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Frank Aldrich (b. 1850) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March
17, 1850.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; book publisher; manager and electrician for the
Hansen Battery Light and
Power Company, Washington, D.C., 1889-90; quartermaster-general
of the District of Columbia National Guard, 1890-92; invented
in 1893 and patented
a railroad
car seal which became widely used; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Noble Ashley (1863-1917) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in South Ferriby, Lincolnshire, England,
September
30, 1863.
Republican. Printer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04, 1911-16; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1905-06.
Member, Maccabees.
Died in 1917
(age about
53 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Ashley and Ellen Matilda (Noble) Ashley; married 1888 to
Florine E. Kelley. |
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Edward Brouwer (1892-1954) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
13, 1892.
Republican. Printing and advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1933-36;
defeated in primary, 1940, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1936.
Died in 1954
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Stanley Brzostowski (1910-1977) —
also known as Joseph S. Brzostowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 2,
1910.
Democrat. Printing business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936, 1938.
Died in 1977
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire
and Rubber
Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed
Steel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil
Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil
Company, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing business;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Webb Ferguson (1857-1910) —
also known as William W. Ferguson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857.
Republican. Printing business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1893-96.
African
ancestry.
He was the first
African-American member of the Michigan legislature.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
30, 1910 (age 52 years, 312
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Andrew Bird Glaspie (1876-1943) —
also known as Andrew B. Glaspie —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
printing business; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1917-22; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1923-24.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oakland
County, Mich., September
3, 1943 (age 66 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Peleg Glaspie and Amy Elizabeth (Bird) Glaspie; married to
Clara M. Chamberlain. |
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William B. Hallett (1860-1938) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 1,
1860.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; printing business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1917-18; defeated, 1908, 1918, 1922, 1932.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
29, 1938 (age 78 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas V. Hamilton (1930-2000) —
also known as Nicholas Hamilton; Nick
Hamilton —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., April 5,
1930.
Libertarian. Typesetter; musician;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1976, 1980;
Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980
(on behalf of Ed
Clark and David
Koch); candidate for Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1982; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1984; Libertarian
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, in the Munson Medical
Center, Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
14, 2000 (age 70 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Charles A. Houghton (b. 1870) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec,
January
29, 1870.
Democrat. Printing business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Deufay Bartlett Hovey Sr. (1865-1949) —
also known as Deufay B. Hovey, Sr.; D. B.
Hovey —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 5,
1865.
Linotype operator; Socialist candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910; Socialist candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1911; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1932 (Socialist), 1936 (Farmer-Labor).
Died September
5, 1949 (age 84 years, 92
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Edmond Lesinski (1916-1992) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Printer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1963-64; defeated in primary, 1954 (Wayne County 5th District), 1956
(Wayne County 5th District), 1964 (6th District), 1966 (6th District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1992
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Lesinski and Helen (Gorski) Lesinski; married to Frances
M. Grajek. |
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Harry Alexander McBride (1887-1961) —
also known as Harry A. McBride —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1887.
Manager of printing and advertising
for a hotel,
1905-08; U.S. Consular Agent in Bilbao, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Barcelona, 1910-11; Zurich, 1911-13; Boma, 1913-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Boma, 1915-16; London, 1916-17; Malaga, 1923-29; U.S. Consul in London, 1917-18; Warsaw, 1919-20; Acting General Receiver of Customs and
Financial Advisor for Liberia, 1918-19.
Died in 1961
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas C. Morgan (1875-1953) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Monmouth, England,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
engraving and printing business; insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1943-50.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1953
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Harriette Howes. |
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Robert Young Ogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Robert Y. Ogg —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
July
22, 1860.
Compositor; newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1887-88, 1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1913-16; candidate in Republican
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Ogg and Elizabeth (Airth) Ogg; married, June 4,
1888, to Susie M. McCarthy. |
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Francis H. Rankin Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Alton T. Roberts (b. 1880) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Stockton, Waldo
County, Maine, March 9,
1880.
Republican. Real estate
business; publishing business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1924;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio;
bookstore owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, of a heart
attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) —
also known as George W. Welsh —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
March
27, 1883.
Republican. Printing business; publisher of a The Fruit
Belt (farm magazine);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-24; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Ada, Kent
County, Mich., June 29,
1974 (age 91 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh; married, October
4, 1906, to Shirlie Louise Smith. |
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer; organist;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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