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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali
Company; manager, Huron Port Cement; director, Peoples State
Bank;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Titus Dort (1806-1879) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1806.
Brick manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1839, 1842, 1865-66 (Wayne County
1839, 1842, Wayne County 3rd District 1865-66); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1849-52.
Died October
7, 1879 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ferris S. Fitch —
of Bunker Hill, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont.
Stonemason; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County, 1853-56.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich., May 11,
1879.
Republican. Insurance
business; organinzer, treasurer, general manager, Petoskey
Portland Cement Co.; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 1960
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster; married to Lorene
Buell. |
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John Greusel (d. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blieskastle, Rheinpfalz, Germany.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872,
1884
(alternate); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1875, 1881-83.
German
ancestry.
Died in Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1886.
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) —
also known as John S. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springwells (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., August
22, 1866.
Republican. President, Haggerty Brick Co. and Campbell Land
Co.; Wayne
County Road Commissioner, 1907; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1927-30; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin G. Mosher —
also known as "Uncle Ben" —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mason; plasterer;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1872-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) —
also known as Frank Norton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
1867.
Republican. Stonemason; florist;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from a stroke,
while hospitalized for senile
psychosis, at Ypsilanti State Psychiatric
Hospital, York Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
2, 1947 (age 80 years, 123
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton; married to Lena
Eisenlord. |
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memorial |
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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.
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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. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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James Allwood Smith (1865-1920) —
also known as James A. Smith —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
3, 1865.
Marble quarry business; U.S. Consul in Leghorn, 1897-1907; U.S. Consul General in Boma, 1907-08; Genoa, 1908-11; Calcutta, 1913-20.
Died in Monte Carlo, Monaco,
September
29, 1920 (age 54 years, 331
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John C. Zimmerman Sr. (1835-1935) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
May
12, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; brickmason; merchant;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1895-96.
Died October
26, 1935 (age 100 years,
167 days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Dietz. |
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