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Fred L. Andary (1926-2006) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
29, 1926.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Died December
18, 2006 (age 80 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd L. Anderson (1908-1980) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March
16, 1908.
Republican. Real estate business; supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan, 1951-57; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
17, 1980 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
15, 1930, to Madelyn Kingsbury. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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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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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939; postmaster at Lansing,
Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
12, 1981 (age 87 years, 190
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paul J. Averill (1857-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa
County, Mich., March
20, 1857.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
and real estate business; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate broker; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley; married, March 1,
1905, to Mabel E. Snyder. |
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Eugene H. Belden (1840-1898) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson
County, Mich., December
14, 1840.
Socialist. Farmer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,
1881-82; Industrial candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1890.
Died in 1898
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Walter Bezz (1922-2003) —
also known as Walter Bezruchka —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1922.
Democrat. Tool and die
maker; real estate broker; mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., November
27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Bielawski (born c.1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1907.
Democrat. Restaurant
owner; real estate agent; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Bierd (b. 1872) —
of near Auburn, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Carrollton, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
25, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1907-14; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1919-20.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Birkhoff Jr. (1852-1914) —
also known as Gerritt Birkhoff Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands,
May
15, 1852.
Real estate business; Consul
for Netherlands in Chicago,
Ill., 1888-1903.
Died, from chronic
nephritis and pulmonary
edema, in Holland Township (part now in Park Township), Ottawa
County, Mich., June 26,
1914 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Agatha (Van Putten) Birkhoff and George Birkhoff; married 1875 to
Elizabeth Van Winden. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Abram Randolph Blakley (1841-1898) —
also known as Abram R. Blakley —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in New York, October
19, 1841.
Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1874-75, 1878-79; defeated
(Greenback), 1879; real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1893-94;
resigned 1894.
Died, from a gunshot
wound, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
14, 1898 (age 57 years, 26
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Blakeley and Matilda (Randolph) Blakeley; married to Lydia P.
Ballard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles S. Blondy (1905-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
29, 1905.
Democrat. Constable; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1941-64 (5th District 1941-54, 4th District
1955-64); defeated in primary, 1934, 1938; 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; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., January
28, 1982 (age 76 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Goldie (Grodsky) Blondy and Hyman Blondy; married to Frances
Goldberg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1957-58 |
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Peter J. Boeye (1883-1951) —
of Windsor, Ontario.
Born in Belgium,
January
22, 1883.
Builder;
real estate business; served in the Belgian Army during World
War I; Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Detroit,
Mich., 1919-51.
Catholic.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospital,
Windsor, Ontario,
March
13, 1951 (age 68 years, 50
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Detroit Free Press, August 1, 1932 |
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Edward A. Borgman (1894-1980) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1944; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1949-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 7,
1980 (age 85 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
12, 1920, to Josephine Scherphorn; father of Marvin Edward
Borgman. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Ross K. Bower (1901-1988) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born October
27, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940-46.
Died August
14, 1988 (age 86 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence L. Bower. |
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John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) —
also known as John T. Bowman —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate broker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland
County, Tenn., 2005
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary
Elizabeth Broderick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Princeton, Caldwell
County, Ky., July 5,
1909.
Democrat. Auto
worker; school
principal; supermarket
manager; real estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,
1957-58; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Louise Winston. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in October, 1997
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Walter B. Brady (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
10, 1870.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Real estate and insurance
business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
chair of Cape May County Progressive Party, 1914; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
real estate business; insurance
underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Ernest E. Brown (born c.1886) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1886.
Real estate agent; candidate for village
president of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Browne —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan.
Republican. Real estate business; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-08, 1911-12 (35th
District 1901-08, 38th District 1911-12); member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Vincent H. Buck (1926-2005) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born March 7,
1926.
Republican. Realtor; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1964-65.
Presbyterian.
Died, of multiple
sclerosis, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., March
20, 2005 (age 79 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Suzanne Oakes. |
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Noah Whittier Burdick (b. 1855) —
also known as Noah W. Burdick —
of Milbrook, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
6, 1855.
Republican. Harness
manufacturer; real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim
District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10).
Burial location unknown.
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Axel G. Burnam (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in 1851.
Real estate business; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1903.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., February
10, 1905 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Ralph A. Camirand (b. 1930) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1930.
Real estate business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1967-68.
Still living as of 1968.
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William Campbell (born c.1859) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1859.
Republican. Real estate business; banker; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1889-92, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
19, 1815.
Republican. Real estate business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease; married 1840 to Mary
L. Ellis; married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; sawmill
owner; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09.
Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash., April
12, 1953 (age about 92
years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden;
married to Grace Guild. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1914; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; defeated, 1913, 1925;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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William M. Connelly (b. 1881) —
of Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., January
15, 1881.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1919-20, 1923-24; defeated in
primary, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1920.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
employed by Ford Motor
Company for 16 years; real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Cook (born c.1923) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sagamore, Armstrong
County, Pa., about 1923.
Real estate business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1977-79.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Cramer and Susan (Arnold) Cramer; married, February
23, 1884, to Mary Ann George. |
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks.
Died in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., January
13, 1962 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John
Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie
M. Rea. |
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Builder;
grocer;
real estate and insurance
business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle and Zoe (Riopelle) DeLisle;
married to Adelaide Catherine Payette. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clarence B. Dell (1899-1998) —
of Ozark, Mackinac
County, Mich.; St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Fibre, Chippewa
County, Mich., May 11,
1899.
Republican. Postmaster;
realtor; Mackinac
County Treasurer, 1931-55, 1957-62; chair of
Mackinac County Republican Party, 1940-54; secretary to U.S. Rep.
Victor
A. Knox; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Chippewa
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1998 (age 99 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dell and Clarice (King) Dell; married to Irene A.
Davis. |
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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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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate and insurance
business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry C. DeYonker —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Joshua B. Dickinson (1811-1879) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., December
9, 1811.
Merchant;
real estate business; Macomb
County Treasurer, 1852; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1879.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., 1879
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Dickinson and Prudence Dickinson; married to Catherine Lee;
father of Katherine Lee Dickinson (who married George
Martin Crocker). |
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Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1935.
Real estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Lions.
Died of a heart
attack, on an escalator
at the Somerset Mall shopping
center, Troy, Oakland
County, Mich., 1996
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,
November 24, 1863; barber;
real estate business; banker; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich., September
5, 1912 (age 73 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Leslie B. Donnelly —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Real estate business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1940-41; defeated, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1941,
1943, 1947, 1951.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper
reporter; school
teacher; real estate agent; probation
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-40; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle; married, June 14,
1924, to Odette Lebosse. |
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Bradford Kirk Durfee (1838-1916) —
also known as Bradford K. Durfee —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March
25, 1838.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 29th District, 1879-83; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich., July 19,
1916 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Decatur, Ill.
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Arthur G. Elliott Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
17, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; appraiser;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1955-58; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
5th District, 1961-62; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1963-65.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary;
Delta
Chi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur G. Elliott, Sr. and Geraldine (Neidlinger) Elliott; married
to Elizabeth Ann Vining. |
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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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Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Republican. Real estate broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster at East
Lansing, Mich., 1931-35.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis and myocarditis,
in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) —
also known as Max Fisher —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 15,
1908.
Republican. Oil
business; real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1976,
1984,
1988
(alternate), 1992.
Jewish.
Died in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., March 3,
2005 (age 96 years, 231
days).
Interment at Clover
Hill Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
3, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; AFSCME.
Died December
7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing
a meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in
St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James H. Gardner (b. 1904) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
20, 1904.
Republican. Realtor; builder;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950,
1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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Joel H. Gillette (b. 1851) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bertrand Township, Berrien
County, Mich., March
22, 1851.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
real estate business; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1893-96; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) —
also known as John S. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springwells (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., August
22, 1866.
Republican. President, Haggerty Brick Co.
and Campbell Land Co.; Wayne
County Road Commissioner, 1907; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1927-30; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Francis Marion Hamilton (1839-1914) —
also known as Francis M. Hamilton —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, 1839.
Republican. Real estate business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905-07; defeated, 1907.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 2,
1914 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Marion |
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Elizabeth (Walker) Hamilton. |
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to Olive
Kreger. |
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Fred W. Harding (1876-1966) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1876.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1966
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard E. Harkins (d. 1987) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor; insurance
business; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Died May 10,
1987.
Burial location unknown.
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate business; mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August
2, 1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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John Hawley (b. 1860) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., November
11, 1860.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate business; Village president of
Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley; married, January
12, 1893, to Isabell Welsch. |
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Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
15, 1862.
Democrat. Builder;
real estate developer; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 31,
1958 (age 95 years, 197
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Luella
Phillips. |
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Perley C. Heald (b. 1849) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, May 5,
1849.
Republican. Civil
engineer; real estate business; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888,
1896;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Ray Lyman Hewlett (1879-1943) —
also known as Ray L. Hewlett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 14,
1879.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated, 1924, 1932.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., September
3, 1943 (age 64 years, 112
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Louis N. Hilsendegen (b. 1856) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
29, 1856.
