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Edward T. Abrams (b. 1860) —
of Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Eagle River, Keweenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1860.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1907-08.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Abrams and Lydia Abrams. |
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Hiram Alden (c.1792-1838) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1792.
Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1835-37; village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1837-38.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1838 (age about 46
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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A. B. Allen —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Physician; owned and operated Grace Hospital,
1911-21; candidate in primary for mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Guy Garland Alway (1886-1959) —
also known as Guy G. Alway —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Clinton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee
County, Mich., September
25, 1886.
Democrat. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1923.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
21, 1959 (age 73 years, 87
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Alway and Ellen Elizabeth (Stinchcomb)
Alway. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James W. Ames (1864-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
12, 1864.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
African
ancestry.
One of the founders of Dunbar Hospital
(1918).
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
12, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in July, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman. |
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John Avery (1824-1914) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
29, 1824.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1893-97.
Died in Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich., January
21, 1914 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Greenville, Mich.
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Ira Chandler Backus (1805-1866) —
also known as Ira C. Backus —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., January
10, 1805.
Republican. Physician; bank
director; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1859-60.
Episcopalian.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., September
3, 1866 (age 61 years, 236
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Backus and Jemima (Chandler) Backus; married, May 14,
1829, to Julia Ann Sargent (daughter of Isaac
Sargent); first cousin of Harmon
Sweatland Conger; first cousin once removed of Lyman
Averill Chandler; second cousin once removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
Treat Paine; third cousin of Henry
Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Luther
Waterman, Ephraim
Safford and Isaiah
Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold, Augustus
Seymour Porter and Peter
Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Joshua
Perkins, Edward
Green Bradford, Bailey
Frye Adams, Orestes
Cleveland and Lee
Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of David
Waterman, Jonathan
Usher, Elijah
Abel, Calvin
Fillmore, Bela
Edgerton, Charles
Stetson, James
Safford, Luther
Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson, Edward
Green Bradford II and James
L. Sanborn. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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John Edwin Barringer (1841-1922) —
also known as John E. Barringer —
of Armada, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 16,
1841.
Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1887-90.
Died in Armada, Macomb
County, Mich., October
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Willow Grove Cemetery, Armada, Mich.
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John Allison Barry (1848-1913) —
also known as John A. Barry —
of Coral, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Harrietta, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Handy Township, Livingston
County, Mich., July 29,
1848.
Republican. Physician; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1907-08.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., February
9, 1913 (age 64 years, 195
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Kendall Barry and Elizabeth (Badger) Barry. |
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William B. Beeson (d. 1872) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Physician; merchant;
village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1841; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1859.
Died in 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph Benishek (b. 1952) —
also known as Dan Benishek —
of Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Iron River, Iron
County, Mich., April
20, 1952.
Republican. Physician; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 2011-17.
Still living as of 2017.
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Ira P. Bingham —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.
Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Interment at Old
Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
physician; lumber
business; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Aaron
Thomas Bliss; married, July 27,
1858, to Mary Jerome; married, September
18, 1877, to Harriett (Granger) Miller; married, November
2, 1892, to May Cummiskey; granduncle of Aaron
Tyler Bliss; third cousin of Frank
Dickinson Blodgett. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Blodgett-Whedon
family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician; banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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James Gordon Bonine (1875-1934) —
also known as James G. Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., 1875.
Republican. Physician; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1934
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac A. Bonine and Alice (Wilkinson) Bonine; married to Margaret
Gage; father of Gordon
Elwood Bonine. |
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Donald R. Bradley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Physician; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) —
also known as James B. Bradley —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., November
19, 1858.
Republican. Physician; mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33; Michigan
state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., April 4,
1940 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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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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Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) —
also known as Duncan A. Cameron —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
May
7, 1863.
Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34;
defeated, 1930, 1934.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died August
4, 1936 (age 73 years, 89
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Benjamin Solomon Carson (b. 1951) —
also known as Ben Carson —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
18, 1951.
