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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; druggist; chemist;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 9,
1943 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
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memorial |
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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Republican. Manufacturer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman; married to Lucretia
Comstock. |
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles A. Brethen (b. 1896) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nappanee, Ontario,
July
4, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary,
All Metal Products Co. (toy manufacturer); president, National
Bank of
Wyandotte; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George J. Brethen and Frances (Burley) Brethen; married, June 15,
1920, to Alma C. Chall. |
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Calvin A. Campbell (1866-1933) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
December
16, 1866.
Republican. Railway
conductor; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Lawrence Clements (1861-1934) —
also known as William L. Clements —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1910-33; defeated, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Antiquarian Society; American
Historical Society.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
6, 1934 (age 73 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry A. Conant (1844-1925) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 5,
1844.
Lawyer;
banker;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1878; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1880; Windsor, 1905-17; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1883-86.
Died January
28, 1925 (age 80 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) —
also known as Solomon R. Dresser —
of Bradford, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
1, 1842.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1903-07.
Died in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., January
21, 1911 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.
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Joseph Flesheim (1848-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 8,
1848.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Menominee Electric Company,
manufacturer of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Facing the failure of his business enterprises, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., February
26, 1900 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim; married, February
25, 1875, to Delia Isabella 'Belle' Stephenson. |
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Christian Gallmeyer (1850-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin in Adams
County, Ind., October
4, 1850.
Manufacturer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1918-20.
Died December
2, 1932 (age 82 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernst Gallmeyer and Sophia (Reinking) Gallmeyer; married 1877 to
Elizabeth Lisette Hilsman. |
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Frank Porter Glazier (1862-1922) —
also known as Frank P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 8,
1862.
Republican. Pharmacist;
President of Glazier Stove Company (manufacturer of stoves for
cooking and heating); president of Chelsea Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1903-04; Michigan
state treasurer, 1905-08; resigned 1908.
Forced to
resign as state treasurer in 1908; convicted
of embezzlement;
served two years in prison;
pardoned
in 1920.
Died near Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
1, 1922 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Herbert Ward Gowdy (b. 1874) —
also known as Herbert W. Gowdy —
of Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born near Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich., August
27, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturing executive; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1919-22; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1924-29.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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William A. Hanrahan —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Democrat. President, Lorraine Manufacturing Co.; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ottawa
County, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles R. Herrick (b. 1858) —
of Fenwick, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-28 (18th District 1925-26, 25th District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Herrig (b. 1847) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1895-1900; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Dana Harrison Hinkley (1878-1933) —
also known as Dana H. Hinkley —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born May 17,
1878.
Republican. Broom handle manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-16, 1931-33 (Emmet County
1911-16, Emmet District 1931-33); died in office 1933; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1926.
Died March 7,
1933 (age 54 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Kelsey and Jessie (Brabyn) Kelsey; married, April
23, 1893, to Margaret M. Dallas. |
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Ladd J. Lewis Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer; founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Maximus Eugene Loose (1851-1925) —
also known as M. E. Loose —
of Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio.
Born in Michigan, June 8,
1851.
Republican. Banker;
manufacturer; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896.
Died February
9, 1925 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Napoleon, Ohio.
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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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Merrill I. Mills (1819-1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1819.
Democrat. Stove manufacturer; founder of Banner Tobacco
Company; director of First National Bank of
Detroit; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1866-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876.
Died in 1882
(age about
63 years).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker; real estate
sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Don Frederick Seyferth (b. 1913) —
also known as Don F. Seyferth —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1913.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Seyferth and Alma (Sundell) Seyferth; married to Ruth Marian
Justin. |
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Henry B. Smith —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Swope (born c.1897) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1897.
Democrat. Patternmaker; worked for Kaiser-Frazer;
candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1949, 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Stanley Upton (1890-1986) —
also known as Frederick S. Upton —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., June 20,
1890.
Republican. Co-founder, in 1911, of Upton Machine Company (later
Whirpool), manufacturers of washing machines; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died, in Mercey-Memorial Medical
Center, St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., June 11,
1986 (age 95 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert T. Van Alstyn (d. 1936) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Manufacturer; mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1920.
Died in Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 3,
1936.
Interment somewhere in Rockford, Ill.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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August J. Weier (b. 1871) —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1871.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 1st District,
1897-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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