The Political Graveyard: Northfield Township, Michigan

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Northfield Township, Michigan
including Whitmore Lake
Township Supervisors, Postmasters

Supervisors of Northfield Township, 1833-2012 (may be incomplete!)
John Renwick 1833-35 Rufus Matthews 1835-37 John Renwick 1837-38 George Sutton 1838-40 John Renwick 1840-41 Lucien B. Barker 1841-42 Rufus Matthews 1842-44 John Renwick 1844-45 Rufus Matthews 1845-46 Nathan Salyer 1846-48 George Sutton 1848-49 John Renwick 1849-50 Rufus Matthews 1850-53 Nathan Salyer 1853-54 Ira Harker 1854-55 James Clancy 1855-56 Philip Winegar 1856-59 Joseph Pray 1859-60 Patrick McKernan 1860-62 Philip Winegar 1862-63 Patrick McKernan 1863-65 Joseph Pray 1865-66 John Ryan 1866-67 Patrick Wall 1867-72 George Renwick 1872-75 Emory E. Leland 1875-76 Nathan E. Sutton 1876-78 Patrick S. Purtell 1878-81 William Walsh 1881-83 Patrick S. Purtell 1883-88 Frank Duncan 1888-91 Philip Duffy 1891-93 Frank Duncan 1893-95 Emory E. Leland 1895-97 William Donnegan 1897-99 Theodore F. Prochnow 1899-1900 Jay G. Pray 1900-03 T. Frank Taylor 1903-05 Jay G. Pray 1905-08 George Gerlach 1908-11 Robert Ryan 1911-13

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

2004 Aug 3: Julie Londo (Dem), nominated unopposed.

2004 Aug 3: Adam A. Kurtinaitis (Rep), nominated; Michael Dale McFarland (Rep), defeated in primary.

2004 Nov 2: Adam A. Kurtinaitis (Rep), elected; Julie Londo (Dem), defeated; Michael Dale McFarland, defeated.

2008 Aug 5: Patrick Kelley (Dem), nominated; David Gordon (Dem), defeated in primary; John Kerrigan (Dem), defeated in primary.

2008 Aug 5: Debra A. Mozurkewich (Rep), nominated; Linda M. Lupi (Rep), defeated in primary.

2008 Nov 4: Debra A. Mozurkewich (Rep), elected; Patrick Kelley (Dem), defeated.

2012 Aug 7: Richard K. Rohrer (Dem), nominated unopposed.

2012 Aug 7: Marilyn Handloser En (Rep), nominated; Debra A. Mozurkewich (Rep), defeated in primary.

2012 Nov 6: Marilyn Handloser En (Rep), elected; Richard K. Rohrer (Dem), defeated.

Whitmore Lake
(mostly within Northfield Township)

Postmasters at Whitmore Lake, 1871-1976 (may be incomplete!)
Nelson S. Hallock as of 1871 Douglas J. Stevens as of 1873-81 J. D. Stevens as of 1887-91 Henry P. Dodge as of 1901 Howard S. McCormick 1930-31 Howard S. McCormick 1931-45 Howard J. O'Brien 1945-50 Basil M. Stanfield 1950-51 Marguerite V. Smalley 1951-54 George J. Danneffel 1954-56 Harold G. Weller 1956-57 Harold G. Weller 1957-59 Paul L. Sider 1959-61 John M. McNamara 1961 John M. McNamara 1961-76

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