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Arthur T. Iverson (1903-1985) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich., October
14, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1946-47; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Iverson and Emily (Holmberg) Iverson; married to Helen F.
Bulock. |
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William E. Ivory (b. 1866) —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
14, 1866.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08,
1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th
District).
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to Cora
B. Fifield. |
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel. |
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James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) —
also known as James J. Jakway —
of Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., May 20,
1862.
Democrat. Fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien
County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926-33; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Berrien
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Jakway and Mary (Pearl) Jakway; married, July 9,
1888, to Nettie M. Closson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: News-Palladium (Benton
Harbor, Mich.), April 4, 1933 |
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Knox Jamison (1887-1954) —
also known as James K. Jamison —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Loomis, Isabella
County, Mich., April
28, 1887.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; Ontonagon
County Treasurer, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., March
23, 1954 (age 66 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Jamison and Kate (Burwash) Jamison; married, June 17,
1907, to Frances C. Crooks. |
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton. |
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died August
15, 1966 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Pease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich.
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Charles W. Jewett (1914-2000) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
13, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1941-42, 1947-48;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1953; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died November
3, 2000 (age 86 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 18,
1938, to Mary Sheafe. |
| | | Image source: Connecticut Register &
Manual 1953 |
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson; married, August
7, 1907, to Mildred M. Milks. |
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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E. N. Karay (1905-1992) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Samos, Greece,
November
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court
judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Greek
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Order
of Ahepa.
Died in 1992
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; druggist; insurance
business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher; married, May 26,
1887, to Issa M. Whitaker. |
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John D. Karel (1878-1959) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1878.
Republican. Mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1930-34; defeated, 1934; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1945-50; defeated, 1934.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Kent
County, Mich., 1959
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Austria,
November
20, 1908.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in
Michigan, 1954-60; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith; NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died December
31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) —
also known as Fred L. Keeler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
1872.
Republican. School
teacher; college
professor; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;
died in office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac
dilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital),
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 46 years, 274
days).
Interment at Grass
Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
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Ira Jennings Kellogg (1848-1935) —
also known as Ira J. Kellogg —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Wheatfield Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1848.
Democrat. Merchant;
Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1897-98; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1916-18; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
9, 1935 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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John Kelsey (b. 1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
15, 1866.
Republican. Lumber
business; wheel
manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Kelsey and Jessie (Brabyn) Kelsey; married, April
23, 1893, to Margaret M. Dallas. |
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Charles Henry Kempf (1831-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Trumbauersville, Bucks
County, Pa., January
1, 1831.
Republican. Tinsmith; hardware
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
22, 1916 (age 85 years, 295
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Bela E. Kennedy (b. 1918) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 8,
1918.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-82 (54th District 1971-72,
45th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1970.
United
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Eleene
Price. |
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John E. Kennedy (1873-1931) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., December
20, 1873.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., April
30, 1931 (age 57 years, 131
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Kennedy and Mary R. (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; married to
Jennie McPierson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
November 7, 1929 |
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Yale Leland Kerby (1925-2013) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April
11, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1948; district judge in Michigan,
1969-78; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Died in Uvalde, Uvalde
County, Tex., July 31,
2013 (age 88 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Yale Harrington Kerby and Eltha Kerby; married, June 30,
1956, to Grace Gail Cutler. |
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William Kettner (1864-1930) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1864.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1928
(alternate).
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., November
11, 1930 (age 65 years, 356
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Karl Drury Keyes (1867-1915) —
also known as Karl D. Keyes —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich., January
12, 1867.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich., May 2,
1915 (age 48 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Edward Kilstrom (1874-1943) —
also known as Oscar E. Kilstrom —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
26, 1874.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-43; defeated, 1936; died in office 1943.
Lutheran.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died September
1, 1943 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad,
1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate
business; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Kirk (1879-1957) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Fairgrove Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., July 30,
1879.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1943-50;
defeated in primary, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1954.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died January
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1869.
Fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18,
1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934
(Republican primary).
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Grange;
Gleaners.
Died in 1947
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Frederick Klump (1885-1958) —
also known as Charles F. Klump —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
6, 1885.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 25,
1958 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Klump and Alice (Hannah) Klump; married, November
6, 1907, to M. Maud Brown. |
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Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Maybee, Monroe
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Northside
Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
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Loyal Edwin Knappen (1854-1930) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
27, 1854.
School
principal; lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1906-10;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 6th Circuit, 1910-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1910-24; took
senior status 1924.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1930 (age 76 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons; Lions; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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John D. Kruse (1893-1971) —
also known as Jack Kruse —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., June 24,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee
County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44,
Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Crippled
by an injury in 1919.
Died in 1971
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Arthur Kyes (1866-1933) —
also known as Benjamin A. Kyes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Prairieville Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 28,
1866.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1916, 1930; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1920-22; defeated, 1922, 1923.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
15, 1933 (age 66 years, 263
days).
Interment at Gunnisonville
Cemetery, Gunnisonville, Mich.
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