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Mormon Politicians in Michigan
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Community of Christ)

Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) — of Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Sandusky, Sanilac County, Mich., March 30, 1910. Republican. Automobile dealer; mayor of Sandusky. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles Finkbeiner and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner; married, February 10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth.   Ann Romney (b. 1949) — also known as Ann Lois Davies — of Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 16, 1949. Republican. Speaker, Republican National Convention, 2012. Female. Mormon. Welsh ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Daughter of Edward Roderick Davies and Lois Davies; married, March 21, 1969, to Willard Mitt Romney; mother of Craig Romney.   Political family: Romney family.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   George Scott Romney (b. 1941) — also known as G. Scott Romney — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 7, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 2000-; appointed 2000; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2012; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Mormon. Member, Phi Kappa Phi. Still living as of 2012.   Relatives: Son of George Wilcken Romney and Lenore Romney; brother of Willard Mitt Romney; married to Ellen Rogers; married 1967 to Ronna Eileen Stern; father of Ronna Romney McDaniel; uncle of Craig Romney; grandson of Harold Arundel Lafount; grandnephew of Vernon Romney; first cousin once removed of Marion George Romney and Vernon Bradford Romney; first cousin twice removed of Miles Romney and Kenneth Romney; second cousin once removed of Miles J. Romney Jr..   Political family: Romney family.   See also Wikipedia article George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) — also known as George W. Romney — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes), Chihuahua, of American parents, July 8, 1907. Republican. Board chairman and president, American Motors, 1954-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial District, 1961-62; Governor of Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964 (delegation chair), 1968 (delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979. Mormon. English and German ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich., July 26, 1995 (age 88 years, 18 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Gaskell Romney and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney; married, July 2, 1931, to Lenore Emily LaFount (daughter of Harold Arundel Lafount); father of George Scott Romney (who married Ronna Romney) and Willard Mitt Romney; nephew of Vernon Romney; grandfather of Ronna Romney McDaniel and Craig Romney; first cousin of Marion George Romney, Artemesia Romney (who married Ariel Smith Ballif, Sr.) and Vernon Bradford Romney; first cousin once removed of Miles Romney and Kenneth Romney; second cousin of Miles J. Romney Jr..   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record   Image source: Nixon Presidential Library and Museum   Willard Mitt Romney (b. 1947) — also known as Mitt Romney; "Mittens"; "The Mittster" — of Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 12, 1947. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1994; Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008 (delegation chair); candidate for President of the United States, 2012; U.S. Senator from Utah, 2019-. Mormon. Still living as of 2021.   Relatives: Son of George Wilcken Romney and Lenore Romney; brother of George Scott Romney (who married Ronna Eileen Stern); married, March 21, 1969, to Ann Lois Davies; father of Craig Romney; uncle of Ronna Romney McDaniel; grandson of Harold Arundel Lafount; grandnephew of Vernon Romney; first cousin once removed of Marion George Romney and Vernon Bradford Romney; first cousin twice removed of Miles Romney and Kenneth Romney; second cousin once removed of Miles J. Romney Jr..   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books by Mitt Romney: No Apology: Believe in America (2011)   Books about Mitt Romney: Hugh Hewitt, A Mormon in the White House? 10 Things Every American Should Know About Mitt Romney — Ronald B. Scott, Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics — Michael Kranish & Scott Helman, The Real Romney   Nelson G. Tisdale (1901-1992) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland Township, Midland County, Mich., August 30, 1901. Republican. Farmer; real estate dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1960-70 (Midland County 1960-64, 103rd District 1965-70). Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, Rotary; Elks. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 22, 1992 (age 91 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.

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