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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
21, 1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; banker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, 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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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric
railways, and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank;
director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; rancher; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Benjamin Howard Halstead (1876-1943) —
also known as Benjamin H. Halstead —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa, September
7, 1876.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate
for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1921; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1929; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1934-39; defeated, 1925, 1939, 1941;
circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1941-43; appointed 1941; died in
office 1943.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died October
19, 1943 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Olive
Kreger. |
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Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., August
12, 1890.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1967
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lisa E. Eaves. |
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Shubael Hammond (1851-1906) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1890-92, 1896-1900; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1906 (age 55 years, 140
days).
Interment at Leek Cemetery, Alaiedon Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor
Wheel Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society; Phi
Eta Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married to
Sarah May Shaw. |
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Leaun Harrelson (1918-1973) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Equality, Gallatin
County, Ill., July 10,
1918.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Freemasons; United
Auto Workers; Teamsters
Union; Eagles.
Died July 14,
1973 (age 55 years, 4
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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John M. Harris (b. 1861) —
of Boyne City, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Uxbridge, Ontario,
September
10, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Boyne City; director and attorney, Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad;
Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1901; probate judge in
Michigan, 1901-13; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-28 (Charlevoix County
1925-26, Charlevoix District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester Harris and Mary Jane Harris; married, February
22, 1888, to Nellie Noyes. |
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Wilbur J. Harris (1907-1975) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1907.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ray Hart (b. 1872) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April
21, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Hartman (b. 1918) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at McMillan, Luce
County, Mich., December
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1961-64; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gus Theodore Hartman (1883-1963) —
also known as Gus T. Hartman —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., February
2, 1883.
Republican. Assistant superintendent, Copper Range Railroad;
Michigan Deputy Auditor General; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-34 (Houghton County 3rd
District 1925-26, Houghton County 2nd District 1927-34); defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1963
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gottlieb Hartman and Margerate (Gmahling) Hartman; married 1917 to Marie
Dreis. |
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet. |
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Blaine Willard Hatch (1889-1960) —
also known as Blaine W. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, in Oaklawn Hospital,
Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
11, 1960 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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William Hatton (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland,
October
10, 1864.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather
business; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Perley C. Heald (b. 1849) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, May 5,
1849.
Republican. Civil
engineer; real estate
business; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888,
1896;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Heath (1886-1954) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in England,
June
28, 1886.
Republican. Coal mining
superintendent; ice cream
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1945-54; nominated, but died before
the election 1954; died in office 1954; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Benjamin
Franklin |
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and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr. |
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Uno Sylvanus Augustus Heggblom (1898-1978) —
also known as Uno S. A. Heggblom; U. S. A.
Heggblom —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich., March
21, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1922; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1926 (1st District), 1932 (15th
District), 1936 (15th District), 1940 (11th District), 1944 (15th
District), 1947 (11th District), 1948 (15th District); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich., April
11, 1978 (age 80 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Heggblom and Greta Christina (Norrgard) Heggblom; married, July 15,
1925, to Sima Alfreda Soderbeck. |
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September 14, 1926 |
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James H. Heinze (b. 1914) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Navy
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Hellman (1917-2004) —
also known as Rusty Hellman —
of Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich., September
9, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-80 (Houghton District
1961-64, 110th District 1965-80).
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Houghton County Medical
Care Facility, Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., June 9,
2004 (age 86 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938 to Edith
Kaarlela. |
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Henry Perry Henderson (1842-1909) —
also known as Henry P. Henderson —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1876; law partner of George
M. Huntington, 1881-88; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1886-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Utah Territory, 1892.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 3,
1909 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Robert J. Henderson (1885-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Thamesford, Ontario,
April
12, 1885.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1938; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District), 1956 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1958 (Wayne
County 2nd District), 1960 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1962 (Wayne
County 2nd District), 1964 (11th District); candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1965
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died, from an gastrointestinal
hemorrhage, following duodenal
ulcer surgery, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) —
also known as Charles R. Henry —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
29, 1856.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1885.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of apoplexy (cerebral
hemorrhage), after a period of heart
trouble, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., February
26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter G. Herrick (1879-1949) —
of Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich.; near Hubbardston, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Bushnell Township, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 4,
1879.
