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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) —
also known as Richard H. Austin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart
attack and Alzheimer's
disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
20, 2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.
Dawson. |
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memorial |
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George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian.
Arabic
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle (b. 1937) —
also known as Patricia J. Boyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
31, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
clerk to U.S. District Judge Thaddeus
Machrowicz, 1964-65; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1976-78;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1978-83;
resigned 1983; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-98; appointed 1983.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2002.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March
20, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;
in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him
several times, and exchanged
sex for marijuana
and cocaine;
arrested
November 8, 1985; pleaded
guilty in 1987 and resigned
from the Senate; sentenced
to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also
suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
NAACP.
Injured in a fire at his
home, while also suffering cancer,
and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John M. Burns —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New York
state assembly, 1964-68 (New York County 8th District 1964-65,
71st District 1966, 64th District 1967-68).
Christian
Scientist. Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; Psi
Upsilon.
Still living as of 1968.
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DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
15, 1892.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; American Medical
Association.
Died in 1970
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Arthur Cartwright (1909-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Madison
County, Ala., May 24,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1963-64; defeated in primary, 1965; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1967-78; defeated in primary, 1964;
resigned 1978.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., May 17,
1984 (age 74 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Irma Clark (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, April
14, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto
worker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board
member, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, January
26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
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John James Conyers Jr. (1929-2019) —
also known as John Conyers, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2017 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2013, 13th District 2013-17); resigned 2017;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1989; in 2017, it was reported that a former
member of Conyers' staff had alleged
that he had sexually
harassed her, and had been paid a settlement of $27,000;
subsequently, the House Ethics Committee started an investigation
into multiple such allegations; he subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal, 2007.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
27, 2019 (age 90 years, 164
days).
Entombed at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., September
1, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Brethren.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died June 18,
1965 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm Gray Dade (1903-1991) —
also known as Malcolm G. Dade —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
27, 1903.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1991 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isiah C. Dade and Margaret (Warfield) Dade; married to Bonnie Jean
Denham; father of Malcolm
G. Dade Jr.. |
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Kenneth Daniels (b. 1958) —
also known as Ken Daniels —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born March 9,
1958.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 5th District, 1999-; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 2001.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Del Rio (b. 1924) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
30, 1924.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 24th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Leon Douglas (b. 1927) —
also known as Edward L. Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 29,
1927.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas; married to Kathleen
Ellis. |
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Prince L. Edwoods (b. 1889) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1889.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Edwoods and Rebecca (Johnson) Edwoods; married 1914 to Laura
Henderson. |
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Daisy L. Elliott (1917-2015) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1917.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968
(alternate), 1976;
co-author of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978; arrested
in April 1982 for driving a stolen
1977 Cadillac deVille automobile;
arraigned
on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen
property; she claimed she had bought the car from a dealer, but
the firm had no record of this, and the document she presented had
been faked; lost
renomination as State Representatve in August 1982, while under
indictment; convicted
in November 1982 and sentenced
to 60 days in jail.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Died, in DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 2015 (age 98 years, 26
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Jack Faxon (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon. |
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Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) —
also known as Zolton A. Ferency —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
23, 1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Rosetta A. Ferguson (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Florence, Rankin
County, Miss., July 1,
1920.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (9th District 1965-72,
20th District 1973-78).
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Gaberil Sexton and Earnie Sexton. |
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Franklin Delano Garrison (1934-2009) —
also known as Frank Garrison —
of Freeland, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., December
28, 1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976
(alternate), 1980
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1992,
1996,
2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1984; president,
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1986-99.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 17,
2009 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Owen Cemetery, Thomas Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Donald Goodman (born c.1940) —
also known as George D. Goodman —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1940.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1972-82; resigned 1982; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1978.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene; married to Edverta
Eunice Motley. |
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Roman S. Gribbs (1925-2016) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1968-69; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1970-73; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1983.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; NAACP.
Died in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
2016 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Paul Griffin (1923-2015) —
also known as Robert P. Griffin —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
6, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned
1966; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
16, 2015 (age 91 years, 161
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Grand Traverse County, Mich.
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Derrick F. Hale (b. 1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 9,
1963.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 14th District, 1997-.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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Artina Tinsley Hardman (b. 1951) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born July 13,
1951.
Democrat. Licensed
practical nurse; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lillian Hatcher (b. 1915) —
also known as Lillian Cook —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., May 30,
1915.
