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  Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., October 28, 1861. Newspaper publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County, 1933. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died, in Caro Community Hospital, Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., October 3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1897, to Anna Mead.
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Herbert Gansser (1840-1884) and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Elmira Henrietta Richardson; father of Webster Homer Gansser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Washington Gardner (1845-1928) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Morrow County, Ohio, February 16, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; college professor; secretary of state of Michigan, 1894-98; defeated, 1890; appointed 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Royal Arcanum. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., March 31, 1928 (age 83 years, 44 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John L. Gardner and Sarah (Goodin) Gardner; married 1871 to Anna Powers.
  Washington Gardner High School (opened 1928; became Junior High School in 1950s; acquired by Albion College 2011; now under renovation as Body and Soul Center), in Albion, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee County, Mich., January 25, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general counsel, First National Bank and Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30, 1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard.
  Edward Gayde (b. 1878) — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., January 2, 1878. Republican. Grocer; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District, 1915-18. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
  Henry Geerlings (b. 1868) — of Holland, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Holland, Ottawa County, Mich., February 29, 1868. Republican. Mayor of Holland, Mich., 1937; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1945-50. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) — also known as Dan J. Gerow — of Shiawassee County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, March 24, 1864. Democrat. Shiawassee County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel proprietor; mayor of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Quaker. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
  Lloyd W. Gibbs (1904-1968) — of Portland, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Orange Township, Ionia County, Mich., May 2, 1904. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in 1968 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Roy T. Gilbert (1878-1963) — of Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich., March 5, 1878. Republican. Furniture and undertaking business; supervisor of Clay Township, Michigan; elected 1933; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1963 (age about 85 years). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Abigail Morrison; married 1933 to Muriel Dundas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George A. Gillespie (1883-1960) — of Gaines, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Argentine Township, Genesee County, Mich., March 20, 1883. Republican. Farmer; insurance agent; director, Gaines Telephone Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District, 1939-40, 1943-48, 1951-60; defeated, 1940, 1948; died in office 1960. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1960 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 6, 1905, to Belva E. Lake.
  John Elmer Gillett (1878-1957) — also known as John E. Gillett — of Rapid City, Kalkaska County, Mich. Born in Clearwater Township, Kalkaska County, Mich., October 3, 1878. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-30 (Missaukee District 1923-26, Antrim District 1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died in Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Mich., April 11, 1957 (age 78 years, 190 days). Interment at Clearwater Township Cemetery, Rapid City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Eli Gillett and Mary (Bolton) Gillett.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Gilman (1812-1885) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Watab, Benton County, Minn. Born in New York, April 29, 1812. Democrat. Livery business; hotelier; farmer; Benton County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 5th District, 1857. Member, Freemasons. Died in Watab, Benton County, Minn., May 9, 1885 (age 73 years, 10 days). Interment at Benton County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known as Horace W. Gilmore — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 4, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP. Died January 25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore; married to Mary Talbott Hays.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cassius L. Glasgow (b. 1859) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Allen Township, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 16, 1859. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1903-06; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Otis Ferguson Glenn (1879-1959) — also known as Otis F. Glenn — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., August 27, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state senate, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1932, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1928-33; defeated, 1932, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Portage Point, Manistee County, Mich., March 11, 1959 (age 79 years, 196 days). Interment at Onekama Cemetery, Onekama, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph C. Glenn and Mary (Ferguson) Glenn; married, October 28, 1911, to Anna Martin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Paul Gordon Goebel (1901-1988) — also known as Paul G. Goebel — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 28, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1950-53, 1956-58; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1962-70; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 16th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Tau Beta Pi. Played professional football for four years. Died in 1988 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel; married to Margaret E. Callam; father of Paul Gordon Goebel Jr..
  Donald W. Gordon (b. 1923) — also known as Don Gordon — of Leland, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Sand Lake, Kent County, Mich., June 28, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper editor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1963-64; candidate for Michigan state senate 36th District, 1964. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William G. Gover (b. 1909) — of Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Crystal Valley, Oceana County, Mich., November 26, 1909. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Montcalm District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1962. Methodist. Member, Lions; Toastmasters; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Noel Gover and Myrtle (Wood) Gover; married to June B. Patterson.
  Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) — also known as Fred W. Green — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., October 19, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; furniture manufacturing executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936; mayor of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of Michigan, 1927-30. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, following a heart attack, at Munising Hospital, Munising, Alger County, Mich., November 30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1901, to Helen A. Kelley.
  Cross-reference: Howard C. Lawrence — Fred A. Chapman
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  R. Allison Green (b. 1911) — also known as Allison Green — of Kingston, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., October 28, 1911. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1951-64; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1963-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1964; Michigan state treasurer, 1965-. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) — also known as William O. Greene — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, December 31, 1906. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta Eunice Motley.
  Jeremiah Grinnell (1843-1892) — also known as Jerry Grinnell — of Kasson, Dodge County, Minn. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., November 21, 1843. Republican. Druggist; jeweler; Dodge County Auditor; member of Minnesota state senate 13th District, 1891-92; died in office 1892. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Kasson, Dodge County, Minn., January 24, 1892 (age 48 years, 64 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, May 11, 1869, to Alice Turner; married, September 1, 1874, to Mary E. Kneeland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910) — also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 26, 1820. Republican. Banker; merchant; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1903. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich., March 10, 1910 (age 90 years, 43 days). Interment at Sunset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1783-1871) and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor; married, February 22, 1844, to Sally Ann Champlin (daughter of Elisha Champlin); third cousin once removed of Seth Grosvenor Heacock; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan Read, Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Samuel Clement Fessenden, Benjamin Fessenden, John Milton Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of the University of Michigan (1906)
  Otto E. C. Guelich (b. 1834) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Denmark, October 8, 1834. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carl L. Guelich and Henrietta Eleanora (Ravenclow) Guelich; married to Lydia A. Cooley; married 1867 to Elizabeh D. Cooley.
  Thomas Gunson (1858-1940) — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Moffat, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland, 1858. Mayor of East Lansing, Mich., 1909-14. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., 1940 (age about 82 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rockwell T. Gust Jr. (b. 1924) — of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 23, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1962. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rockwell T. Gust, Sr. and Anne (Sexton) Gust; married to Anne Baldwin.
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