Republican. Farmer; Montcalm
County Treasurer, 1923-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1935-49;
died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons.
Died October
25, 1949 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Herrick and Mary Herrick; married 1903 to Lany
R. Croel. |
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Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., November
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1919-21.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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George Neil Higgins (1900-1982) —
also known as George N. Higgins —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
August
24, 1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1945-46, 1949-54; defeated in
primary, 1936; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1956; candidate for
Governor
of Michigan, 1964.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Eva
Isabelle Quayle. |
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Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) —
also known as Milton E. Higgs —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
24, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
Elks;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine
Tarmichael. |
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Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich., October
15, 1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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Quincy P. Hoffman (b. 1913) —
of Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 30,
1913.
Republican. Farmer; Sanilac
County Sheriff, 1959-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 77th District, 1965-80.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
29, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Martin Harris Holcomb (1867-1945) —
also known as Martin H. Holcomb —
of Montcalm
County, Mich.; Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vernon Township, Trumbull
County, Ohio, September
21, 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1911-14;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
12, 1945 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
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David Sanford Holmes Jr. (1914-1994) —
also known as David S. Holmes, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
11, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-74 (Wayne County 11th
District 1959-64, 10th District 1965-72, 21st District 1973-74);
defeated in primary, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976
(alternate), 1988;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1974-94; died in office 1994;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died May 21,
1994 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) —
of Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1933.
Republican. Supervisor
of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1984
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
Lions;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1986.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Kappa Nu; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony against others;
however, four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Elijah Bailey Howarth Jr. (1885-1964) —
also known as Elijah B. Howarth, Jr. —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Orion Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
2, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1930;
hotelier.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 10,
1964 (age 78 years, 221
days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Chester Milton Howell (1883-1965) —
also known as Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling
Chet" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
10, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1923-26; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932,
1936; resigned 1945; charged
on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic
physicians, and pleaded
guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery
cases.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 8,
1965 (age 81 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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T. Jefferson Hoxie (1903-1978) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., March
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of St. Louis, Mich., 1941-43; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1943-56;
defeated in primary, 1940, 1960, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1978
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Hoxie and Effie (Blair) Hoxie; married to Helen D.
Brumm. |
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Marcus Hoyt (b. 1871) —
of Suttons Bay, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Muir, Ionia
County, Mich., February
6, 1871.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1923-26.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes; married, August
10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman. |
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan,
1960; Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Harold W. Hungerford (1902-1982) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1947-64; defeated, 1944 (Ingham County 1st District), 1964 (58th
District); member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1967-70.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
5, 1982 (age 79 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Collins Dwight Huntington (1830-1907) —
also known as C. D. Huntington —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., February
27, 1830.
Democrat. Shoe
business; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1879; sawmill
owner.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
29, 1907 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Lyman Huntington and Minerva (Barto) Huntington; brother of George
Milo Huntington; married, March
26, 1854, to Margaret Hannah Lewis; great-grandnephew of Samuel
Huntington; sixth great-grandson of William
Leete; first cousin twice removed of Samuel
H. Huntington; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin once removed of Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington and Elisha
Mills Huntington; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Henry
Huntington, Frederick
Wolcott, Gurdon
Huntington and Zina
Hyde Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Matthew
Griswold and Samuel
Gager; third cousin once removed of Charles
Phelps Huntington and William
Barret Ridgely; third cousin twice removed of John
Davenport, Joshua
Coit, James
Davenport, Abel
Huntington, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington, Thomas
Worcester Hyde and Helen
Huntington Hull; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Adams, James
Hillhouse, Roger
Griswold, Samuel
R. Gager, Elijah
Abel and Samuel
Austin Gager; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Isaac
Backus, Theodore
Davenport, Henry
Titus Backus, Roger
Wolcott, Charles
Edward Hyde, Josiah
Quincy, John
Sedgwick Hyde and Edward
Warden Hyde. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee
family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons
family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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Edward Hutchinson (1914-1985) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich., October
13, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1947-50;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1951-60; chair of
Allegan County Republican Party, 1960-61; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 8th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1963-77.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 22,
1985 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Fennville
Cemetery, Fennville, Mich.
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