Republican. Physician; surgeon; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 2016;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2017-.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African
ancestry.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal, 2006.
Still living as of 2019.
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William J. Cassidy (born c.1880) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1880.
Physician; surgeon; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Leverett R. Chaddock (1824-1900) —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y., August
7, 1824.
Democrat. Physician; supervisor
of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1879-80; defeated, 1880.
Died in Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., November
20, 1900 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Dennis Bruce Chaddock and Lydia (Thompson) Chaddock; married 1844 to Maria
N. Freeman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew Bliss Chapin (1839-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 5,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1891-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 9,
1902 (age 62 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund P. Christian (born c.1821) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1821.
Physician; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick J. Clippert (b. 1866) —
of Delray (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
20, 1866.
Physician; village
president of Delray, Michigan, 1897.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Clippert and Christina (Pfeifle) Clippert. |
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Henry Cook —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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P. W. Cornue —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Physician; Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Cotton (b. 1863) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., November
30, 1863.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1907-11; appointed 1907; resigned 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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William Cunningham —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1901-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) —
also known as Cyrenus G. Darling —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bethel, Sullivan
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1909, 1911.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, April
21, 1933 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling; married 1884 to
Augusta M. Payne. |
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Denias Dawe (b. 1859) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Careleon, Wales,
October
31, 1859.
Democrat. Physician; surgeon; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1923-24;
defeated in primary, 1932, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
English
and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh L. Dill —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1944-45.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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John Seymour Dohany (1868-1950) —
also known as John S. Dohany —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., July 9,
1868.
Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1950 (age 81 years, 231
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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William T. Dougan —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Dougan and Ann (Gray) Dougan. |
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Silas Hamilton Douglas (1816-1890) —
also known as Silas H. Douglas; Silas H.
Douglass —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
27, 1816.
Physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
26, 1890 (age 73 years, 303
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William J. Duff (b. 1856) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
17, 1856.
Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Duff. |
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Earl Fairbanks (b. 1860) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Center, Allegan
County, Mich., July 19,
1860.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1903-06;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1907-10.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Cheryl C. Farmer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1995-2006.
Female.
Still living as of 2019.
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L. A. Farnham —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward F. Fisher (b. 1870) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; physician; surgeon for Amalgamated Copper Co. coal mines
in Wyoming; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1924 (5th District), 1926 (21st District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1929-36, 1941-44; defeated, 1944, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Dean Foster (born c.1871) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich., about 1871.
Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest F. Gamble (1869-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 12,
1869.
Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
5, 1932 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Elida Demier James. |
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Weldon A. Gift (1895-1977) —
of Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in 1895.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Died in 1977
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Marlette
City Cemetery, Marlette, Mich.
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Charles E. Greene (b. 1860) —
of Richmond, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Physician; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1925-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Emma Waterloo. |
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Harry C. Guillot —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich.; elected 1902, 1903; defeated, 1904; elected
1905, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Erwin J. Haas (b. 1942) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
9, 1942.
Libertarian. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
physician; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1996 (3rd District), 1998 (3rd
District), 2000 (3rd District), 2004 (6th District); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 2010.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Kris Kitzsteiner. |
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Inad Haddad —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; chair of
Lenawee County Democratic Party, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Democrat. Physician; surgeon; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Jacqueline Hanifin —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; chair of
Ogemaw County Democratic Party, 2003-07.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Leon B. Hawes (1867-1946) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Branch
County, Mich., February
14, 1867.
Socialist. Osteopath; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1912, 1914.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
6, 1946 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Hawes and Frances Emmagene (Kesson) Hawes; married, November
5, 1891, to Lottie May Rawson; married, June 18,
1931, to Estella Richardson. |
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Edward Hofma (b. 1859) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Vriesland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
12, 1859.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886 to
Elizabeth Pruim. |
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Frederic B. House —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Howell (b. 1836) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1836.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District,
1883-86, 1899-1900; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1887-88.
Burial location unknown.
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William Clark Huntington (1850-1927) —
also known as William C. Huntington —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 4,
1850.
Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., January
22, 1927 (age 76 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Huntington and Rhobe (Tibbitts) Huntington; married, August
9, 1876, to Adaline Lamb; first cousin twice removed of Abel
Huntington; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Huntington, Henry
Huntington and Gurdon
Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Huntington, Samuel
H. Huntington and Benjamin
Nicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of William
Woodbridge, Jabez
Williams Huntington, Isaac
Backus, Nathaniel
Huntington, James
Huntington, Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Charles
Phelps Huntington, Elisha
Mills Huntington, Henry
Titus Backus, Henry
Arthur Huntington and Arthur
Evarts Lord. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Oren Guy Johnson (1872-1948) —
also known as O. G. Johnson —
of Fostoria, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Rich Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 30,
1872.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1921-24.
English
and Danish
ancestry.
Died in Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 19,
1948 (age 75 years, 294
days).
Interment at Rich Township Cemetery, Rich Township, Lapeer County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Johnson and Harriet Emma (Darling) Johnson; married 1909 to
Florence C. Morse. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Kapp —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1880-83, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur W. Karch (1886-1940) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort, Will
County, Ill., 1886.
Physician; surgeon; founder of Monroe Hospital;
mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1939-40; died in office 1940.
Died, in Monroe Hospital,
Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., April
29, 1940 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, La Salle, Mich.
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Charles S. Kennedy (1887-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
physician; surgeon; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-61.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914 to Edna
H. Clippert. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) —
also known as "Dr. Death" —
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 26,
1928.
Physician; euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted
suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him
national publicity; his medical license was revoked
in 1990; he faced numerous murder
charges
starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted
in 1999 and sentenced
to 10 to 25 years in prison;
released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.
Atheist.
Armenian
ancestry.
Died, from kidney
and heart
problems, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., June 3,
2011 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Oliver Almond LaCrone —
also known as O. A LaCrone —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Lambert (born c.1863) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Amherstburg, Ontario,
about 1863.
Physician; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1895-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Theophilus Langlois (born c.1840) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Ile, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1840.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1874, 1888-89; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Lemire (1877-1931) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Nicolet, Quebec,
April
23, 1877.
Physician; mayor
of Escanaba, Mich., 1912; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1919-22; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924.
Died in 1931
(age about
54 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Littlejohn (b. 1876) —
of Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
1876.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth Walter (Scott) Littlejohn; married 1913 to Sadie
Kremer; descendant of Sir Walter Scott. |
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Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Cass
County, Mich., September
4, 1872.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St.
Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee; married 1894 to
Gertrude Hitchcox. |
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Robert G. MacKenzie —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1913-15.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edward Magill (1847-1928) —
also known as William E. Magill —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.; Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Port Stanley, Ontario,
November
3, 1847.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician; surgeon; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1881-82; Bay
County Treasurer.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 29,
1928 (age 80 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Klarenc Wade Mak (1861-1930) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, 1861.
Physician; poet; author; lecturer.
Advocate of phonetic spelling.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
31, 1930 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Dean McCoy —
also known as Ira D. McCoy —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.; Port Austin, Huron
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1952, 1954, 1956
(primary), 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James S. McGlaughlin (born c.1869) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1869.
Physician; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1908-11; defeated, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Waln McLain —
also known as Richard W. McLain —
of Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Williams
County, Ohio.
Republican. Physician; minister;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1925-28.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Bartlett H. McMullen (1856-1918) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
September
15, 1856.
Physician; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1907-08, 1916-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. McMullen and Margaret (Holland) McMullen; married, September
7, 1883, to Alice M. Oams. |
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Rush McNair —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; surgeon; candidate for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Minos McRobert (1804-1884) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
14, 1804.
