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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March
26, 1876.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant; oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1915-23; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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William Henry Allswede (1874-1962) —
also known as William H. Allswede —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Farmer;
merchant; grain
dealer; gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated (Progressive),
1914; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died July 22,
1962 (age 88 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) —
of Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Blekinge, Sweden,
October
3, 1857.
Lumberman;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18;
defeated (Independent), 1918.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) —
also known as Louis E. Anderson —
of Northport, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich., September
18, 1884.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32,
1941-54; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934; Grand Master of Michigan
Freemasons, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson; married to Muriel
Wrisley. |
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; building
contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German
ancestry.
Died in February, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) —
also known as Florence Lewis Smalley —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., March
19, 1847.
Democrat. Antique dealer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
29, 1814.
Democrat. Merchant; Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54; village
president of Hastings, Michigan, 1855-56.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 6,
1887 (age 72 years, 158
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Norman Bailey (1822-1896) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1822.
Republican. Merchant; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1861-62.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., February
15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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James Balbirnie (1838-1899) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
1838.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1899; died in office 1899.
Scottish
ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
John W. Tayer, who had been ousted as city poor director, in his store in
his store at Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 29,
1899 (age about 60
years). Tayer died by suicide at the scene; he shot himself, then
swallowed carbolic acid.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) —
also known as Henry P. Baldwin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., February
22, 1814.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1876;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Homer Griswold Barber (1830-1909) —
also known as Homer G. Barber —
of Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., November
25, 1830.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1871-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., March
15, 1909 (age 78 years, 110
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Vermontville, Mich.
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Julius Solon Barber (1824-1908) —
also known as Julius S. Barber —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1867-68; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1873-82.
Episcopalian.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
18, 1908 (age 83 years, 287
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Barber and Cynthia (Dyer) Barber; married 1854 to
Emeline (Chalmers) Baker. |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Nathan Barlow (1785-1854) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant; farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., 1854
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
1, 1818.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; merchant; Barry
County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry
County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;
Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster at Hastings,
Mich., 1854; director, Grand River Valley Railroad,
1872-97; mayor
of Hastings, Mich., 1873-74.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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John Allison Barry (1848-1913) —
also known as John A. Barry —
of Coral, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Harrietta, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Handy Township, Livingston
County, Mich., July 29,
1848.
Republican. Physician;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1907-08.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., February
9, 1913 (age 64 years, 195
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Kendall Barry and Elizabeth (Badger) Barry. |
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Jacob Beeson (1807-1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, September
7, 1807.
Democrat. Merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1840; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857.
Died April
19, 1885 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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William B. Beeson (d. 1872) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Physician;
merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1841; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1859.
Died in 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant; lumber
business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Abram V. Berry (b. 1804) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., August
20, 1804.
Merchant; village
president of Jackson, Michigan, 1843-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin A. Blakeslee (b. 1865) —
of Galien, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Galien, Berrien
County, Mich., July 18,
1865.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Amos Brott (1858-1913) —
also known as Charles A. Brott —
of Mooreland, Muskegon
County, Mich.; South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., October
24, 1858.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1907-08.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., April
27, 1913 (age 54 years, 185
days).
Interment at Boardman Township Cemetery, South Boardman, Mich.
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Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
chair
of Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Merritt J. Brown and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown; married, July 21,
1886, to Isabel J. De Peel. |
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Ambrose G. Bushnell (1863-1944) —
also known as A. G. Bushnell —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
14, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
merchant; director, First State Savings Bank of
Bronson; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1929-32,
1935-36; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward J. Buys (b. 1864) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
16, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1926, 1932.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Republican. Merchant; manufacturer;
U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
18, 1805.