Republican. Real estate business; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1912-15; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1915-16.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Wendell W. Hobbs —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1965; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1969.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Holland (b. 1861) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
14, 1861.
Blacksmith;
grocer;
real estate business; mayor
of Bessemer, Mich., 1906-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1911-14,
1919-30; defeated (Democratic), 1896 (Dickinson District), 1914
(Gogebic County); acting postmaster at Bessemer,
Mich., 1929-31.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (1845-1923) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate developer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
candidate for village
president of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1877; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Mount Pleasant Sugar
Company; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive).
Unitarian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
20, 1923 (age 78 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Donald W. Howe (born c.1928) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1928.
Democrat. Real estate broker; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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William P. Huizenga (b. 1969) —
also known as Bill Huizenga —
of Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
31, 1969.
Republican. Co-owner, Huizenga Gravel
Company; realtor; staff member for U.S. Rep Peter
Hoekstra, 1996-2002; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 2000;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 90th District, 2003-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die
maker; real estate sales; municipal judge in Michigan,
1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945 to Anne
Ambrowski. |
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate business; candidate for mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Kok (b. 1919) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
24, 1919.
Republican. Realtor; appraiser;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (93rd District 1965-72,
91st District 1973-78).
Christian
Reformed.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Rufus Wharton Landon (1815-1886) —
also known as Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 3,
1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1839-41; real estate business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1843-52; banker; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1864.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
26, 1886 (age 71 years, 237
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Landon and Martha (Hoyt) Landon; married 1843 to
Margaret Gray; married 1867 to
Matilda McOmber; married 1877 to Linda
Eoline Vought. |
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memorial |
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James E. Lawson (1879-1945) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1879.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1925-30; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1931-32; defeated in primary, 1932.
Died in 1945
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Norman B. Lawson —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich.; elected 1906; defeated, 1913, 1915, 1916,
1917.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March
18, 1915, to Mabel J. Hays. |
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; shoe
merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Carol Vining Moore —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate broker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1988,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
Century 21 Real Estate |
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant;
real estate investor; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Nagel (1902-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; real estate broker; vice-president, Cadillac Awning
Co., Detroit; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-46; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1946.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1984 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Carolyn Ott. |
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Monroe Nichols (1859-1908) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., January
15, 1859.
Republican. Real estate broker; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Died, from locomotor
ataxia, in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
16, 1908 (age 49 years, 245
days).
Interment at West Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Conn.
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
13, 1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
real estate sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Obermeyer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Contractor;
automobile
dealer; real estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1962-63.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Francis O'Brien (b. 1904) —
also known as Bernard F. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in County Leitrim, Ireland,
August
15, 1904.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; Democratic candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1940 (18th District), 1954 (primary, 5th District);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46; defeated, 1946, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Francis O'Brien Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Bernard F. O'Brien, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
11, 1934.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1960,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Thomas Cornelius O'Brien (1879-1951) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Creagh, County Clare, Ireland,
November
26, 1879.
Democrat. Worked for the Wabash Railroad;
police
officer; beer,
wine, and liquor business; real estate broker; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46, 1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died September
2, 1951 (age 71 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal
worker; real estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882 to Mary
A. Hogle. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) —
also known as Thomas W. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 1830.
Republican. Merchant;
real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1913 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April
19, 1822.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Paul (b. 1849) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
April
1, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; Kent
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich.
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (1894-1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe City, Monroe
County, Mo., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
and real estate business; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm and cardiac
tamponade, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
24, 1959 (age 64 years, 115
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry A. Peirsol and Minnie (Reardon) Peirsol; married to Rea
Covert. |
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John J. Perren (b. 1848) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
21, 1848.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander James Polk (1883-1950) —
also known as Alex J. Polk —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., April
23, 1883.
Republican. Insurance
agent; real estate broker; lawyer;
justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
23, 1950 (age 66 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bartek 'Bartholomew' Polk and Tekla 'Tillie' (Witkowski) Polk;
married, June 11,
1906, to Mary Eva LeBlanc; married, February
11, 1918, to Laura Matilda (Strock) Beam; married, October
13, 1927, to Grace K. Knapp; married, December
18, 1929, to Helen M. Gernt; married, July 3,
1935, to Marian Pardee Mathews. |
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Glenn M. Porter —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Real estate dealer; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1916-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from a pulmonary
embolism, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.
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George Allen Prescott (1913-1988) —
also known as George A. Prescott —
of Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., March 6,
1913.
Republican. Real estate broker; Iosco
County Clerk, 1951-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (102nd District 1967-72,
105th District 1973-78).