Democrat. Physician; druggist; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1838-40; banker; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1865-66, 1871-72; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1880.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., October
5, 1884 (age 80 years, 234
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William McRobert and Lydia (Safford) McRobert; married 1833 to Lydia
Ladue; married 1841 to Nancy
Abbott. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William S. Mills —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Osteophatic physician; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Moore (b. 1871) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Carthage, Jasper
County, Mo., May 21,
1871.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District;
elected 1918.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Sair C. Moore —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1924-28; defeated, 1913; resigned 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip T. Mulligan (1911-2000) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1911.
Physician; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1951-55.
Died in 2000
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alva Winslow Nichols (1848-1911) —
also known as Alva W. Nichols —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, October
6, 1848.
Physician; surgeon; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894 (People's), 1908 (Independent); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1898; Michigan
People's Party state chair, 1899; member of Michigan People's Party
State Executive Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Died, from cardiac
dropsy (congestive
heart failure), in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
22, 1911 (age 62 years, 320
days).
Interment at Fulton
Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Francis J. O'Donnell (1896-1961) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born December
25, 1896.
Democrat. Physician; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Died November
2, 1961 (age 64 years, 312
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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T. W. Paton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace M. Pearson (b. 1895) —
of Kirksville, Adair
County, Mo.
Born near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., July 12,
1895.
Republican. Chemist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; college
professor; banker;
osteophatic physician; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Adair County, 1947-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Charles Pierce (1930-2002) —
also known as Edward C. Pierce —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., January
3, 1930.
Democrat. Physician; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1974 (primary), 1976;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1979-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1985-87; defeated, 1967, 1987.
Died, from complications of Legionnaire's
disease, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
2002 (age 72 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to Grace
E. Hartman. |
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Ananda S. Prasad —
of Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas Edmunds Price (b. 1954) —
also known as Tom Price —
of Roswell, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
8, 1954.
Republican. Physician; member of Georgia
state senate 56th District, 1997-2004; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 2005-17; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2017.
Still living as of 2019.
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Ebenezer Raynale (1804-1881) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt., October
21, 1804.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1835-37; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., March
24, 1881 (age 76 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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Emory R. Remsberg —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Osteophatic physician; mayor of
Alma, Mich., 1945-47.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John D. Riker —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 1904-05; defeated, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude B. Root (1880-1970) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Calhoun
County, Mich., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Osteopath; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950,
1952; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1942 (Montcalm County), 1946
(Montcalm County), 1948 (Montcalm County), 1956 (Montcalm District);
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949.
Died in 1970
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Greenville, 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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C. M. Ryno (born c.1874) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born about 1874.
Physician; mayor
of Benton Harbor, Mich.; elected 1910, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Marden Sabin (1840-1917) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Orland, Steuben
County, Ind., January
2, 1840.
Republican. Physician; surgeon; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (8th District 1891-92, 6th District
1893-94).
Died, from chronic
interstitial nephritis, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., April
10, 1917 (age 77 years, 98
days).
Interment at Prairie
River Cemetery, Centreville, Mich.
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Abiram Duane Salisbury (1841-1909) —
also known as Abram D. Salisbury —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 17,
1841.
Republican. Physician; druggist; village
president of Midland, Michigan, 1880; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1889-90;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1907 (Republican primary), 1907 (Union).
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
16, 1909 (age 68 years, 121
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Walter Hulme Sawyer (1861-1931) —
also known as Walter H. Sawyer —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Lyme Township, Huron
County, Ohio, August
10, 1861.
Republican. Physician; surgeon; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1894-99; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1906-31; died in office 1931;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
Died in 1931
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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John J. H. Schwarz (b. 1937) —
also known as Joe Schwarz —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
15, 1937.
Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Navy during the
Vietnam War; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1985-87; member of Michigan
state senate, 1987-2002; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 2000;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 2005-; defeated in
primary, 1976 (3rd District), 1992 (7th District).
Still living as of 2014.
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George Henry Sherman (b. 1858) —
also known as George H. Sherman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Napoleon, Henry
County, Ohio, May 23,
1858.
Physician; Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1893; Socialist
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1910; Socialist candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1911; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Sherman and Eva (Walter) Sherman; married, February
16, 1886, to Matilda Huegli. |
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Stephen S. Skrzycki (d. 1954) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Physician; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
3rd District, 1933; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1942-52; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Died in 1954.
