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  Floyd E. Wagner (1898-1983) — of Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich. Born in Cass County, Mich., June 13, 1898. Republican. Postmaster; real estate broker; Cass County Clerk, 1941-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-66 (St. Joseph District 1959-64, 42nd District 1965-66). Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Cassopolis, Cass County, Mich., September 28, 1983 (age 85 years, 107 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 8, 1917, to Esther Z. English.
  Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) — also known as Byron S. Waite — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Penfield, Monroe County, N.Y., September 27, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant prosecuting attorney; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899; member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Union League. Died in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., December 31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Tarbell) Waite and Elihu Waite; married, January 20, 1881, to Ismene Cramer; father of Alan Frederick Waite.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) — also known as Fred M. Warner — of Farmington, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865. Republican. Cheese manufacturer; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees. Died of kidney failure, in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., April 17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
  Relatives: Adoptive son of P. Dean Warner.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Harvey Warner Harvey Warner (1809-1889) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., April 5, 1809. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; postmaster at Coldwater, Mich., 1832-35, 1838-46; village president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1847-49, 1851-52. Member, Freemasons; Grange. Died in Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., January 15, 1889 (age 79 years, 285 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zadoc Warner and Annis (Twist) Warner; married, July 16, 1831, to Henrietta Anderson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Branch County (1879)
  Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) — also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E. Warner — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 14, 1870. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44, Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw County); died in office 1956. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died April 16, 1956 (age 86 years, 33 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1893 to Lottie A. Ferguson.
  Homer Warren (1855-1928) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich., December 1, 1855. Republican. Real estate broker; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1903; postmaster at Detroit, Mich., 1906-13. Member, Freemasons. Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
Fred A. Washburn Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) — also known as Fred A. Washburn — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 10, 1877. Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) — of Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Washington Township, Macomb County, Mich., August 18, 1866. Democrat. Postmaster; real estate and insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1950 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Roy Milton Watkins (b. 1874) — also known as Roy M. Watkins — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Rockford, Kent County, Mich., October 17, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; Kent County Register of Probate, 1907-11; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1919-20. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ervin C. Watkins; grandson of Milton C. Watkins.
  Political family: Watkins family of Kent County, Michigan.
  Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) — of Bronson, Branch County, Mich. Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll County, N.H., July 8, 1860. Republican. Merchant; banker; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1925-28. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died March 20, 1937 (age 76 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.
  Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., July 6, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1950. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, from a heart attack, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 18, 1974 (age 78 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Watson and Bessie (Gilchrist) Watson; married to Laura T. Tenny; married 1953 to Mary Jane Lardie (niece of George W. Lardie).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. Clyde Watt (1875-1937) — of Saranac, Ionia County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Saranac, Ionia County, Mich., October 4, 1875. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1905-08; Ionia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died July 1, 1937 (age 61 years, 270 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel A. Watt and Alice A. (Cotton) Watt; married, March 1, 1905, to S. Pearl Flint.
William L. Webber William L. Webber (1825-1901) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Monroe County, N.Y., July 19, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway, 1870-85; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1876 (delegation chair); candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1876. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died October 15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy M. Whithington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892)
  William V. Weber (1901-1989) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis., November 9, 1901. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; university professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1989 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) — also known as William W. Wedemeyer — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., March 22, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Martin J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; died in office 1913. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Accidentally drowned in the harbor at Colón, Panama, January 2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286 days); his remains were never recovered.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) — also known as Carl M. Weideman — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 5, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1934; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935; appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich., March 5, 1972 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Douglas Reynolds Welch (1913-1994) — also known as Douglas Welch — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Born in Ionia, Ionia County, Mich., October 22, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Flint C. Watt; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 28, 1994 (age 80 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry T. Welch and Blanche (Reynolds) Welch; married, October 20, 1938, to Winifred McKendry.
  Fred B. Wells (1861-1932) — of Lagrange Township, Cass County, Mich. Born in Wayne Township, Cass County, Mich., February 16, 1861. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cass County, 1915-26; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1925-26; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1926. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons. Died in Michigan, November, 1932 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fanny (Beverstock) Wells and Homer Wells; married, October 20, 1888, to Ina Gertrude Hunter.
  George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) — also known as George W. Welsh — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Ada, Kent County, Mich. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, March 27, 1883. Republican. Printing business; publisher of a The Fruit Belt (farm magazine); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1917-24; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial District, 1961. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Ada, Kent County, Mich., June 29, 1974 (age 91 years, 94 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh; married, October 4, 1906, to Shirlie Louise Smith.
  Harry B. Werner (1889-1964) — of Rose Lake Township, Osceola County, Mich. Born in Rose Lake Township, Osceola County, Mich., January 30, 1889. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate 28th District, 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau. Died in 1964 (age about 75 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, LeRoy, Mich.
  Enoch Thomas White Jr. (1913-1995) — also known as Ink White — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., July 8, 1913. Republican. Journalist; chair of Clinton County Republican Party, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961-62; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1963. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., November 4, 1995 (age 82 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Thomas White and Jacqueline White; married to Barbara Jane Raymond.
  Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) — also known as H. Randall Wickes — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 1, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., October 6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February 15, 1915, to Ruth Brady.
  Arthur H. Wickman (1891-1970) — of Carney, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., December 20, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1970 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Norman Henry Wiener (1891-1962) — also known as Norman H. Wiener — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Russia, May 12, 1891. Scrap iron business; coal dealer; mayor of Albion, Mich., 1931-44, 1949-54; resigned 1944. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, in St. Francis Hospital, Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., February 20, 1962 (age 70 years, 284 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mandel Wiener and Rivka Wiener; married, March 12, 1916, to Rose Stone.
