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Walter Bezz (1922-2003) —
also known as Walter Bezruchka —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1922.
Democrat. Tool and die maker; real estate
broker; mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., November
27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April
23, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
machinist; carpenter;
builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William De Boer (1871-1951) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, October
5, 1871.
Republican. Machinist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1915-16, 1925-28; defeated, 1912, 1916, 1930, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1928.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 12,
1951 (age 79 years, 219
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John T. Kelsey (1921-2002) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and
die maker; real estate
sales; municipal judge in Michigan, 1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., December
15, 2002 (age 80 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John W. Loosemore (b. 1964) —
of Pelkie, Baraga
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
29, 1964.
Libertarian. Machinist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
3, 1870.
Republican. Machinist; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1957 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Ralph S. Moore —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Machinist; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1911-12; defeated, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Powers Jr. (born c.1944) —
of Rhode Island; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1944.
Socialist. Machinist; automobile
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1970; candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1971; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1972; Socialist
Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972;
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1989.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1989.
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Kenneth L. Proctor (b. 1951) —
also known as Ken Proctor —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
16, 1951.
Libertarian. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
machinist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1992 (7th District), 1994 (7th
District), 1998 (7th District), 2002 (7th District), 2004 (7th
District), 2006 (1st District), 2012 (7th District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1996; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2010.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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F. Charles Raap (1920-1989) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa
County, Mich., November
4, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
machinist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-60, 1965-66 (Muskegon County
2nd District 1955-60, 97th District 1965-66); defeated, 1960
(Muskegon County 2nd District), 1966 (97th District).
Member, Eagles;
Moose.
Died in 1989
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Egelston Township Cemetery, Egelston Township, Muskegon County,
Mich.
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Rollin Morse Severance (1901-1984) —
also known as Rollin M. Severance —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 21,
1901.
Tool manufacturer; pastor;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1948; Prohibition
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan Prohibition Party
State Central Committee, 1951; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1952;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1959; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1961; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964;
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968
(on behalf of E.
Harold Munn and Rolland
E. Fisher); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1976;
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980
(on behalf of Ben
Bubar and Earl
F. Dodge); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1984.
Assembly
of God.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
7, 1984 (age 83 years, 78
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Mich.
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Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) —
also known as Carlos D. Shelden —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Walworth
County, Wis., June 10,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
machinist; real estate
business; steamboat
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1893-94; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903.
Died in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., June 24,
1904 (age 64 years, 14
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
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Stephen J. Stopczynski (1911-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1911.
Democrat. Machinist; member,
Wayne County AFL-CIO Council; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1959-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (7th District 1965-72,
19th District 1973-78); defeated in primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., May 16,
1991 (age 80 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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