Burial location unknown.
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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Frederick F. Sovereign (b. 1846) —
of Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bristol, Elkhart
County, Ind., August
27, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
physician; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack M. Stack (1938-2004) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 1,
1938.
Republican. Physician; psychiatrist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1972.
Died, in West Florida Regional Hospital,
Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., February
12, 2004 (age 65 years, 348
days).
Interment at Crystal Lake Township Cemetery East, Frankfort, Mich.
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George W. Stewart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Physician; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1908-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh A. Stewart (b. 1882) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., August
4, 1882.
Republican. Physician; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1917-18; defeated in primary, 1926,
1932.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Josephus V. D. Sutphen (1802-1856) —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., July 24,
1802.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1835.
Died in Clay Township, St. Joseph
County, Ind., May 1,
1856 (age 53 years, 282
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Lafayette Swanton (1868-1958) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Edenville, Midland
County, Mich., July 7,
1868.
Physician; surgeon; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1918-22.
Member, Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in Edenville, Midland
County, Mich., February
22, 1958 (age 89 years, 230
days).
Interment at Old Edenville Cemetery, Edenville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Young Swanton and Lucy J. (McConnell) Swanton; married to Anna
Louisa Annis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Rudolph Gabriel Tenerowicz (1890-1963) —
also known as Rudolph G. Tenerowicz —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
of Polish parents, June 14,
1890.
Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1928-32, 1936-39; defeated, 1932; resigned
1932; defeated, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1939-43; defeated,
1942 (Democratic primary), 1946 (Republican primary), 1948
(Republican), 1950 (Republican), 1952 (Republican), 1954 (Republican).
Polish
ancestry.
Tried
and convicted
on vice
conspiracy charges
in 1932; freed from prison when pardoned
by Gov. William
A. Comstock.
Died in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1963 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Crosley Tennant (1850-1896) —
also known as William C. Tennant —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario,
May
9, 1850.
Physician; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1892-94.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 11,
1896 (age 46 years, 2
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Frank A. Towsley (1858-1919) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Galesburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1908 (Republican primary), 1910 (Independent),
1913 (Republican primary), 1914 (Republican primary).
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from myocarditis,
in the Sanitarium,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 23,
1919 (age 61 years, 103
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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David Leroy Treat (1873-1956) —
also known as David L. Treat —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, October
26, 1873.
Democrat. Physician; mayor of
Adrian, Mich.; elected 1904, 1910; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died in 1956
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Sanford Martin Tweedie (1900-1973) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 27,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
physician; chair of
Sanilac County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
4, 1973 (age 73 years, 69
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, 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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William Erastus Upjohn (1853-1932) —
also known as William E. Upjohn —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1853.
Physician; inventor
of the "friable pill" to make medicines more digestible; founder of
the Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, which later became the The
Upjohn Company; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1918.
Died in 1932
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Uriah Upjohn; married to Rachel Babcock and Carrie (Sherwood)
Gilmore. |
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Nathan Webb (b. 1808) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., 1808.
Republican. Physician; supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1857-60; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1861-62.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb; married, February
19, 1835, to Larinda Enos; father of Frederick
Webb. |
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James C. Willson (1833-1912) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Fitzroy, Ontario,
April
28, 1833.
Republican. Physician; major in the Union Army during the
Civil War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1879-80.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1912 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Erasmus Winslow —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Peru, La Salle
County, Ill.
Merchant;
physician; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1839.
Burial location unknown.
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James Witherell (1759-1838) —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass., June 16,
1759.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; physician; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1798-1802; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1802-06; Rutland
County Judge, 1803-06; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1807-08; resigned 1808;
U.S.
District Judge for Michigan, 1808-28; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1828-30.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
9, 1838 (age 78 years, 207
days).
Original interment at Russell
Street Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Democrat. Physician; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married 1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh. |
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