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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance
business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rankin. |
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Francis H. Rankin Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 6,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August
5, 1991 (age 88 years, 91
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich., May 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died February
16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun; married 1908 to Leila
M. Geddes. |
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John C. Rauchholz (b. 1865) —
of Hemlock, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
June
10, 1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1921-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Robert Henry Rayburn (1866-1944) —
also known as Robert H. Rayburn —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1913-14;
defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1944
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Rayburn and Elizabeth (Steele) Rayburn; married 1902 to
Elizabeth Mason Wilkinson. |
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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
23, 1872.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Swiss
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., September
14, 1856.
Republican. Businessman;
bank
director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., January
22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married, September
27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March
20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. |
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memorial |
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1939 |
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Marion John Reason (1884-1967) —
also known as Marion J. Reason —
of Pinckney, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Marion Township, Livingston
County, Mich., June 10,
1884.
Democrat. Livestock
buyer; village
president of Pinckney, Michigan, 1916; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1922.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
18, 1967 (age 83 years, 100
days).
Interment at Pinckney Cemetery, Pinckney, Mich.
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Harper Julius Reed (1848-1912) —
also known as Harper Reed —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, November
11, 1848.
Republican. Mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1884-86, 1893-96, 1900-01; defeated, 1889, 1901.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., June 15,
1912 (age 63 years, 217
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles;
Elks; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April
24, 1871.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died May 4,
1956 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December
29, 1924, to Agnes Burns. |
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; meat
merchant; real estate
business; president, Lansing Ice and
Fuel; vice-president, Weissinger Paper
Co.; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Struck
by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1954 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Alvin E. Richards (b. 1886) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Soudan, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1886.
Republican. Mining
superintendent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1947-54;
defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Richardson (1872-1939) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Simcoe County, Ontario,
September
17, 1872.
Republican. Locomotive
engineer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1923-28 (Marquette
County 1st District 1913-14, 1923-26, Marquette County 1927-28);
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1932.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Jennie
Sandie. |
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Robert L. Richardson Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
20, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin
Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1979.
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Frederick W. Richter (b. 1866) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., 1866.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1896-97; postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1916-24.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter; married 1890 to Mattie
E. Allen; married 1902 to Mabel
E. Baker. |
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George W. Robertson (1839-1917) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born February
22, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb
County Register of Deeds; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 9,
1917 (age 78 years, 76
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Carl A. Robinson (b. 1886) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in La Grange, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1917-18.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Robison (b. 1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon Rockwell (1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., May 18,
1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2000
(alternate), 2004.
Methodist.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe; married 1965 to
Shirley Carol Hands. |
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Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) —
of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born May 23,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1983
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Grand
Prairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
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Edson V. Root Jr. (1903-1971) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
27, 1903.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County
1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Rose (b. 1844) —
of Bath, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Bath, Clinton
County, Mich., July 25,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County 1st District,
1881-84; Michigan
land commissioner, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) —
also known as Harry M. Royal —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 26,
1867.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, White Lake Canning Company; vice-president,
Oceana Canning Company; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 15,
1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal; married, December
27, 1888, to Isabella Johnston. |
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Frederick J. Russell (b. 1841) —
also known as Fred J. Russell —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Orion (now Lake Orion), Oakland
County, Mich., October
7, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; probate
judge in Michigan, 1870; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1881-87, 1894-1905; appointed
1881; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Walter White Russell (1886-1975) —
also known as Walter W. Russell —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
9, 1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1916-18; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1926;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., February
7, 1975 (age 88 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Russell and Nettie M. (White) Russell; married, December
15, 1913, to Louise B. Bennett. |
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