of Aaron Tyler Bliss; third cousin of Frank Dickinson Blodgett.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) — also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor Joy" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., July 12, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; lumber business; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890. Died in a hospital at San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Aaron Thomas Bliss; married, July 27, 1858, to Mary Jerome; married, September 18, 1877, to Harriett (Granger) Miller; married, November 2, 1892, to May Cummiskey; granduncle of Aaron Tyler Bliss; third cousin of Frank Dickinson Blodgett.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) — also known as Delos A. Blodgett — of Hersey, Osceola County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., March 3, 1825. Republican. Lumber merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892, 1900. Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey. Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 1, 1908 (age 83 years, 243 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abiel Davis Blodgett and Susan (Richmond) Blodgett; married, September 9, 1859, to Jane S. 'Jennie' Wood; married, June 3, 1893, to Daisy Albertine Peck; father of John Wood Blodgett; grandfather of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; second cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin of Isaac Newton Blodgett; third cousin thrice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wood Blodgett (1860-1951) — also known as John W. Blodgett — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Hersey, Osceola County, Mich., July 26, 1860. Republican. Lumber and timber business; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1900-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908, 1924, 1932; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 21, 1951 (age 91 years, 118 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Delos Abiel Blodgett and Jane (Wood) Blodgett; married, January 16, 1895, to Minnie A. Cumnock; father of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin once removed of Isaac Newton Blodgett.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) — also known as Nathan B. Bradley — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., May 28, 1831. Republican. Lumber business; salt industry; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., November 8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) — also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B. Buckman — of Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn. Born near Newtown, Bucks County, Pa., April 1, 1851. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 30, 1881-82; member of Minnesota state senate, 1883-90, 1899-1902 (39th District 1883-90, 48th District 1899-1902); U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07. Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., March 1, 1917 (age 65 years, 334 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman; married 1876 to Emma C. Harvey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Zephaniah Webster Bunce (1787-1889) — also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce — of St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 14, 1787. Member Michigan territorial council from St. Clair County, 1824-27; postmaster; lumber mill business. Died in St. Clair County, Mich., October 8, 1889 (age 101 years, 328 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce; married, September 13, 1827, to Louisa Ann Duryea.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) — also known as "The Lone Pine of Michigan" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Pike, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 26, 1831. Lumber and timber business; railroad builder; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872, 1880; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904, 1908; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Democratic candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1907-08. Died, from stomach trouble, in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 2, 1919 (age 87 years, 188 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Burt.
  The community of Burt, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) — of Ishpeming, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Altona, Clinton County, N.Y., January 6, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd District, 1901-08. Catholic. Member, Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Royal Arcanum; Maccabees; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  John Campbell — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Democrat. Sawmill owner; mayor of Muskegon, Mich., 1907-09. Burial location unknown.
  William Lucius Case (1856-1933) — also known as William L. Case — of Benzonia, Benzie County, Mich. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, August 21, 1856. Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1919-22; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1923-26; defeated in primary, 1926; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wexford District, 1933. Died in Benzonia, Benzie County, Mich., June 26, 1933 (age 76 years, 309 days). Interment at Benzonia Township Cemetery, Benzonia, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lucius William Case and Emeline Rebecca (Fitts) Case; married, October 30, 1890, to Marietta Hubbell; father of Leonard Leach Case; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah Case; first cousin four times removed of Aaron Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio Adams; second cousin four times removed of Noah Phelps; third cousin of Joseph Wells Holcomb; third cousin once removed of Asahel Pierson Case, Hiram Bidwell Case and Edmond Alfred Holcomb; third cousin twice removed of Greene Carrier Bronson, John Russell Kellogg, George Smith Catlin, Francis William Kellogg and Almon Case; third cousin thrice removed of Jason Kellogg, Augustus Pettibone, Charles Kellogg, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Elisha Phelps, Timothy Merrill, Rufus Pettibone, Amos Pettibone and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Nelson Platt Wheeler and William Egbert Wheeler; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Tappan Kellogg, Selah Merrill and Alexander Royal Wheeler.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle), King County, Wash. Born in New York, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; sawmill owner; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09. Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle), King County, Wash., April 12, 1953 (age about 92 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden; married to Grace Guild.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., October 5, 1838. Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; banker; shipowner; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892; president of railroads. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14, 1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who married Henry Allyn Haigh).
  Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) — also known as Omar D. Conger — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., April 1, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; lumber business; St. Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District 1857-59); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1881-87. Died in Ocean City, Worcester County, Md., July 11, 1898 (age 80 years, 101 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Conger and Esther (West) Conger; brother of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916); married, November 5, 1849, to Emily Jane Barker; father of Franklin Barker Conger; uncle of Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963); granduncle of Seymour Beach Conger (who married Lucile Bailey Conger); first cousin once removed of Hugh Conger and Edwin Hurd Conger; second cousin of Moore Conger and Frederick Ward Conger; second cousin thrice removed of Ralph Waldo Hungerford; third cousin of Anson Griffith Conger and Harmon Sweatland Conger; third cousin twice removed of Edward Augustus Conger; third cousin thrice removed of Robert John Conger; fourth cousin of James Lockwood Conger and Charles Franklin Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Bogart Conger, James W. Conger and Benn Conger.
  Political family: Conger family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thurber Cornell (1885-1954) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Mich., October 24, 1885. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1945-48; defeated in primary, 1938 (Livingston County), 1954 (Shiawassee District); chair of Livingston County Republican Party, 1950. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died August 18, 1954 (age 68 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Alvin Cornell and Diana (Gardner) Cornell; married, November 26, 1908, to Pauline Hart; first cousin five times removed of Ezekiel Cornell; third cousin thrice removed of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Gerothman W. Cornell and Francis Russell Edward Cornell.
  Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Henry H. Crapo Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869) — also known as Henry H. Crapo — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., May 24, 1804. Republican. Lumber business; built the Flint and Holly Railroad, which later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1860-61; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1863-64; Governor of Michigan, 1865-69. Christian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., July 22, 1869 (age 65 years, 59 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse C. Crapo and Phebe (Howland) Crapo; married, June 9, 1825, to Mary Ann Slocum; father-in-law of James C. Willson; father of William Wallace Crapo; grandfather of W. C. Durant.
  Political family: Crapo family of Flint, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  George J. Creen (1906-1973) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., January 31, 1906. Democrat. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District; elected 1932. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 27, 1973 (age 67 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Creen; married 1925 to Martha Hay Ramsay.
  Jacob Cummer (b. 1823) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Canada, 1823. Lumber business; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1878-79. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Wellington W. Cummer.
  Wellington W. Cummer — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Lumber business; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1888-89. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Cummer.
  Walter E. Curry (d. 1954) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. General manager, Cobbs & Mitchell, lumber manufacturers; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1934-39; defeated, 1939. Died in 1954. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Chauncey Davis (1812-1888) — of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis.; Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., March 15, 1812. Republican. Lumberman; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1861-64; mayor of Muskegon, Mich., 1870-71, 1872-73. Died February 9, 1888 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George B. Davis (b. 1858) — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 23, 1858. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 1st District, 1895-98; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Grant Decker (1814-1890) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex County, N.J., February 4, 1814. Merchant; miller; lumber business; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1855-56. Episcopalian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., July 30, 1890 (age 76 years, 176 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  George E. Dewey (b. 1854) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Pennline, Crawford County, Pa., July 31, 1854. Republican. Lumber business; implement dealer; Oceana County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.
  Fred A. Diggins (c.1862-1914) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born near Harvard, McHenry County, Ill., about 1862. Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892, 1912; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1892-94, 1896-1900. Died in Wexford County, Mich., July 7, 1914 (age about 52 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Diggins and Ellen (Blodgett) Diggins.
  George Albert Dockeray (b. 1852) — also known as George A. Dockeray — of Kent County, Mich. Born in Orleans County, N.Y., March 9, 1852. Lumber business; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 17th District, 1914, 1916. Methodist. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Dockeray and Lucy (White) Dockeray; married, June 28, 1899, to Edith C. Paine.
  Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Newfield, Tompkins County, N.Y., September 27, 1853. Republican. School teacher and principal; shingle manufacturer; wholesale lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Burial location unknown.
James M. Edmunds James Madison Edmunds (1810-1879) — also known as James M. Edmunds — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., August 23, 1810. Dry goods merchant; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1838-39; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1840-41; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846-47; Whig candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1847; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; lumber business; Michigan Republican state chair, 1855-61; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1861-66; postmaster at Washington, D.C., 1869-79. Member, Union League. Died in Washington, D.C., December 14, 1879 (age 69 years, 113 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Zachariah Chandler biography (1880)
  William L. Fay — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in New York. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Spencer Oliver Fisher (1843-1919) — also known as Spencer O. Fisher — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Camden, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 3, 1843. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1883-85; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., June 1, 1919 (age 76 years, 118 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James K. Flood (b. 1846) — of Hart, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Oxford County, Ontario, of American parents, July 24, 1846. Republican. Druggist; banker; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1895-96; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
Oramel B. Fuller Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1858. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1887 to Jennie L. Van Zalingen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born near Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., September 13, 1852. Democrat. Farmer; lumber business; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933. Universalist. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, July 24, 1938 (age 85 years, 314 days). Interment at Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner; married, November 28, 1875, to Corinna A. Sherer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Harrison Getty (1836-1919) — also known as Henry H. Getty — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., September 20, 1836. Lumber business; mayor of Muskegon, Mich., 1873-74. Died in Paris, France, March 28, 1919 (age 82 years, 189 days). Entombed at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Adams Getty and Elizabeth Ann (Hoyt) Getty; married, November 12, 1864, to Carrie Eliza Anderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John R. Gordon (b. 1851) — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Silver Hill, Ontario, February 15, 1851. Republican. Lumberman; hotelier; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st District, 1899-1902, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.
  Humphrey Snell Gray (b. 1869) — also known as Humphrey S. Gray — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Huron County, Ontario, September 8, 1869. Republican. Lumber inspector; lawyer; Mason County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  William Green (1880-1956) — of Hillman, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in Montmorency County, Mich., March 26, 1880. Republican. Lumberman; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Presque Isle District, 1929-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; indicted for bribery on December 2, 1944 (along with Frank D. McKay); the case collapsed when the star witness, Sen. Warren G. Hooper was murdered; indicted again on different bribery charges on December 16, 1944; tried in 1945 and convicted; sentenced to three to five years in prison. Died in 1956 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Perry Hannah (1824-1904) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Erie County, Pa., September 22, 1824. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1856-57; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872, 1880, 1888; village president of Traverse City, Michigan, 1881-86, 1887-95; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1895-96; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Died in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., August 16, 1904 (age 79 years, 329 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of E. L. Hannah and Ann (McCann) Hannah; married 1852 to Anna Amelia Flint.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Michael Harris (b. 1852) — of Menominee County, Mich. Born in Ireland, September 19, 1852. Republican. Miner; lumberman; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1905-10, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1872 to Margaret Barry.
  John Hawley (b. 1860) — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich. Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich., November 11, 1860. Democrat. Lumber business; real estate business; Village president of Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley; married, January 12, 1893, to Isabell Welsch.
