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George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) —
also known as George W. Armstrong —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
18, 1859.
Republican. Mechanical
dentist; traveling salesman; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in 1948
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business owner; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ken Asmus (b. 1954) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
22, 1954.
Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Baird (1860-1934) —
of Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
February
11, 1860.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; salt industry; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1895-96; defeated, 1896, 1897; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1901-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911-17; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Member, Elks; Foresters.
Died in Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1934 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Carrollton, Mich.
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Jim Berryman (b. 1947) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
17, 1947.
Democrat. Business owner; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1985-90; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988 (40th District), 2012 (57th
District); member of Michigan
state senate, 1991-98 (11th District 1991-94, 17th District
1995-98); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1998.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber
business; salt industry; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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James A. Burns (1899-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
8, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; hotelier;
purchasing agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; member of
Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1924
(Republican primary, 2nd District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 4th
District), 1942 (Democratic, 4th District), 1944 (Democratic primary,
4th District); 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; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died in 1963
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David H. Butler (b. 1887) —
of near Fostoria, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., April
15, 1887.
Republican. Salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1921-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1925-26.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bert Campbell (1863-1946) —
also known as William B. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., 1863.
Republican. Business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938.
Died in 1946
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March
10, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
business executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Jesse T. Church (b. 1949) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Drummond Island, Chippewa
County, Mich., November
14, 1949.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 25th District, 2000.
Member, Moose; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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James Bernard Cochran (1901-1989) —
also known as James B. Cochran —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Woolwine, Patrick
County, Va., February
8, 1901.
Inspector; bus
driver; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Democratic primary), 1942 (Democratic
primary), 1944 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican), 1950
(Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Democratic
primary).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Appalachian Regional Hospital,
Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., June 7,
1989 (age 88 years, 119
days).
Interment at Potter Cemetery, Ashcamp, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James David Cochran and Mary Ellen (Wood) Cochran; married, July 4,
1920, to Ruth J. Watson; married, March
18, 1946, to Josephine Janules; married, December
22, 1951, to Bernice Mae (Lackey) Johnson; married, February
1, 1984, to Goldie (Potter) Childress. |
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Wendy Sue Conway (b. 1949) —
also known as Wendy Conway —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1949.
Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1996, 1998, 2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Alexander D. Cuthbertson (b. 1887) —
also known as Alex D. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Parole
officer; personnel director; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School
teacher; sales manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950 to Carol
Jean Schultze. |
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Charles Flowers (1845-c.1922) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died about 1922 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Flowers and Sarah (Pickering) Flowers; married 1868 to Mary
E. De Normandie. |
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D. L. Garver —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Socialist. Laborer; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
business executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tom Hickey (b. 1955) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1955.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1998.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Peter Hoekstra (b. 1953) —
also known as Pete Hoekstra —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Groningen, Netherlands,
October
30, 1953.
Republican. Business executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1993-; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2012.
Reformed
Church in America.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bill S. Huffman (b. 1924) —
of Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Estelle, Walker
County, Ga., December
27, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sales
representative; mayor
of Madison Heights, Mich., 1961-63; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Oakland County 6th
District 1963-64, 66th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1956;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1975-82; resigned 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm C. Johnson (b. 1937) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
11, 1937.
Libertarian. Business owner; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1996, 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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Evered Vivian Jolliffe (1884-1957) —
also known as Evered V. Jolliffe —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
May
2, 1884.
Sales manager; automobile
dealer; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
5th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from cancer,
August
28, 1957 (age 73 years, 118
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Jolliffe and Theresa (Whaley) Jolliffe; married 1913 to Grace
Ethel Wise. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Jolliffe
family |
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George Henry Kempf (1860-1922) —
also known as George H. Kempf —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June, 1860.
Republican. Traveling salesman; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1922
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Robert Patterson Lamont (1867-1948) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1867.
Business executive; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1929-32.