Democrat. International
Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Lutheran.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Robert Cook and Jimmie (McTryier) Cook; married to John
Hatcher. |
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Freman Hendrix (b. 1950) —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich., October
12, 1950.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009 (primary).
Catholic.
African
and Austrian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmanuel Freman Hendrix and Rudolfine (Ernegger)
Hendrix. |
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article |
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David Sanford Holmes Jr. (1914-1994) —
also known as David S. Holmes, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
11, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-74 (Wayne County 11th
District 1959-64, 10th District 1965-72, 21st District 1973-74);
defeated in primary, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1976
(alternate), 1988;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1974-94; died in office 1994;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died May 21,
1994 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., September
22, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) —
also known as Ray Hood —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1936.
Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,
7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1968
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla., March
29, 2002 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton. |
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Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Austria,
November
20, 1908.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in
Michigan, 1954-60; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith; NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died December
31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery, Ferndale, Mich.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German,
Polish,
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange;
Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2022.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign
as mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946 to
Marilyn Wilks. |
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Odessa J. Komer (1925-2004) —
also known as Odessa Komer —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born July 29,
1925.
Democrat. Auto
worker; vice-president,
United Auto Workers, 1974-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Female.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; National
Organization for Women.
Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame in 1995.
Died July 15,
2004 (age 78 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Patric Larrowe (1916-2006) —
also known as Charles P. Larrowe; Lash
Larrowe —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 1,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Died, from complications of Parkinson's
disease, July 7,
2006 (age 90 years, 67
days). His body was
donated to the Michigan State University medical school.
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Relatives: Son
of Albertus Larrowe and Helen (Maginnis) Larrowe. |
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Brenda L. Lawrence —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 2010; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 2012.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2013.
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Conrad L. Mallett Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1930.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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Bill McConico (b. 1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1973.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club; American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Hayes McKinney (b. 1876) —
also known as W. Hayes McKinney —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
7, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Sharon McPhail (born c.1950) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1950.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary).
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
also known as Ray Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1988
(alternate), 1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta
Blackwell. |
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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative;
business
agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
NAACP; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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James E. O'Neill Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1929.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-94 (85th District 1967-92,
95th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; NAACP.
Still living as of 1994.
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Mary Lou Parks (b. 1939) —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., July 24,
1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976,
1980,
1984
(alternate), 1988,
2004
(alternate); member of Michigan
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1998.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2004.
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John W. Porter (1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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James Settles Jr. (born c.1951) —
also known as James Settles; Jimmy Settles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; regional
director, United Automobile Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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John H. Shepherd (b. 1934) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1934.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1983-; appointed 1983.
Jewish.
Member, NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1990.
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Allan R. Sorenson (b. 1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., December
12, 1919.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1961.
Protestant.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP; Audubon
Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
NAACP; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer; married 1933 to
Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
NAACP; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Buzz Thomas III (b. 1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born January
28, 1969.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Vaughn (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Vaughn —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Abbeville, Henry
County, Ala., July 30,
1934.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-80, 1995- (8th District
1979-80, 4th District 1995-98); defeated in primary, 1976 (5th
District), 1980 (8th District).
Member, NAACP; Elks; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Weston Edward Vivian (1924-2020) —
also known as Wes E. Vivian —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Newfoundland,
October
25, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1976.
Unitarian.
Member, NAACP.
Died December
4, 2020 (age 96 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jackie Washington —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Social
worker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92;
president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women's
Hall
of Fame.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women; NAACP.
Still living as of 2002.
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Thomas W. White (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1937.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1965-68; defeated
in primary, 1968.
Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married 1964 to Judith
Maxon. |
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Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) —
also known as Leonard Woodcock —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
15, 1911.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; president,
United Auto
Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
U.S. Ambassador to China, 1979-81.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pulmonary
complications, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
16, 2001 (age 89 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph F. Young Sr. (1927-1993) —
also known as Joe Young, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., July 15,
1927.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1974-78, 1983-93 (15th District
1974-78, 14th District 1983-92, 3rd District 1993); defeated in
primary, 1964, 1966; died in office 1993; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1978.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 9,
1993 (age 65 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Young Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Joe Young, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
4, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-94 (15th District 1979-92,
4th District 1993-94); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1988.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus.
Arrested
on July 21, 2000 on Interstate 96 near Howell, Michigan, and charged
with drunk
driving;
pleaded
guilty in September 2000 to impaired
driving;
sentenced
to six months probation,
and fined.
Still living as of 2000.
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Maxcine Young (b. 1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd
District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966,
1968.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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