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in February, 1988
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Addison G. Proctor (1838-1925) —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 29,
1838.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1860;
hotel
proprietor; real estate business; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1924.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., March
17, 1925 (age 86 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Richard W. Reading (1882-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 1882.
Republican. Newspaper
business manager; real estate business; Detroit city
clerk, 1926-37; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1938-40; defeated, 1939.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Mellus Hospital,
Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., December
9, 1952 (age 70 years, 306
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; meat
merchant; real estate business; president, Lansing Ice and
Fuel; vice-president, Weissinger Paper
Co.; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Struck
by a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
20, 1954 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, 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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Joseph C. Roosevelt (1900-1987) —
also known as Joe Roosevelt —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1900.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1937-38; defeated in primary, 1938,
1940, 1942; implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944 as a go-between providing
bribes to legislators; granted immunity
from prosecution, and testified against others.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., May 6,
1908.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932 to
Dorothy McDonald. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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George W. Rulison (b. 1834) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1834.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1897-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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George Gregory Sadowski (1903-1961) —
also known as George G. Sadowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
12, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1928; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1933-39, 1943-51;
defeated in primary, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
9, 1961 (age 58 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry M. Schmidt (b. 1866) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) —
also known as Peter F. Secchia —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., April
15, 1937.
Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest
Products, 1971-89; owner of restaurants;
real estate developer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
2000
(alternate), 2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1989-93.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from COVID-19
and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas George Sharpe III (1917-2000) —
also known as Thomas G. Sharpe —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., April 6,
1917.
Republican. Farmer;
realtor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Shiawassee
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78 (Shiawassee District
1963-64, 51st District 1965-78).
Nazarene.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 2000 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas George Sharpe, Jr. and Laura (White) Sharpe; married 1936 to Esther
Diana Cornell. |
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Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) —
also known as Carlos D. Shelden —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Walworth
County, Wis., June 10,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; machinist;
real estate business; steamboat
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1893-94; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903.
Died in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., June 24,
1904 (age 64 years, 14
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February
20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic. |
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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John Walter Smith (1871-1948) —
also known as John W. Smith —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Middlesex, Ontario,
March
24, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; Sanilac
County Drain Commissioner; real estate and insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1919-20; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 7,
1948 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Charles Arthur Standiford (1866-1954) —
also known as Charles A. Standiford —
of Athens, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sherwood Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
8, 1866.
Democrat. Justice of the peace; lawyer; postmaster;
real estate and insurance
business; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1922, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Leila Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1954 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at North Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, Mich.
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George S. Stanley —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; 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.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March
17, 1899.
Republican. Real estate business; oil
distributor; automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield;
married, July 22,
1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Eminent Americans
(1954) |
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Nelson G. Tisdale (1901-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland Township, Midland
County, Mich., August
30, 1901.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-70 (Midland County 1960-64,
103rd District 1965-70).
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
22, 1992 (age 91 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Cornelius W. Tuomy —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; gasoline
retailer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; lawyer;
real estate developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of John Turanchik; married 1992 to Jenny
Pierson. |
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Fred Turner (1907-1968) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky., December
24, 1907.
Democrat. Builder;
real estate broker; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.
Died from renal
failure, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
6, 1968 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of A. C. Turner and Mary Frances (Riley) Turner; married to Mabel
Engle. |
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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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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March
23, 1912.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Floyd E. Wagner (1898-1983) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 13,
1898.
Republican. Postmaster;
real estate broker; Cass
County Clerk, 1941-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (St. Joseph District
1959-64, 42nd District 1965-66).
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich., September
28, 1983 (age 85 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert E. Walter (1877-1939) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate business; Grand
Traverse County Clerk, 1901-08; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1911-16.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Warren (1855-1928) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich., December
1, 1855.
Republican. Real estate broker; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903; postmaster at Detroit,
Mich., 1906-13.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Watson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate investor; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1866-67.
Burial location unknown.
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Duncan A. Wayne (b. 1858) —
of Bradford, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1858.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1905-08 (Midland
District 1899-1900, Midland County 1905-08); defeated, 1922 (Midland
County), 1926 (Midland District).
Burial location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
real estate business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) —
of Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich., April
23, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate dealer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1942, 1944; in July 1944, he was accused
of sending out postcards falsely
claiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans; arraigned
in August 1944 for felony election
fraud, over forging
most of the signatures on his nominating
petitions; pleaded
guilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges.
Congregationalist.
Died, in Stuart Nursing
Home, Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., September
3, 1970 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Interment at Draper
Cemetery, Rives Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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John H. Wilkins (1836-1917) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Real estate business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1879-82.
Died September
15, 1917 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
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