| | 
Leo Taube (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stettin, East Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland),
September
6, 1861.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1917-18.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Albert William Tausend (b. 1873) —
also known as Albert W. Tausend —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1873.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1912-13, 1923-27; Saginaw
County Treasurer, 1934.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Maccabees;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Walter Ross Taylor (born c.1858) —
also known as Walter R. Taylor —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1909-12, 1915-16; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James M. Teahen Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) —
also known as Laurie O. Telfer —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
November
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma
E. Hueber. |
|
| |
William Crosley Tennant (1850-1896) —
also known as William C. Tennant —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario,
May
9, 1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1892-94.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 11,
1896 (age 46 years, 2
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
|
| |
Jay M. Terbush Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Moose; NAACP; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Walter Joseph Thomas (1868-1943) —
also known as Walter J. Thomas —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
11, 1868.
Republican. Grain elevator
business; flour mill
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1923-28;
defeated in primary, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Francis Thomson (1891-1973) —
also known as James F. Thomson —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., November
19, 1891.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1929-30; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1936-39; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1939-41, 1950; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; Jackson
County Treasurer, 1943-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Grange;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tompkins Township, Jackson
County, Mich., April
21, 1973 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson; married to Florence
Elvira Sanford. |
|
| |
Richard L. Thomson (1903-1969) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
20, 1903.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1947-54; defeated, 1954, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Thomson and Ethel (Farrell) Thomson. |
|
| |
William Harry Thorne (1902-1966) —
also known as William H. Thorne —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
March
4, 1902.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (Wayne County 19th
District 1959-64, 32nd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966;
died in office 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks.
Died in 1966
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1923 to Dora
E. Grantham. |
|
| |
Albion B. Titus (b. 1886) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner; municipal judge in Michigan,
1916; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Lincoln H. Titus. |
|
| |
Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) —
also known as C. Jay Town —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; North Adams, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Liberty Township, Jackson
County, Mich., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Methodist
minister; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,
1930; died in office 1942.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Gleaners.
Died January
7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pope
Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
|
| |
Floyd E. Town (1876-1949) —
of Liberty Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Liberty Township, Jackson
County, Mich., August
4, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-49; defeated, 1932, 1936; died in office 1949.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
18, 1949 (age 73 years, 14
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Wilbur W. Town and Rose (Houghtalin) Town; married 1896 to Ida L.
Kimmel. |
|
| |
Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP;
Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Frank A. Towsley (1858-1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Galesburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1908 (Republican primary), 1910 (Independent),
1913 (Republican primary), 1914 (Republican primary).
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, from myocarditis,
in the Sanitarium,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 23,
1919 (age 61 years, 103
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
|
| |
Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Harold D. Tripp (1894-1969) —
also known as H. D. Tripp —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar Springs, Kent
County, Mich., May 27,
1894.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1943-50; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
75 years).
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Burrell
Tripp and Anna (Jennings) Tripp; married 1917 to Ellen
M. Sequist. |
|
| |
James A. Trotter (1852-1928) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Schoharie
County, N.Y., March, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; postmaster of Vassar,
Mich., 1902.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1928
(age about
76 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery, Vassar, Mich.
|
| |
Kenneth O. Trucks (1904-1983) —
of Baldwin, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Scottville, Mason
County, Mich., 1904.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason District, 1951-56;
defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1943 to Mary
R. Pattie. |
|
| |
Walter F. Truettner (1881-1967) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Calumet
County, Wis., July 24,
1881.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1923-28; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Turner (1878-1947) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 18,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died August
15, 1947 (age 69 years, 28
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
|
| |
Raymond Turner (b. 1884) —
also known as Ray Turner —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich., July 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner; married 1919 to Esther
Junell. |
|
| |
Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
|
| |
Sanford Martin Tweedie (1900-1973) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 27,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
chair
of Sanilac County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
4, 1973 (age 73 years, 69
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, Mich.
|
| |
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur H. Vandenberg —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
22, 1884.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928-51; appointed 1928; died in office
1951; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April
18, 1951 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
|
| |
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
|
| |
Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
14, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956,
1958.
Methodist.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
|
| |
Hugh Edward Van de Walker (1876-1943) —
also known as Hugh E. Van de Walker —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 15,
1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1924-28.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 8,
1943 (age 66 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
|
| |
Charles W. VanSlyke (1840-1917) —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; photography
business; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1896-99; defeated, 1895.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Loveland, Larimer
County, Colo., January
18, 1917 (age 76 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
|
| |
Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) —
also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Tuscola
County, Mich., March
18, 1898.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1952;
Governor
of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., June 12,
1986 (age 88 years, 86
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
|
| |
Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist
or Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)