Whig. School
teacher; lawyer;
merchant; banker; patent medicine
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December
23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed
of Hanford
Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John
Hart; third cousin of Homer
Nichols Lockwood and Charles
Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Lockwood and Hugh
Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Lockwood, Alfred
Collins Lockwood and Daniel
Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John
Alsop, William
Henry Rossell and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus
Betts, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick
Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio
Lockwood, Walter
Booth, Abiel
Case, Abraham
Bogart Conger, Edwin
Hurd Conger, James
W. Conger, Franklin
Barker Conger, Benn
Conger, Frank
Elisha Reed and Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Cutler (b. 1870) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Keene Township, Ionia
County, Mich., September
16, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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John Adams Damon (1850-1926) —
also known as John A. Damon —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, June 4,
1850.
Republican. Druggist;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District,
1887-90; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., July 13,
1926 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Don Louis Davis (1859-1934) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
18, 1859.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1898-99; defeated, 1901.
Died November
1, 1934 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Parmenio Davis and Carlisa (Showerman) Davis; married, November
2, 1872, to Ida May Sweet. |
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Vernal Rosecranz Davy (1862-1959) —
also known as V. R. Davy —
of Evart, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1862.
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of a cerebral
embolism, April
19, 1959 (age 96 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Evart, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaiah Josiah Davy and Sophronia (Denison) Davy. |
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant; miller; lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Thaddeus Densmore (1827-1895) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Strongsville, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
30, 1827.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1881, 1891.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
20, 1895 (age 68 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Densmore and Dorcas (Ball) Densmore; married to Charlotte M.
Dixon and Lovisa M. Dixon. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Francis Xavier Desnoyers (1813-1868) —
also known as Francis Desnoyers —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 29,
1813.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1855.
Died August
13, 1868 (age 55 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest R. Dexter (b. 1875) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Washington
County, Ill., February
23, 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1923-28.
English
and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius DeYoung (1860-1947) —
of Crystal, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1860.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1909-10.
Died in Crystal, Montcalm
County, Mich., 1947
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Crystal
Cemetery, Crystal, Mich.
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Joshua B. Dickinson (1811-1879) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., December
9, 1811.
Merchant; real estate
business; Macomb
County Treasurer, 1852; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1879.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., 1879
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Dickinson and Prudence Dickinson; married to Catherine Lee;
father of Katherine Lee Dickinson (who married George
Martin Crocker). |
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Robert M. Donnelly (b. 1845) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Franklin
County, Pa., 1845.
Accountant;
merchant; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Dougan —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Merchant; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Dougan. |
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Michael S. Doyle (1842-1901) —
of Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in New
Brunswick, 1842.
Farmer;
merchant; cheesemaker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1899-1901;
died in office 1901.
Died June 7,
1901 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) —
of Coloma, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Delton, Barry
County, Mich., May 22,
1910.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1951-52; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
11, 1934, to Juanita Mitchell. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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William Matthew Fenton (1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; register
of U.S. Land Office at Genesee, Michigan, 1853-57; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton; married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall; second cousin thrice removed of Walter
Samuel Fenton. |
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant; miller; banker; insurance
business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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George B. Forrester (b. 1862) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
September
13, 1862.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry C. Glasner (b. 1872) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Barry
County, Mich., 1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1911-14;
defeated, 1908; nominated, but withdrew 1926; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910) —
also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1820.
Republican. Banker;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan
state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March
10, 1910 (age 90 years, 43
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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Michael Harris (b. 1852) —
of Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
September
19, 1852.
Republican. Miner; lumberman;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1905-10,
1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872 to
Margaret Barry. |
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant; treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co.
and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886 to Ida
Nason. |
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William Stevens Jay (1820-1892) —
also known as William Jay —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.
Born in Pennington, Mercer
County, N.J., July 22,
1820.
Republican. Merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1855; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1863-65; mayor
of Emporia, Kan., 1870.
