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Sherman D. Callender (b. 1869) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
18, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1929-35; appointed 1929; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1936-47.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell. |
| | | Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan
(1918) |
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Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) —
also known as Burton G. Cameron —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., February
17, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;
defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., February
1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to
Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen
M. Brugh. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) —
also known as Duncan A. Cameron —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
May
7, 1863.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34;
defeated, 1930, 1934.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died August
4, 1936 (age 73 years, 89
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Ernest Temple Cameron (1879-1950) —
also known as Ernest T. Cameron —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Leith, Ontario,
April
14, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; Isabella
County School Commissioner, 1907-11; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Knights of
the Maccabees; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners.
Died in Ingham
County, Mich., March 3,
1950 (age 70 years, 323
days).
Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Watertown Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cameron and Anna (Morrison) Cameron; married to Mattie
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Moore Campbell (1890-1957) —
also known as Walter M. Campbell —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
21, 1890.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Buckeye Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
26, 1957 (age 67 years, 5
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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John Jay Carton (b. 1856) —
also known as John J. Carton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., November
8, 1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
Genesee
County Clerk, 1881-84; lawyer; law
partner of George
H. Durand; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1899-1904; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: John
Jay |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Carton and Ann
(Maguire) Carton; married, November
22, 1898, to Addie C. Pierson. |
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Lewis Cass (1782-1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
9, 1782.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor
of Michigan Territory, 1813-31; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister to France, 1836-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1852;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1848; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1857-60.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1866 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Cass and Mary 'Molly' (Gilman) Cass; married to Elizabeth
Selden Spencer; father of Matilda Frances Cass (who married Henry
Brockholst Ledyard); second great-grandfather of Thomas
Cass Ballenger. |
| | | Political family: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cass counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Neb. and Tex. are
named for him. |
| | | The town
and village
of Cassville,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. — The village
of Cass
City, Michigan, is named for
him. — The village
of Cassopolis,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Cassville,
Missouri, is named for
him. — Cass Lake,
and the adjoining city
of Cass
Lake, Minnesota, are named for
him. — Cass Lake, in Oakland
County, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Cass River,
in Tuscola
and Saginaw
counties, Michigan, is named for
him. — The Lewis Cass Building
(opened 1921 as the State Office Building; damaged in a fire in 1951;
rebuilt and named for Lewis Cass; changed to Elliott-Larsen Building
in 2020), in Lansing,
Michigan, was named for
him. — Cass Avenue,
Cass Park,
and Cass Technical High
School, in Detroit,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Lewis
Cass Wilmarth
— Lewis
C. Carpenter
— Lewis
C. Vandergrift
— Lewis
C. Tidball
— Lewis
Cass Wick
— Lewis
Cass Tidball II
— Lewis
C. Gabbert
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Lewis Cass: Willard Carl
Klunder, Lewis
Cass and the Politics of Moderation — Frank Bury
Woodford, Lewis
Cass, the Last Jeffersonian |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948 to Donna
Mae Fenner. |
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John J. Cathro (1842-1909) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
April
3, 1842.
Republican. Painter
and decorator; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1895-96.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a "long illness of stomach
trouble", in Cathro, Alpena
County, Mich., March 7,
1909 (age 66 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April
17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Henry Chamberlain (1824-1907) —
of Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., March
17, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1874; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1876,
1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
9, 1907 (age 82 years, 329
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Three Oaks, Mich.
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Marvin Howard Chamberlain (1842-1923) —
also known as Marvin H. Chamberlain —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lenawee
County, Mich., November
5, 1842.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1886-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1888.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
15, 1923 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Cynthia (Wilson) Chamberlain and Philonzo Chamberlain; married 1876 to Ellen
Aurelia Wilson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Wayne Champlin (1831-1901) —
also known as John W. Champlin —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
17, 1831.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan, 1863; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1867-68; defeated, 1868; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1884-91; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1890-91; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 24,
1901 (age 70 years, 157
days).
Interment at Fulton
Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
19, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Bliss Chapin (1839-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1891-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 9,
1902 (age 62 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August
3, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1872-73; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank,
1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain
business; restaurant
keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March
10, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Earl Theodore Church (1835-1906) —
also known as Earl T. Church —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, Ohio, January
26, 1835.