  Casey Cyrenius Wiggins (1881-1953) — also known as Casey C. Wiggins — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Antrim Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., January 26, 1881. Democrat. College professor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., June 27, 1953 (age 72 years, 152 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins; married, July 17, 1907, to Clara B. Dorrance; married, June 20, 1942, to Annette Gilbert.
  Merlin Wiley (1875-1963) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Shepherd, Isabella County, Mich., May 7, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died April 24, 1963 (age 87 years, 352 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar James Wiley and Leona (Cummins) Wiley; married 1910 to Helen Seymour.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Mich., October 18, 1879. Republican. Farmer; director, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Barry and Eaton Counties; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42; defeated in primary, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Died October 2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Philip John Williams (b. 1901) — also known as Philip J. Williams — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Kastrion, Arcadia, Greece, February 17, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 4th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District). Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Leslie Willison (1861-1953) — also known as Frank L. Willison — of Climax, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Hickory Corners, Barry County, Mich., August 18, 1861. Democrat. Hardware store owner; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1926. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., May 13, 1953 (age 91 years, 268 days). Interment at East Hickory Corners Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of John Melvin Willison.
  John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) — also known as John M. Willison — of Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Johnstown Township, Barry County, Mich., May 21, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1902. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died, at Nichols Hospital, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., May 24, 1927 (age 78 years, 3 days). Interment at Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of Frank Leslie Willison.
  Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham County, Conn., October 22, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October 10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge.
  Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) — of Chassell, Houghton County, Mich.; Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., March 16, 1932. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in 2002 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 25, 1952, to Ruth Wayrynen.
  Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known as Jesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57. Universalist or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Moose. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillis Betsy (Paine) Wolcott; married 1927 to Grace Aileen Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) — also known as Ari H. Woodruff — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., November 1, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1915-24; member of Michigan state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District 1927-32); defeated, 1932. Irish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known as Roy O. Woodruff — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53; defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; American Dental Association; Delta Sigma Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff; married 1906 to Vera May Hall (daughter of De Vere Hall); married, June 11, 1921, to Daisy E. Fish.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Augustus Brevoort Woodward (1774-1827) — also known as Augustus B. Woodward; Elias Brevoort Woodward; "Epaminondas" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1774. Justice of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1805-24; U.S. District Judge for Florida, 1824-27. Member, Freemasons. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., July 12, 1827 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Woodward and Ann (Silvester) Woodward.
  Fred Langdon Woodworth (1877-1944) — also known as Fred L. Woodworth — of Caseville, Huron County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Caseville, Huron County, Mich., January 8, 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1913-16; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Michigan, 1921-33; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1928; chair of Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35. Irish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 4, 1944 (age 67 years, 117 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Bell Woodworth and Mary Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth; brother-in-law of Margaret Woodworth; brother of Paul O. Woodworth; married, March 12, 1902, to Gertrude Lowe.
  Political family: Woodworth family of Michigan.
  Delbert Ernest Woolley (b. 1887) — also known as Delbert E. Woolley — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Owendale, Huron County, Mich., November 7, 1887. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1927-28. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) — also known as Hamilton M. Wright — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 26, 1852. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1883-86; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan, 1889-1900. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne Dana Fitzhugh.
  Julius J. Wuerthner (1890-1972) — of Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Born in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 18, 1890. Republican. Member of Montana state house of representatives, 1925-27; member of Montana state senate, 1928-31; mayor of Great Falls, Mont., 1937-41; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1940. Member, Freemasons. Died in a nursing home at Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., February 21, 1972 (age 81 years, 279 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond C. Wurzel (1902-1967) — of North Street, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in St. Clair County, Mich., April 1, 1902. Republican. Farmer; president and chairman, London Farm Dairy, Inc., of Port Huron; excavating business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (St. Clair District 1957-64, 76th District 1965-66). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died in 1967 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 13, 1926, to Ada Quail.
  Frederick Yates (1914-1971) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Ark., October 3, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st District); candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons. Died in Michigan, October 9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Thelma Randall.
  W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., May 5, 1833. Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy E. Gilbert.
  Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) — also known as Coleman A. Young — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., May 24, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948; resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 (speaker), 1988 (speaker), 1996; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1981. Died, of emphysema, while hospitalized for heart problems, at Sinai Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Coleman Young and Ida (Jones) Young; father of Coleman A. Young II.
  Cross-reference: Conrad L. Mallett, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Coleman A. Young: Hard Stuff : The Autobiography of Coleman Young (1994)
  Books about Coleman A. Young: Wilbur C. Rich, Coleman Young and Detroit Politics : From Social Activist to Power Broker
  David E. Young (1894-1973) — of near Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 20, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1943-50; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1952. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died in 1973 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edgerton Young and Maude (Prosser) Young; married, April 19, 1919, to Ruth Carolina Zahner.
  Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) — also known as Frank L. Young — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Esperance, Schoharie County, N.Y., July 24, 1871. Republican. Hay and grain dealer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1923-26. Baptist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., June 23, 1952 (age 80 years, 335 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel S. Young and Lucy Caroline (Hungerford) Young; brother of Margaret Young (who married Max Angus Templeton); married to Eva F. W. Ward.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert D. Young (b. 1934) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw County, Mich., March 7, 1934. Republican. Farmer; builder; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72, 86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1982.
Paul C. Younger Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., January 11, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1970; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Optimist Club; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Noble County, Ind., May 23, 1888. Republican. Civil engineer; Michigan state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 1, 1959 (age 70 years, 282 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis William Zimmerman (1894-1979) — also known as Lewis W. Zimmerman — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., August 12, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County, 1939-40. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 29, 1979 (age 84 years, 260 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph William Zimmerman and Catherine Adelia (Kilmer) Zimmerman; married 1921 to Ina Hardy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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