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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to
Mildred Hutchinson. |
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Alvin E. Richards (b. 1886) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Soudan, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1886.
Republican. Mining
superintendent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1947-54;
defeated, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie William Richards (1908-1978) —
also known as Leslie W. Richards —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., May 8,
1908.
Republican. Mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1938-42; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Marquette
County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Died in 1978
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Richards and Elisabeth (Mitchell) Richards; married to
Dorothy Davey. |
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Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Donald W. Riegle, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
4, 1938.
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1967-76; resigned
1976; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976-95; appointed 1976; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2019.
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Gordon Rockwell (1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., May 18,
1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2000
(alternate), 2004.
Methodist. Member, American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe; married 1965 to
Shirley Carol Hands. |
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Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) —
of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born May 23,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1983
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Grand
Prairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
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William Walter Root (1837-1912) —
also known as William W. Root —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1837.
Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1870; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April
20, 1912 (age 74 years, 297
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Allen F. Rush (1902-1980) —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich., January
3, 1902.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
3rd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1967-68; defeated,
1968.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lee Rush and Mary (Crissman) Rush; married to Jessie A.
Turner. |
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John Russell (1822-1912) —
of Milton, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born near Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
20, 1822.
Methodist
minister; newspaper
publisher; Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1869;
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872; member of Michigan
Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1887; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1890; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1892; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist. Member, Good
Templars.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1912 (age 90 years, 44
days).
Interment at Hart Cemetery, Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Walter Clifford Sadler (1891-1959) —
also known as Walter C. Sadler —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., February
15, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; worked on railroad
and hydroelectric
projects; lawyer; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sigma
Pi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
14, 1959 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Lincoln Sadler and Eleanore Elizabeth (Walter) Sadler;
married, July 21,
1917, to Hariette P. Jamieson. |
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article |
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April
28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;
postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married 1890 to Mary
E. Stafford. |
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memorial |
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Connor D. Smith (1907-1993) —
of Standish, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1950-53, 1954-68; defeated, 1949;
appointed 1950; defeated, 1953; appointed 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; elected 1961; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to Alice
Tennant. |
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1957-58 |
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Virgil C. Smith Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1977-88; defeated
in primary, 1970 (13th District), 1972 (10th District); resigned
1988; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1988-; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit; elected 2012.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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John G. Snook (1845-1929) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., June 3,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; harness
maker; carriage
trimmer; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1889 (Prohibition), 1890 (Prohibition), 1894
(Prohibition), 1896 (Prohibition), 1907 (Law and Order).
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
17, 1929 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Roy L. Spencer (b. 1919) —
of Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
10, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-76 (Lapeer County 1961-64,
78th District 1965-76).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Sprague (1809-1868) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
23, 1809.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1849-51.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
19, 1868 (age 59 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Deborah Ann Stabenow (b. 1950) —
also known as Debbie Stabenow; Deborah Ann
Greer —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., April
29, 1950.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1979-90; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1991-94; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1994; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1994; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1997-2001; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2001-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2021.
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Lad S. Stacey (b. 1926) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born June 18,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
the peace; Berrien
County Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1979-90; defeated
in primary, 1964.
United Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1990.
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Lionel J. Stacey Jr. (b. 1928) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., 1928.
Republican. School
principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1967-68; resigned
1968.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1968.
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Woodrow Stanley —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1996,
2000;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District; elected 2012.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2012.
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Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich., December
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1974 (age 75 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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William C. Stevens (b. 1837) —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1837.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; flour mill
business; bank
director; Iosco
County Treasurer; Iosco
County Prosecuting Attorney; Michigan
state auditor general, 1883-86.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander McIntyre Stirton (1872-1939) —
also known as Alexander M. Stirton —
of Michigan.
Born in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario,
October
11, 1872.
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1909.
Methodist.
Suffered a stroke,
and died eight months later, October
17, 1939 (age 67 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oakview
Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Bertha Williams. |
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Clair L. Taylor (b. 1902) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Will
County, Ill., October
14, 1902.
Republican. Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1953-; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
15, 1887.
Republican. Muskegon
County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan,
1925-36; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in
primary, 1956.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
First
woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first
woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Died in Plainwell Sanatorium,
Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 5,
1970 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson; married to Florence
Elvira Sanford. |
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David E. Thurber (1846-1917) —
of Ingersoll Township, Midland
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
January
28, 1846.
Democrat. Farmer;
president and secretary, Farmers Mutual Insurance
Association; coal
dealer; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909, 1912.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., November
19, 1917 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Horton; married, July 2,
1913, to Mrs. Samantha Oliver. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilbur W. Town and Rose (Houghtalin) Town; married 1896 to Ida L.
Kimmel. |
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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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William C. Vandenberg (1884-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., 1884.
Republican. Oil
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1945-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1951-52; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1952.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1971
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909 to
Florence Fairbanks. |
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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.
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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.
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William M. Van Slyke (1848-1915) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 8,
1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887.
Methodist.
Died in Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich., March
30, 1915 (age 67 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Edgar S. Wagar (b. 1850) —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1850.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District,
1893-96; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1897-1900.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert L. Wales (b. 1921) —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich., December
6, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M.
A. Hanna Iron
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64;
defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District),
1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District).
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James F. Warner (1899-1978) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
10, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
owner, Warner Dairy;
director, Ypsilanti Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died June 10,
1978 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1893 to Lottie
A. Ferguson. |
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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.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Claude A. Watson (b. 1885) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wexford
County, Mich., June 26,
1885.
Ordained
minister; lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936; Prohibition candidate for
California
state attorney general, 1938, 1942, 1946; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948.
Free Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry T. Welch and Blanche (Reynolds) Welch; married, October
20, 1938, to Winifred McKendry. |
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Paul Frederick Welday (b. 1958) —
also known as Paul Welday —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in a hospital
at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
1, 1958.
Republican. Public
relations consultant; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988,
2000,
2004
(alternate), 2012;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988, 2008; chief of staff, Omaha
Mayor P. J.
Morgan, 1989-92; chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Joe
Knollenberg, 1993-2002; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2002-04.
Methodist. Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2012.
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Arthur Garfield Wemple (1881-1938) —
also known as Arthur Wemple —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego
County, Mich., June 20,
1881.
Republican. Candidate for supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1926.
Methodist.
Died in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., June 7,
1938 (age 56 years, 352
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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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.
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Clair A. White (1915-1988) —
also known as "The Bay City Bomber" —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Willshire, Van Wert
County, Ohio, May 5,
1915.
Member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-61; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72; Tisch Independent
Citizens candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1982; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 101st District, 1984, 1986.
Methodist.
Died November
7, 1988 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Claude L. Wood (1901-1974) —
of Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sanilac
County, Mich., November
12, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1940; Sanilac
County Road Commissioner, 1946-54; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 77th District, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1974 (age 72 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Blair G. Woodman (1903-1988) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
15, 1903.
Republican. County
agricultural extension agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1965-68.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., September
9, 1988 (age 85 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Wright (1895-1950) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., April
12, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1947-48.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Silas Allen Yerkes (1834-1865) —
also known as Silas Yerkes —
of Vergennes, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
14, 1834.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861; resigned 1861; major in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Methodist.
Badly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863, and
apparently died
as a result, in Vergennes, Kent
County, Mich., October
26, 1865 (age 31 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Yerkes and Esther (Allen) Yerkes. |
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