  William E. Hill (1835-1897) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., 1835. Republican. Sawmill operator; sawmill equipment manufacturer; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1890, 1892-93; appointed 1892. Swedenborgian. Died, from apoplexy, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 18, 1897 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) — of Stanton, Montcalm County, Mich. Born near Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., October 9, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods merchant; real estate business; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Howard (1801-1878) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., September 15, 1801. Dry goods merchant; lumber business; Michigan state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan state auditor general, 1839-40; banker. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 15, 1878 (age 76 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Howard (1833-1894) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 8, 1833. Republican. Lumber business; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1873-76; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1882; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1892-94; died in office 1894; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., May 24, 1894 (age 61 years, 77 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Howard and Nancy (Hubbard) Howard; married 1856 to Elizabeth Experience Spalding.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Collins Dwight Huntington (1830-1907) — also known as C. D. Huntington — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., February 27, 1830. Democrat. Shoe business; candidate for mayor of Mason, Mich., 1879; sawmill owner. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 29, 1907 (age 77 years, 61 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Lyman Huntington and Minerva (Barto) Huntington; brother of George Milo Huntington; married, March 26, 1854, to Margaret Hannah Lewis; great-grandnephew of Samuel Huntington; sixth great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin twice removed of Samuel H. Huntington; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel Huntington, James Huntington and Elisha Mills Huntington; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Henry Huntington, Frederick Wolcott, Gurdon Huntington and Zina Hyde Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Matthew Griswold and Samuel Gager; third cousin once removed of Charles Phelps Huntington and William Barret Ridgely; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Abel Huntington, Jabez Williams Huntington, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, Thomas Worcester Hyde and Helen Huntington Hull; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams, James Hillhouse, Roger Griswold, Samuel R. Gager, Elijah Abel and Samuel Austin Gager; fourth cousin once removed of William Woodbridge, Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Henry Titus Backus, Roger Wolcott, Charles Edward Hyde, Josiah Quincy, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George D. Jackson (b. 1862) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich., 1862. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1891-95; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904 (member, Credentials Committee), 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Burial location unknown.
David H. Jerome David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) — also known as David H. Jerome — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 17, 1829. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hardware merchant; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District 1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882. Episcopalian. Died in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, N.Y., April 23, 1896 (age 66 years, 158 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Horace J. Jerome and Elizabeth Rose (Hart) Jerome; married, June 15, 1859, to Lucy A. Peck; father of Thomas Spencer Jerome.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Walter Hall Jobe (1872-1960) — also known as Walter H. Jobe — of Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M.; Marshall, Saline County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Missouri, October 18, 1872. Democrat. Lumber salesman; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., August 17, 1960 (age 87 years, 304 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Grace Ardell Stephens.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otis Wells Johnson (b. 1855) — of Racine, Racine County, Wis. Born in Saugatuck, Allegan County, Mich., March 12, 1855. Republican. Lumber business; farm wagon manufacturer; member of Wisconsin state senate 3rd District, 1903. Burial location unknown.
  Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) — of Tekonsha, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in New York, 1848. Republican. Lumber and coal dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Francis William Kellogg (1810-1879) — also known as Francis W. Kellogg — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Worthington, Hampshire County, Mass., May 30, 1810. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1857-58; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1859-65 (3rd District 1859-63, 4th District 1863-65); U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Alabama District, 1865-67; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1868-69. Died in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, January 13, 1879 (age 68 years, 228 days). Interment at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Giles Crouch Kellogg and Eunice Palmer (Cottrell) Kellogg; married, March 24, 1832, to Emeline White; fifth great-grandnephew of Thomas Welles; first cousin twice removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Greene Carrier Bronson, John Russell Kellogg and George Smith Catlin; third cousin once removed of Jason Kellogg, Charles Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Daniel Fiske Kellogg, Joshua Perkins, George Isaac Sherwood, Arthur Tappan Kellogg, David B. Sherwood, Selah Merrill and Eli Coe Birdsey (1843-1929); third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles, Simeon Baldwin, Carl G. Sherwood, William Lucius Case and Edward Russell Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Leonard Leach Case; fourth cousin of Luther Walter Badger, Silas Dewey Kellogg, Chester Ashley, Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan Kellogg, Alvah Nash, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg, Albert Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand Fassett Merrill and Charles Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Silas Condict, Abel Merrill, James Doolittle Wooster, Daniel Upson, Roger Sherman Baldwin, Eli Coe Birdsey (1799-1843), Orlando Kellogg, William Dean Kellogg, Stephen Wright Kellogg, Benjamin Doolittle, George Bradley Kellogg, William Pitt Kellogg, Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918), Austin George Nettleton, Nelson Platt Wheeler, William Egbert Wheeler and Benjamin Baker Merrill.
  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
  John Kelsey (b. 1866) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 15, 1866. Republican. Lumber business; wheel manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Kelsey and Jessie (Brabyn) Kelsey; married, April 23, 1893, to Margaret M. Dallas.