Died February
20, 1948 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lamont and Isabella (Patterson) Lamont; married, October
24, 1894, to Helen Gertrude Trotter. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; traveling salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
mechanic; union
representative; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1968
(alternate), 1976,
1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Macomb
County Commissioner.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
AFSCME.
Died, from cancer,
in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., March
15, 2004 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
16, 1921.
Democrat. Salesman; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Moose.
Blind
from the age of 16.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Jennie
Kubinger. |
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George Porterfield McCallum (1871-1952) —
also known as George P. McCallum —
of Thompson, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
27, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1899-1902;
member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1937-44.
Died in 1952
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Hotel-keeper;
first village president, Walker, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 52, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort owner.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Truman Gile McGonigal (1880-1948) —
also known as T. G. McGonigal —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
24, 1880.
Customs broker; shipping
agent; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Brazil in Mobile,
Ala., 1903-07; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Mobile,
Ala., 1914-24; Vice-Consul
for Dominican Republic in Mobile,
Ala., 1921-35; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Bolivia in Mobile,
Ala., 1921-35; Consul
for Haiti in Mobile,
Ala., 1921; Consul
for Brazil in Mobile,
Ala., 1929; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Ecuador in Mobile,
Ala., 1935; Honorary
Consul for Honduras in Mobile,
Ala., 1935.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., December
14, 1948 (age 68 years, 81
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Franklin Moore (1845-1915) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
6, 1845.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; salt manufacturer; postmaster at St.
Clair, Mich., 1881, 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1899-1902.
Died, from atrial
stenosis, in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 12,
1915 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Evelyn M. Nowak (b. 1913) —
also known as E. M. Nowak; Evelyn Marshick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 18,
1913.
Democrat. Stenographer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1946.
Female.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Republican. Stenographer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan. |
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Michael J. O'Brien (1907-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1907.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; sanitation inspector; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 4th District 1955-64);
defeated, 1946; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1965-74; died in office 1974.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1974
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Brian Palmer (b. 1949) —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
30, 1949.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster at Manistee,
Mich., 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. I. T. Palmer and Mary M. Palmer; married 1892 to H. May
Shrigley. |
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Alma Pedroza (1917-1999) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1917.
Democrat. Opera
singer; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960 ; travel agency owner.
Female.
Mexican
ancestry.
Died, from cardiac
arrest while suffering from lung
cancer and colon
cancer, in Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1999 (age 81 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alfonso Pedroza. |
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Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., September
14, 1856.
Republican. Businessman; bank
director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., January
22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Alexander Riebe —
of Michigan.
Born in Germany.
Socialist. Laborer; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Michigan, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Rogers Strother (1908-1982) —
also known as Max R. Strother —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex.
Born in Lake Odessa, Ionia
County, Mich., October
3, 1908.
Purchasing agent; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1953-59.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolus and a ruptured
aortic aneurysm, in Memorial Medical
Center, Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., December
26, 1982 (age 74 years, 84
days).
Cremated.
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Robert Stuart (1785-1848) —
of Michigan.
Born in Perthshire, Scotland,
February
19, 1785.
Explorer; fur trader;
business partner of John Jacob Astor; Michigan
state treasurer, 1840-41.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1848 (age 63 years, 252
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James T. Upjohn (1858-1936) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
29, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
real
estate business; business executive; one of the organizers
of the Upjohn pharmaceutical
company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1929-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Died in 1936
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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David Frederick Upton (b. 1921) —
also known as David F. Upton —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., November
13, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business
executive; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1963-64; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1964; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1974, 1976.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Alpha
Delta Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; nurseryman;
school
teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Ethyl Van Etten —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Stenographer; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to John W. Van Etten. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February
15, 1915, to Ruth Brady. |
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Arthur E. Wood (1870-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1870.
Republican. Milliner;
banker;
business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-18; member of Michigan
state senate, 1919-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48 (3rd District
1919-26, 4th District 1927-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48); defeated,
1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate in primary for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Wreford (d. 1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1931-32; defeated in primary, 1932, 1934.
Died in 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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