Died in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan., March
20, 1892 (age 71 years, 242
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Smith Jay and Hannah (Wilson) Jay; married, June 7,
1841, to Jane A. Stevens. |
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant; miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Asa Kellogg and Lucy (Powell) Kellogg; married, October
21, 1794, to Mary Ann Otis; father of Day
Otis Kellogg and Dwight
Kellogg; uncle of Alvan
Kellogg; first cousin once removed of Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg; first cousin four times removed of Martin
Weld Deyo; second cousin once removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Orlando
Kellogg and William
Dean Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Rowland
Case Kellogg and Frank
Billings Kellogg; third cousin of Jason
Kellogg, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), John
Russell Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Thomas
Belden Butler, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); third cousin twice removed of Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, William
Pitt Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918), Arthur
Tappan Kellogg and Selah
Merrill; third cousin thrice removed of William
Lucius Case, Charles
Collins Kellogg, Clement
Phineas Kellogg, Edward
Russell Kellogg, Henry
Theodore Kellogg, Edward
Stanley Kellogg and Franklin
Warren Kellogg. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ira Jennings Kellogg (1848-1935) —
also known as Ira J. Kellogg —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Wheatfield Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1848.
Democrat. Merchant; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1897-98; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1916-18; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
9, 1935 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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John Russell Kellogg (1793-1868) —
also known as John R. Kellogg —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 16,
1793.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1838; member
of Michigan
state board of education, 1855-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., March
13, 1868 (age 74 years, 302
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Susanna (Griswold) Kellogg and Jesse Kellogg; married to Mary
Otterson; grandfather of Edward
Russell Kellogg; first cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin of Greene
Carrier Bronson; second cousin once removed of Selah
Merrill; third cousin of George
Smith Catlin and Francis
William Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Jonathan
Brace, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Daniel
Fiske Kellogg and Arthur
Tappan Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of William
Lucius Case; third cousin thrice removed of Leonard
Leach Case; fourth cousin of Thomas
Kimberly Brace, Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875), Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan
Ingersoll, Jared
Ingersoll, Abel
Merrill, Orlando
Kellogg, William
Dean Kellogg, Russell
Sage, Stephen
Wright Kellogg, George
Bradley Kellogg, William
Pitt Kellogg, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918) and Benjamin
Baker Merrill. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stanley Sebastian Kresge (1900-1985) —
also known as Stanley S. Kresge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1900.
Republican. Philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1952.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died June 30,
1985 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sebastian Spering Kresge and Anna E. (Harvey)
Kresge. |
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Charles H. Laflamboy (b. 1856) —
of McBride, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1856.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Lansing Edgar Lincoln (1842-1916) —
also known as Lansing E. Lincoln —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.; Omer, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
23, 1842.
Progressive. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
merchant; farmer; livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1885-88;
defeated, 1914.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
While entering a country
store, he slipped and fell,
never regained consciousness, and died soon after, in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., November
4, 1916 (age 73 years, 347
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Omer, Mich.
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George Marsh Long (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Long —
of Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
Scottish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when his car
collided with an interurban,
at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
18, 1925 (age 61 years, 321
days).
Interment at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich.
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April
14, 1820.
Republican. Merchant; miller; banker; mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial location unknown.
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Elroy M. Loose —
also known as E. M. Loose —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Merchant; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932 (Prohibition), 1938 (Commonwealth);
Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Monroe
County, 1933; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Lyon (b. 1855) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Jasper Mason (d. 1848) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1846.
Died in 1848.
Burial location unknown.
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William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) —
also known as William S. Maynard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April
25, 1802.
Merchant; village
president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66.
Congregationalist.
Suffering from severe depression, he killed
himself by an overdose
of morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 18,
1866 (age 64 years, 54
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Edward Austin McLogan (b. 1920) —
also known as Edward A. McLogan —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 2,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
merchant; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin McLogan and Helen (Austin) McLogan; married to Beatrice A.