  Angus W. Kerr (b. 1873) — of Calumet, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Canada, 1873. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District, 1899-1902; Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08. Burial location unknown.
  Peter Kott (b. 1949) — also known as Pete Kott — of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., August 29, 1949. Republican. Part-owner and operator of Kott's Hardwood Flooring; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1993-2007 (24th District 1993-2003, 17th District 2003-07); Speaker of the Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-04; arrested in May 2007, along with Bruce Weyhrauch and Vic Kohring, and charged with bribery and extortion over soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation (including the promise of a job as a lobbyist), in return for votes on an oil tax; tried and convicted in September 2007; sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. Still living as of 2009.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Lesinski (1885-1950) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., January 3, 1885. Democrat. Real estate business; lumber business; banker; U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., May 27, 1950 (age 65 years, 144 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of John Lesinski Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Peter Lind (b. 1851) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Sweden, 1851. Republican. Lumber business; grocer; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Lind and Catherine Lind; married, November 23, 1892, to Ellen Croft.
William S. Linton William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) — also known as William S. Linton — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., February 4, 1856. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated, 1896; postmaster at Saginaw, Mich., 1898-1914; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees; Foresters. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1878, to Ida M. Lowry.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
John C. Lodge John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) — also known as John C. Lodge — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 12, 1862. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1909-10; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1928-30; defeated, 1929. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Edwin Albert Lodge and Christiana (Hanson) Lodge; uncle by marriage of Charles Augustus Lindbergh.
  The John C. Lodge Freeway (M-10), in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Detroit Free Press, September 11, 1927
  George Lord (1815-1893) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., March 17, 1815. Democrat. Sawmill business; druggist; railroad ticket agent; insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1878. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) — also known as George A. Loud — of Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio, June 18, 1852. Republican. Lumber business; staff member for Gov. Hazen S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17; defeated, 1912. English ancestry. Killed in an automobile accident at Myrtle Point, Coos County, Ore., November 13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148 days). Interment at Au Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry M. Loud; married to Elizabeth Glennie.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alfred Edward Lucking (1856-1929) — also known as Alfred Lucking — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, December 18, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; timber business; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). English and Scottish ancestry. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 1, 1929 (age 72 years, 348 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Alfred Lucking and Ellen Margaret (Ford) Lucing; married, February 23, 1881, to Sarah Laviah Rose; father of William Alfred Lucking.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) — also known as Luke Lugers — of Holland, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in a log house, Laketown Township, Allegan County, Mich., February 2, 1853. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District, 1899-1902; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1907-08. Christian Reformed. Dutch ancestry. Died, of prostate cancer, in Holland, Ottawa County, Mich., December 25, 1927 (age 74 years, 326 days). Interment at Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers; married to Lucretia A. Ellenbaas.
Gottlob Luick Gottlob Luick (b. 1846) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 27, 1846. Democrat. Carpenter; co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing Mill, makers of lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Luick and Katherine (Veck) Luick.
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., May 4, 1847. Lumber business; mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889. Presbyterian. Died, from congestion of the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., March 26, 1898 (age 50 years, 326 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin; married, June 18, 1874, to Lizzie Blanche Hildreth.
  James J. McCormick (b. 1817) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., 1817. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1869. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander McEwan (b. 1856) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bay County, Mich., 1856. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1897-1901. Burial location unknown.
  Duncan McRae (b. 1869) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., February 16, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; lumber business; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1917-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Gleaners. Burial location unknown.
  John Dolbeer Mershon (1872-1955) — also known as John D. Mershon — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 16, 1872. Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee); postmaster at Saginaw, Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34). Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., July 5, 1955 (age 82 years, 323 days). Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Mershon and Sarah Elvira (Dolbeer) Mershon; brother of Evelyn Smith Mershon; first cousin of William Butts Mershon.
  Political family: Mershon family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Butts Mershon (1856-1943) — also known as William B. Mershon — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., January 16, 1856. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1895-96; member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., July 12, 1943 (age 87 years, 177 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Hall Mershon and Helen D. (Johnson) Mershon; married to Catherine Calista Morse; first cousin of Evelyn Smith Mershon and John Dolbeer Mershon.
