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Ernest George Nagel (1893-1955) —
also known as Ernest G. Nagel; "Ernie
Hooker" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Zurich, Switzerland,
March
3, 1893.
Democrat. Boxer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; automotive
engineer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40; defeated in primary, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1941-42; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died July 26,
1955 (age 62 years, 145
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Ernest W. Nash (b. 1930) —
also known as Ernie Nash —
of Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
10, 1930.
Republican. State
police trooper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1975-86; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1986.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1923; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married, August
15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow. |
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Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1945-54;
defeated in primary, 1938 (Cheboygan District), 1954 (Emmet
District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oakhill
Cemetery, Indian River, Mich.
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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
1, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880 to
Eleanor J. Birkett. |
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Carroll C. Newton (b. 1918) —
of Delton, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Barry Township, Barry
County, Mich., October
2, 1918.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton District, 1955-64;
defeated, 1964.
Member, Freemasons; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank T. Newton (1867-1931) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1867.
Republican. Washtenaw
County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1931
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Columbia Township, Jackson
County, Mich., April
30, 1991 (age 94 years, 276
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Henry Shaw Noble (1839-1908) —
also known as H. Shaw Noble —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., December
19, 1839.
Merchant;
lawyer;
mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1879-80, 1883-84; postmaster at Monroe,
Mich., 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., October
21, 1908 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Mark Norris (1796-1862) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1796.
Postmaster;
supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1848-49.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 6,
1862 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Walter H. North (1871-1952) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
1, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1902-05; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1906-27; resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-52; appointed 1927; died in
office 1952; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1952;
died in office 1952.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died July 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) —
also known as Charles G. Oakman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1903.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1973 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons; Eagles.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Margaret M. Johnson. |
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Horace N. Ocobock (1832-1914) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1832.
Mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1873; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1875-76.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., September
1, 1914 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Young Ogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Robert Y. Ogg —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
July
22, 1860.
Compositor;
newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1887-88, 1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1913-16; candidate in Republican
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Ogg and Elizabeth (Airth) Ogg; married, June 4,
1888, to Susie M. McCarthy. |
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam. |
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile;
founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of
Martin
Olds. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924;
member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934 to Helen
Gustine. |
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) —
also known as Henry A. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
February
6, 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36;
defeated in primary, 1936.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., February
14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ukraine,
January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy
Kozlow. |
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Philip Clarkson Pack (1896-1970) —
also known as Philip C. Pack —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1931-34.
Member, Freemasons; Grotto;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1915-19; resigned 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles T. Pagelsen; Carl T.
Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
July
1, 1830.
Sailor;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1871-1903.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 6,
1904 (age 73 years, 249
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) —
also known as Lewis G. Palmer —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Robert Palmer (1878-1932) —
also known as Milton R. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1921-32; died in office 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters.
Died in a hospital
in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1932 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Josiah Palmer and Jane (Bayne) Palmer. |
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Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) —
also known as Thomas W. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 1830.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1913 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Samuel H. Pangborn (1874-1960) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born near Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1938.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died April
24, 1960 (age 85 years, 300
days).
Interment at Colfax
Cemetery, Bad Axe, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry F. Pangborn and Mary Ann (Noonan) Pangborn; married to
Jessie A. McAllister. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April
19, 1822.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Edward Wheeler Pendleton (1825-1889) —
also known as Edward W. Pendleton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
13, 1825.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 18,
1889 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) —
also known as Harvey A. Penney —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
26, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1936 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Irving Pennington (b. 1886) —
of Sparta, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Algoma Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
25, 1886.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1950-54.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Mae E.
Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley. |
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John H. Perry (1900-1993) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Sanilac
County, Mich., July 12,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil
business; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1944-50.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Elks;
Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died January
20, 1993 (age 92 years, 192
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Perry and Laura J. Perry; married, October
2, 1922, to Ruth V. McClutchey. |
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Harry J. Phillips (1904-1984) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Red Deer, Alberta,
October
27, 1904.
Republican. Barber;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-62 (St. Clair County 1st
District 1943-44, St. Clair County 1945-54, St. Clair District
1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (St. Clair District), 1964 (76th
District).
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1984
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert L. Phillips and Bertha Ann (Dewey) Phillips; married, July 4,
1933, to Marion Gertrude Hamilton. |
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
President, Peoples Bank of
Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn; married 1922 to Ruby
J. Chapel. |
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons; Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Clarence Grant Pitkin (1868-1957) —
also known as Clarence G. Pitkin —
of Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1868.
Republican. Druggist;
secretary and general manager of White River Power and
Light Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1921-24.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
18, 1957 (age 88 years, 320
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Pitkin and Lucy Sophia (LaRue) Pitkin; married 1891 to Anna
Marie Knudsen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jim A. Plakas (b. 1929) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1929.
Democrat. Engineer;
mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1989-93; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District; elected 2000.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to Grace
E. Hartman. |
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Julius Charles Pliskow (1907-1971) —
also known as Julius C. Pliskow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
10, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1971 (age 63 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Pond (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., June 16,
1846.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1898-1906.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Pond and Rutilla (Mead) Pond; married 1872 to Nellie
J. Carman; married, September
1, 1890, to Mabel (Bushnell) Keith; grandson of Benjamin
Pond. |
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August
1, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile
accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.
Richardson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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James H. Pound (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1898 (Democratic),
1912; Democratic candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1903; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Pound and Eleanor (Meginnity) Pound; married, June 30,
1882, to Jessie E. Page. |
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William Powell (b. 1830) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
31, 1830.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March
18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and
Sarah Francis Bacon. |
| | | Image source: History of Calhoun County
(1877) |
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolism, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.
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Loomis King Preston (1879-1954) —
also known as Loomis K. Preston —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., July 22,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.
Congregationalist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., September
12, 1954 (age 75 years, 52
days).
Interment at Crystal
Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Prettyman (1852-1928) —
also known as C. E. Prettyman —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
13, 1852.
Railway
station agent; mayor of
Neosho, Mo., 1924-26; defeated, 1922, 1926.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., June 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Earl C. Pugsley (1885-1976) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., April
17, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1930-59; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1942; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Newaygo
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Pugsley and Jennie (Cash) Pugsley; married to Alice E.
Hutchins. |
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Charles G. Putney (b. 1866) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
4, 1866.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1911-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894 to Jessie
A. Moore. |
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