Bouchard. |
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Duncan McRae (b. 1869) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., February
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant; lumber
business; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1917-22.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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James W. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, May 20,
1848.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1898-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant; real estate
investor; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Clifford George Olmstead (b. 1879) —
also known as Clifford G. Olmstead —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., May 20,
1879.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Pack (b. 1861) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Charles C. Phillips (b. 1845) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1845.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick A. Platt (b. 1856) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
19, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1901; resigned 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Harry C. Rose (1872-1932) —
of Ashley, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1872.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1917-20;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1926; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1931-32.
German
and French
ancestry.
Died in 1932
(age about
60 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) —
of Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Royce (1880-1947) —
of Mecosta, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Winfield Township, Montcalm
County, Mich., November
8, 1880.
Republican. Druggist;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1937-40.
Died in 1947
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Rubenstein —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Junk dealer; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1930; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard T. Sabuda (born c.1938) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1938.
Merchant; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 2001-05.
Still living as of 2005.
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William Wallace Smith (1849-1929) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
22, 1849.
Republican. Merchant; milling
business; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1897-99; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
23, 1929 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Smith and Ada Ann (West) Smith; married 1874 to Susan
Elizabeth Reynolds. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William C. Stenson (b. 1900) —
of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich., July 1,
1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; construction
superintendent; salvage materials dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940, 1942; 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.
Burial location unknown.
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Rupert Stephens Sr. (1873-1952) —
of Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich.; Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
February
22, 1873.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; postmaster;
furniture
and undertaking
business; Mason
County Coroner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Mason County 1939-44,
Mason District 1945-48).
Died in 1952
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Free Soil, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Edna
M. Baxter. |
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Oren Stone (1833-1897) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1833.
Republican. Merchant; co-founder of Flint Woolen Mills; owner
of Stone's Opera House; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1888-89; defeated, 1889.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April
20, 1897 (age 63 years, 270
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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John Strong Jr. (1830-1913) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1830.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County
2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880
(alternate), 1892,
1912
(alternate); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1881-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1891-92; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons.
Founder of South Rockwood, Mich. Lost two
fingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident.
Died in South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, South Rockwood, Mich.
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Charles F. Sundstrom (1865-1948) —
of Michigamme, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
March
10, 1865.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1935-42,
1945-46; defeated, 1942, 1946.
Catholic.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks.
Died in 1948
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Burrell Tripp (b. 1862) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1915-18; mayor
of Allegan, Mich.; elected 1915.
Scottish
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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James Madison Turner (1820-1869) —
also known as James Turner —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., April 1,
1820.
Republican. Merchant; railroad
builder; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1867.
Methodist.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
10, 1869 (age 49 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Frank C. Tyler —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Socialist. Junk dealer; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur N. Ward (1862-1948) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomer Center, Montcalm
County, Mich., January
1, 1862.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1902-03; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1911-14; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1917-18;
defeated, 1932.
Died in 1948
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Watson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Merchant; lumber
business; real estate
investor; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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George S. Wheeler (b. 1830) —
of Salem, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1830.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; banker;
founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining
company; postmaster at Carp
River, Mich., 1851-56; Marquette,
Mich., 1856; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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John R. Williams (1782-1854) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1782.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1824-25, 1829-30, 1844-46; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
20, 1854 (age 72 years, 169
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Sumner Winans (1863-1935) —
also known as Charles S. Winans —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyre, Seneca
County, N.Y., January
25, 1863.
Merchant; college
professor; U.S. Consul in Iquique, 1900-07; Valencia, 1907-09; Seville, 1909-14; Nuremberg, 1914-17; Cienfuegos, 1917-19; London, 1919-20; Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General in Prague, as of 1927.
Methodist.
Died July 13,
1935 (age 72 years, 169
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Erasmus Winslow —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Peru, La Salle
County, Ill.
Merchant; physician;
village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1839.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Zimmerman Sr. (1835-1935) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
May
12, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; brickmason;
merchant; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1895-96.
Died October
26, 1935 (age 100 years,
167 days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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