Democrat. Banker; village
president of Charlotte, Michigan, 1871-72; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1872.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
14, 1906 (age 71 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Church and Calena (Titus) Church; married, February
24, 1894, to Stella F. (Shaw) Higby. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51;
member of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Herb Clements (b. 1890) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 30,
1890.
Republican. Farmer; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-56 (Sanilac County 1951-54,
St. Clair District 1955-56).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to
Florence Seyfried. |
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Frederick J. Clippert (b. 1866) —
of Delray (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
20, 1866.
Physician;
village
president of Delray, Michigan, 1897.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Clippert and Christina (Pfeifle) Clippert. |
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Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) —
of Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Aldridge, Park
County, Mont., March
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member
of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated,
1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic
District, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., May 14,
1974 (age 78 years, 63
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Mich.
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Bruce F. Clothier (1887-1974) —
of North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
29, 1887.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1947-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., August
13, 1974 (age 86 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914 to Mary
W. Martin. |
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Andrew Whitney Cobb (1911-1975) —
also known as Andrew W. Cobb —
of Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich., February
12, 1911.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-64 (Clinton County 1950-54,
Eaton District 1955-64); candidate for Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., January
21, 1975 (age 63 years, 343
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Elsie, Mich.
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Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) —
also known as Albert E. Cobo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1893.
Republican. Mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 1957 (age 63 years, 345
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Bernard Cochran (1901-1989) —
also known as James B. Cochran —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Woolwine, Patrick
County, Va., February
8, 1901.
Inspector;
bus
driver; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic
primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican), 1950
(Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Democratic
primary).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Appalachian Regional Hospital,
Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., June 7,
1989 (age 88 years, 119
days).
Interment at Potter Cemetery, Ashcamp, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James David Cochran and Mary Ellen (Wood) Cochran; married, July 4,
1920, to Ruth J. Watson; married, March
18, 1946, to Josephine Janules; married, December
22, 1951, to Bernice Mae (Lackey) Johnson; married, February
1, 1984, to Goldie (Potter) Childress. |
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Frank Cody (1870-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1870.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1914-43; resigned 1943.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Wilford Lorn Coffey (b. 1879) —
also known as Wilford L. Coffey —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born near Chatham, Ontario,
August
24, 1879.
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1926-27; appointed 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur E. Cole (1853-1937) —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Oceola Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
3, 1853.
Lawyer;
Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1885-89; People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1892; member of
Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
13, 1937 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December
30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield. |
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August
9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. |
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Chester L. Collins (1847-1916) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Coshocton
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1906-16; died in office 1916.
Member, Freemasons; Beta
Theta Pi; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March
20, 1916 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adgate W. Collins and Susan (Olive) Collins; married, May 12,
1874, to Sarah Miller. |
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John Price Collins (1900-1971) —
also known as John P. Collins —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., April 6,
1900.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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). |
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate
business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1914; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; defeated, 1913, 1925;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 1,
1903.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64,
40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 7,
1974 (age 71 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Mortimer Elwyn Cooley (b. 1855) —
also known as Mortimer E. Cooley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
28, 1855.
Democrat. Engineer;
university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American
War; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924.
Member, Sigma
Phi; Sigma
Xi; Freemasons; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Blake Cooley and Achsah Bennett (Griswold) Cooley; married,
December
25, 1879, to Caroline Elizabeth Mosely. |
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Clyde Eugene Cooper (1885-1963) —
also known as Clyde E. Cooper —
of White Cloud, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
28, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1947-60.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) —
also known as John B. Corliss —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Richford, Franklin
County, Vt., June 7,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1902.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Byron W. Courter (b. 1877) —
of Imlay City, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Goodland Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
24, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; Lapeer
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Lapeer
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1935-48;
defeated in primary, 1950.
Member, Gleaners;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George D. Cowdin (b. 1835) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., October
21, 1835.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1907-08.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester A. Crago (1908-1994) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., June 23,
1908.
Grocer; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1955-59.
United
Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died, in Sun Grove Care
Center, Peoria, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 16,
1994 (age 85 years, 327
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Tracy Freeman Crandall (1884-1952) —
also known as Tracy F. Crandall —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., January
16, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Howell; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1952 (age 68 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank R. Crandall and Libbie (Richmond) Crandall; married, February
27, 1907, to Ada E. Howe. |
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Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 15,
1876.
Republican. Life
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1917-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906 to Cora
Wilson. |
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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