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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
26, 1876.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1915-23; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March
14, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. |
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Alva Adams (1850-1922) —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in a log
cabin in Iowa
County, Wis., May 14,
1850.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; member of Colorado state legislature, 1876; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Colorado, 1887-89, 1897-99, 1905; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1908-.
Member, Freemasons.
Died at a sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
1, 1922 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Charles P. Adams (1876-1956) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Conway, Livingston
County, Mich., 1876.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; mayor of
Howell, Mich., 1932-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1956
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Clark Jayno Adams (1904-1981) —
also known as Clark J. Adams —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 24,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1937-44; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1944; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated,
1953; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
26, 1981 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. |
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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1880-82; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) —
also known as David D. Aitken —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich., September
5, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 26,
1930 (age 76 years, 263
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Frank Nathan Aldrich (1890-1939) —
also known as Frank N. Aldrich —
of Concord, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich., August
8, 1890.
Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-39; president,
Farmers State Bank of
Concord, 1920-39; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1932.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Foote Hospital,
Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 21,
1939 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich; married, August
21, 1884, to Sarah Corine Isbell. |
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Frederick Moulton Alger Jr. (1907-1967) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M.
Alger —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1907.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., January
5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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.
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Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) —
also known as Homer L. Allard —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 10,
1867.
Republican. Cigar
business; mayor
of Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican
primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22,
1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
3, 1944 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard; married, May 27,
1909, to May Howard. |
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A. B. Allen —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Physician;
owned and operated Grace Hospital,
1911-21; candidate in primary for mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Draper Allen (1895-1980) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kansas, May 13,
1895.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1934 (primary), 1936,
1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., March
11, 1980 (age 84 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Allen and Carrie (Martin) Allen; married, May 21,
1925, to Florence Jones. |
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Maxwell Blaine Allen (1884-1942) —
also known as Maxwell B. Allen —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Township, Eaton
County, Mich., June 18,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1910-12; municipal judge in
Michigan, 1912-16.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1942
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) —
also known as Miles C. Allgood;
"Simon" —
of Allgood, Blount
County, Ala.
Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount
County, Ala., February
22, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th
District 1933-35).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb
County, Ala., March 4,
1977 (age 99 years, 10
days).
Interment at Valley
Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Ala.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April
24, 1845.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell
from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August
3, 1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict; married 1925 to Ann
Meade. |
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memorial |
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Glenn Leslie Alt (1895-1971) —
also known as Glenn L. Alt —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Denton, Doniphan
County, Kan., March
24, 1895.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 268
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. Alt and Sarah Anna (Black) Alt; married to Viola L.
Feas. |
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memorial |
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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Physician;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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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.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. |
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David Anderson (b. 1867) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Columbia Township, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
12, 1867.
Lawyer;
Van
Buren County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1899-1900; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Van
Buren County Probate Judge, 1905-12; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Van Buren
County, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Anderson and Lovisa C. (Throop) Anderson; married 1896 to
Harriet Summy; father of David
Anderson Jr.. |
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tenn.
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Lloyd L. Anderson (1908-1980) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
16, 1908.
Republican. Real estate
business; supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan, 1951-57; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
17, 1980 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
15, 1930, to Madelyn Kingsbury. |
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1957-58 |
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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Fraternal
Order of Police; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) —
also known as Louis E. Anderson —
of Northport, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich., September
18, 1884.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32,
1941-54; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934; Grand Master of Michigan
Freemasons, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson; married to Muriel
Wrisley. |
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Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) —
also known as Charles L. Anspach —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, March 5,
1895.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961-62.
Brethren.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
President,
Central Michigan University.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary
Fisher. |
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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
27, 1891.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary
of state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in December, 1964
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) —
also known as George W. Armstrong —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
18, 1859.
Republican. Mechanical
dentist; traveling
salesman; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in 1948
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868.
Republican. Engineer;
insurance
broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston)
Armstrong. |
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Winfred G. Armstrong (1876-1954) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich., September
8, 1876.
Republican. Engineer;
farmer;
mail
carrier; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1944-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1954
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
12, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died in July, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) —
of Sandstone Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Norvell, Jackson
County, Mich., August
13, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Clerk, 1939-40; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; Michigan
state auditor general, 1947-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Moose.
Suffered a heart
attack while walking near his home, and died, in Sandstone
Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 15,
1971 (age 69 years, 306
days).
Interment at Roseland
Memorial Gardens, Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) —
also known as Harry H. Atwell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
14, 1877.
Democrat. Engineer;
grading
contractor; university
professor; Washtenaw
County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1933-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara
K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to
Katherine Anna Schaeberle. |
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
While driving east on U.S. Highway 16, from Lansing to Detroit, he collided
with a westbound bus, was badly injured, and died an hour later in
McPherson Hospital,
Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days). His passenger, auto executive Frank D. Longyear
(1879-1939), was also killed. Four passengers on the bus were
injuried, including Claud
Erickson of Lansing, and State Rep. Martin
R. Kronk of Detroit.
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., April 6,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in 1980
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Austin (b. 1869) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salem Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
16, 1869.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-12.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate
broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
12, 1981 (age 87 years, 190
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paul J. Averill (1857-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa
County, Mich., March
20, 1857.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Seymour A. Ayres (1875-1959) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1875.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1910; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1914; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1916; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934; Farmer-Labor
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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