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Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) —
also known as Arthur J. Lacy —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nirvana, Lake
County, Mich., September
30, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-06; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Daniel Lacy and Eunice Amelia (Stevens) Lacy; married, November
1, 1898, to Beth Malissa Garwick. |
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Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., September
28, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Cadillac State Bank; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb; married, October
20, 1896, to Delia J. Cook. |
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Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) —
of Redford, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Rufus Wharton Landon (1815-1886) —
also known as Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 3,
1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1839-41; real estate
business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1843-52; banker; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1864.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
26, 1886 (age 71 years, 237
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Landon and Martha (Hoyt) Landon; married 1843 to
Margaret Gray; married 1867 to
Matilda McOmber; married 1877 to Linda
Eoline Vought. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks.
Died August
1, 1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard C. Lawrence (b. 1890) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewa Township, Ionia
County, Mich., August
14, 1890.
Republican. Banker;
business partner and executive secretary to Gov. Fred
W. Green; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1929-36; Michigan
state treasurer, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret (Neidhardt) Lawrence; married, May 1,
1913, to Clara Louise Luther. |
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Joseph Don Lawrence Jr. (1904-1972) —
also known as J. Don Lawrence —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died September
15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married to
Christine Marie Schultz. |
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Albert Lee (1910-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1965-77.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Todd Lee (b. 1876) —
also known as Samuel T. Lee —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Farnley, Leeds, England,
May
30, 1876.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Nogales, 1907-09; San Jose, 1909-16; Rio Grande do Sul, 1916-18; Porto Alegre, 1918-23; Nottingham, 1923-25; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1928-29; Rio de Janeiro, 1929-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Lee and Betsy (Todd) Lee; married, June 8,
1902, to Emily Griggs Parker. |
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William O. Lee (b. 1844) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
7, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1921-24.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
He was the third white child born in Tuscola County.
Burial location unknown.
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to Shirley
L. Hodge. |
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Charles H. Leonard (b. 1895) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 9,
1895.
Democrat. Funeral
director; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
mayor
of Hastings, Mich.; elected 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Leonard and Bessie (Palmer) Leonard; married, November
26, 1913, to Bertha Ferris. |
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Moose; Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.
Sheriff. |
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Theodore Levin (1897-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1897.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70;
died in office 1970.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died December
31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Lewis (b. 1827) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., November
8, 1827.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1873-74;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1874.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Ladd J. Lewis Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 3,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20; mayor
of South Haven, Mich.; elected 1935.
Welsh
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1938
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married, October
12, 1895, to Nellie Gray. |
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Rollie L. Lewis (1884-1948) —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., August
2, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18, 1929-32; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1938; Charlevoix
County Probate Judge, 1945-48.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, in Little Traverse Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., November
28, 1948 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Charlevoix, Mich.
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Colon C. Lillie (b. 1860) —
of Coopersville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
6, 1860.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 23rd District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Lind (b. 1851) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1851.
Republican. Lumber
business; grocer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor
of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lind and Catherine Lind; married, November
23, 1892, to Ellen Croft. |
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) —
also known as William S. Linton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
4, 1856.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster at Saginaw,
Mich., 1898-1914; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1914.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Carl O. Little (1899-1988) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
17, 1899.
Republican. Saginaw
County Treasurer, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-60; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-68 (Saginaw County 2nd
District 1961-64, 86th District 1965-68).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1988
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fidus Livermore (1811-1880) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Sangerfield, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1843-44; candidate for mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1859; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1860,
1872;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1874, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 28,
1880 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Livermore and Melinda (Bassett) Livermore; married 1831 to
Caroline Sophia Lewis; married 1852 to Sarah
Eliza Lewis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Livingstone (b. 1844) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
January
21, 1844.
Republican. Great Lakes
shipping business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1875; banker; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Livingstone and Helen (Stevenson) Livingstone; married 1866 to Susan
Downie. |
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William H. Lockerby (b. 1859) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in West Vienna, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
24, 1859.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1896; member
of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) —
also known as John C. Lodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
12, 1862.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-10; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1928-30; defeated, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March
18, 1915, to Mabel J. Hays. |
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Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., March 3,
1863.
Republican. Druggist; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1923-34.
Congregationalist.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1935 (age 71 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R.
Rickert. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Cass
County, Mich., September
4, 1872.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St.
Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee; married 1894 to
Gertrude Hitchcox. |
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Peter Lowe (1812-1891) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Neversink, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 24,
1812.
Hardware
merchant; druggist; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1891 (age 78 years, 318
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Gottlob Luick (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
27, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter;
co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing
Mill, makers of lumber,
lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Luick and Katherine (Veck) Luick. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Suffered a fall down
the cellar stairs of his home, fractured his skull, and died four
days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1915
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Lyon. |
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April
15, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa
Scully. |
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