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George L. Argyros Sr. (b. 1937) —
of Costa Mesa, Orange
County, Calif.; Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1937.
Republican. Real estate
investor; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 2001-04; Andorra, 2001-04; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 2008,
2012.
Greek
ancestry.
Owner of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, 1981-89.
Still living as of 2012.
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David Bing (b. 1943) —
also known as Dave Bing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1943.
Played professional basketball for the Detroit Pistons and
other teams, 1966-75; named to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing Steel
(later, The Bing Group), supplier to automobile
manufacturers; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009-13.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe
Jackson, winning damages for breach of contract against the Chicago
White Sox baseball team; legal advisor to boxer Jack
Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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James Edward Davidson (1865-1947) —
also known as James E. Davidson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1865.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
financier;
director, Pere Marquette Railroad;
director, Cleveland Indians pro baseball team; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927, 1939; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1944
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1923-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y., July 25,
1947 (age 81 years, 230
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davidson and Ellen M. (Rogers) Davidson; married 1890 to June
Lolette Cobb; married, July 28,
1919, to Helen Forrest Knox. |
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26, 1947 |
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Paul Gordon Goebel (1901-1988) —
also known as Paul G. Goebel —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 28,
1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1950-53, 1956-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1962-70; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 16th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Tau
Beta Pi.
Played professional football for four years.
Died in 1988
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel; married to Margaret E.
Callam; father of Paul
Gordon Goebel Jr.. |
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David B. Hermelin (1936-2000) —
of Michigan.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
26, 1936.
Real
estate owner and developer; co-owner of the Palace of Auburn
Hills, venue for the Detroit Pistons professional basketball
team; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1997-2000.
Jewish.
Died, of brain
cancer, November
22, 2000 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John A. C. Menton (b. 1866) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
4, 1866.
Boxer; cigar
maker; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906, 1910; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1911-12; defeated (Socialist), 1912; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1914 (Genesee County 2nd
District), 1916 (Genesee County 2nd District), 1930 (Republican
primary, Genesee County 1st District).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest A. Moross (c.1874-1949) —
of Mosherville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born about 1874.
Manager for Indianapolis Speedway, and for many early 20th century
race car drivers; retired from automobile racing in 1916;
candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1930;
Communist candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; in 1933, he refused to renew
his car's license
plates as a protest
against the cost; when his car was seized, he and his wife locked the
doors and remained
inside it for a month; finally police broke into the car and arrested
them; convicted
of resisting
arrest, and sentenced
to 30 days in jail.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 4,
1949 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest George Nagel (1893-1955) —
also known as Ernest G. Nagel; "Ernie
Hooker" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Zurich, Switzerland,
March
3, 1893.
Democrat. Boxer; served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World
War I; automotive
engineer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40; defeated in primary, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1941-42; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died July 26,
1955 (age 62 years, 145
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Michael Novak (1917-2003) —
also known as Mike Novak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1917.
Democrat. Bailiff;
restaurant
business; professional golfer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne
County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District
1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,
1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),
1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964.
Greek
Orthodox.
Died January
2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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Milton Oakman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911; member of the original
ownership group of the Detroit Cougars professional hockey
team (later the Red Wings), one of the original six teams of the
National Hockey League; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Oakman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of the original ownership group of the Detroit Cougars
professional hockey team (later the Red Wings), one of the
original six teams of the National Hockey League.
Burial location unknown.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Played professional basketball for the Fort Wayne Zollner
Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Brian J. Rooney (b. 1972) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
28, 1972.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Gulf War; lawyer;
board member, Pittsburgh Steelers pro football team; director
of communications and development for the Thomas More Law Center, a
conservative public interest law firm; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 2010; deputy director,
Michigan Department of Human Services.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer;
Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball in Detroit; helped organize the Cass
Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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