  Political family: Mershon family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Monroe (b. 1819) — also known as "Uncle Jim" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Monroe County, N.Y., December 25, 1819. Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Kalamazoo, Mich., 1890-94, 1898-99; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1896-97. Burial location unknown.
  John H. Moore — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. President, Michigan Forest Products Co.; treasurer and director, Citizens Telephone Co.; mayor of Muskegon, Mich., 1913-15; defeated in Republican primary, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) — also known as Ralph W. Muncy — of Allegan, Allegan County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Cedar, Leelanau County, Mich., April 26, 1902. Socialist. Forester; engineer; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966. English, Scottish, and Swiss ancestry. Died, following myocardial infarction, at University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 28, 1992 (age 89 years, 337 days). His body was donated to the University of Michigan medical school. Cremated; ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud Ione (Ackley) Muncy; married, September 2, 1924, to Anna Van Tuyl; married, October 22, 1935, to Lydia Low Baird (half-sister of Henry Robert Baird); third cousin thrice removed of Chester Ackley.
  Political family: Muncy-Baird-Ackley family of St. Clair, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas William Musson (b. 1867) — also known as Thomas W. Musson — of Edmore, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in England, October 19, 1867. Republican. Shingle weaver; farmer; banker; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County; elected 1924, 1926. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Pack (d. 1899) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in New York. Lumber business; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1872. Died in 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Pack.
  Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) — also known as Charles L. Pack — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Lexington, Sanilac County, Mich., May 7, 1857. Republican. Forester; president, American Forestry Association, 1916-20; economist; director, Seaboard National Bank, New York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Beta Theta Pi; American Forestry Association. Died June 14, 1937 (age 80 years, 38 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack; married 1886 to Alice Gertrude Hatch.
Thomas W. Palmer Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) — also known as Thomas W. Palmer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 25, 1830. Republican. Merchant; real estate business; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 1, 1913 (age 83 years, 127 days). Entombed at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Palmer and Mary Amy (Witherell) Palmer; married, October 16, 1855, to Elizabeth Pitts 'Lizzie' Merrill; nephew of Benjamin Franklin Hawkins Witherell; grandson of James Witherell.
  Political family: Witherell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) — also known as Benjamin F. Partridge — of Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich. Born in Shelby, Macomb County, Mich., April 19, 1822. Republican. Lumber business; real estate business; farmer; historian; Bay County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1881-82. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange. Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich., October 19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge; married, September 13, 1845, to Olive Miranda Wright.
  William J. Pearson (1860-1950) — of Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in London, Ontario, May 10, 1860. Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber business; Charlevoix County Sheriff; Charlevoix County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1923-26. Died in 1950 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  Samuel A. Plummer (b. 1835) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Maine, 1835. Lumber business; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1886-87. Burial location unknown.
Charles T. Prescott Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) — also known as Charles T. Prescott — of Prescott, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., October 1, 1884. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; real estate broker; rancher; cattle breeder; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from a pulmonary embolism, in University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Effie (Test) Prescott and George Allen Prescott (1862-1927); brother of George Allen Prescott Jr.; married, October 3, 1906, to Mary Dulany Fitzhugh; uncle of George Allen Prescott (1913-1988).
  Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Lawrence Price (b. 1843) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, May 27, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware, and dry goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing Company; president, Auto Body Works; police chief; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1916. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia Bradford.
  Robert Henry Rayburn (1866-1944) — also known as Robert H. Rayburn — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in St. Clair County, Mich., October 31, 1866. Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1922; candidate for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1944 (age about 77 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Rayburn and Elizabeth (Steele) Rayburn; married 1902 to Elizabeth Mason Wilkinson.
  Orrin W. Robinson (b. 1834) — of Chassell, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., August 12, 1834. Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1895-96; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1897-98; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  Alexis Moses Salliotte (1838-1905) — also known as Alexis M. Salliotte — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich., August 1, 1838. Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Ecorse, Mich., 1871; village president of Ecorse, Michigan, 1902-03. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 19, 1905 (age 66 years, 291 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Sophia Rousson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William C. Sanson (b. 1865) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in La Crosse County, Wis., 1865. Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber and timber business; Tuscola County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 29, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; forester; surveyor; member of Michigan state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District 1965-70). Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, of respiratory failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital, Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., 2001 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) — also known as Peter F. Secchia — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Englewood, Bergen County, N.J., April 15, 1937. Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants; real estate developer; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984, 2000 (alternate), 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1989-93. Italian ancestry. Died, from COVID-19 and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Cesare 'Charlie' Secchia and Valerie (Smith) Secchia; married 1964 to Joan Peterson.
  Secchia Stadium (baseball field) at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  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.
  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
George H. Shearer George H. Shearer (1825-1894) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 9, 1825. Builder; lumber manufacturer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; flour mill business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., October 20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892)
James Shearer James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) — also known as James Shearer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 12, 1823. Builder; lumber mill owner; banker; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., October 14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George H. Shearer; married 1850 to Margaret J. Hutchison.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892)
  Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) — also known as Carmi R. Smith — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Girard, Branch County, Mich., May 19, 1862. Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper mills; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1898; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913; postmaster at Niles, Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1939 (age about 77 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married 1890 to Mary E. Stafford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Justus Smith Stearns (1845-1933) — also known as Justus S. Stearns — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Pomfret town, Chautauqua County, N.Y., April 10, 1845. Republican. Lumber business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; secretary of state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928 (Convention Vice-President). Died in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., February 14, 1933 (age 87 years, 310 days). Interment somewhere in Ludington, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Heman S. Stearns; married 1869 to Paulina Lyon.
  Ross O. Stevens (1905-1967) — of Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich. Born in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Mich., November 21, 1905. Republican. Farmer; lumberman; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Presque Isle District, 1960-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau. Died in 1967 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick E. Stiles — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Democrat. Lumber dealer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1935; candidate for mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Justus Thorington (1848-1927) — also known as Chet Thorington — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Prattsville, Greene County, N.Y., February 20, 1848. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; shingle manufacturer; livery business; farmer; Midland County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1914. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Thorington and Alvira (Richmond) Thorington; married, January 26, 1874, to Sarah Jane Crooks.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George H. Van Etten — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
  Edgar S. Wagar (b. 1850) — of Edmore, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Constantine, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 30, 1850. Republican. Lumber business; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District, 1893-96; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1897-1900. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington (b. 1851) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Ireland, 1851. Democrat. Lumberman; Bay County Sheriff; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1878; postmaster at Bay City, Mich., 1887; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Orville A. Watrous (b. 1835) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Pennsylvania, 1835. Republican. Shingle manufacturer; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1889-91. Burial location unknown.
  James Watson — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Merchant; lumber business; real estate investor; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1866-67. Burial location unknown.
  Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) — also known as Adonijah S. Welch — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Conn., April 12, 1821. Republican. First principal, in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich. (later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president, in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later Iowa State University); college professor; author. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 14, 1889 (age 67 years, 336 days). Interment at Iowa State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
  Welch Hall (built 1896), at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Jay B. White (1869-1918) — also known as Jay White — of Michigan. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., January 1, 1869. Lumber business; banker; U.S. Consular Agent in Lucerne, 1899; U.S. Consul in Hanover, 1899-1906; Santos, 1909-11; Naples, 1914-18, died in office 1918; U.S. Consul General in Bogotá, 1906-09. Died in Naples, Italy, May 23, 1918 (age 49 years, 142 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Anne Gale (daughter of Thomas B. Gale).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John F. Wood (1887-1976) — of Luce County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Mich. Born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., October 1, 1887. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alger District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954. Catholic. Member, Elks; Rotary. Died in 1976 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Seneca County, N.Y., 1861. Republican. Lumber business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1903-05. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Melville Youmans (1832-1920) — also known as Henry M. Youmans — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., May 15, 1832. Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892, 1902; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1897-98. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., July 8, 1920 (age 88 years, 54 days). Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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