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Charles P. Adams (1876-1956) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Conway, Livingston
County, Mich., 1876.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; mayor of
Howell, Mich., 1932-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1956
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Clark Jayno Adams (1904-1981) —
also known as Clark J. Adams —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 24,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1937-44; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1944; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated,
1953; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
26, 1981 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Ottawa
Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.
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Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) —
also known as Homer L. Allard —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 10,
1867.
Republican. Cigar
business; mayor
of Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican
primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22,
1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
3, 1944 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard; married, May 27,
1909, to May Howard. |
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Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., May 19,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64,
88th District 1965-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Allen (b. 1933) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., August
6, 1933.
Republican. Veterinarian;
college
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 88th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1972; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1975-82; defeated in primary, 1982;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1980, 1990 (primary).
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Audubon
Society; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1990.
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Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) —
also known as Louis E. Anderson —
of Northport, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich., September
18, 1884.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32,
1941-54; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934; Grand Master of Michigan
Freemasons, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson; married to Muriel
Wrisley. |
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Frank Andrews (1894-1966) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 17,
1894.
Republican. Insurance
business; village president of Hillman, Mich.; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1949-60.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Eagles.
Died in March, 1966
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Mabel
R. Weese. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) —
also known as Charles L. Anspach —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, March 5,
1895.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961-62.
Brethren.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
President,
Central Michigan University.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary
Fisher. |
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Reilly Atkinson Sr. (b. 1880) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
7, 1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1944;
Idaho
Republican state chair, 1945; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Interment somewhere
in Boise, Idaho.
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
business manager; hotel
business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died January
5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; 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.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek. |
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Charles Homer Baxter (b. 1879) —
also known as Charles H. Baxter —
of Loretto, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1879.
Republican. Mining engineer;
college
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Ramsay Baxter and Margaret Ellen (Wright) Baxter; married,
October
16, 1912, to Margaret Eleanor Scully. |
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter; married, January
26, 1910, to Elizabeth Clapperton. |
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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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Thomas Philip Beaton (b. 1897) —
also known as Thomas Beaton —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Gould City, Mackinac
County, Mich., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Republican. Pastor; Dry
candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
1st District, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets; married, September
11, 1895, to Clara Poel. |
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Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) —
also known as Lucile E. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
28, 1912.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952;
member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961.
Female.
Member, Zonta;
Rotary.
Inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 2001.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
2010 (age 97 years, 156
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August
9, 1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded
in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the
House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April
10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Jim Berryman (b. 1947) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
17, 1947.
Democrat. Business
owner; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1985-90; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1988 (40th District), 2012 (57th
District); member of Michigan
state senate, 1991-98 (11th District 1991-94, 17th District
1995-98); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1998.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Edward D. Black (1853-1939) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Genesee
County, Mich., September
22, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County School Commissioner, 1878-85; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1918-39; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died May 3,
1939 (age 85 years, 223
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry A. Black and Caroline (Center) Black; married, December
31, 1889, to Bertha B. Billings. |
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Frank Bohr (b. 1877) —
of Calexico, Imperial
County, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wathena, Doniphan
County, Kan., October
5, 1877.
Republican. U.S. Deputy Consul General in Berlin, 1909-11; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1911-13; U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1913-18; U.S. Consul in Cienfuegos, 1919-25; Mexicali, 1925-32; Sault Ste. Marie, 1932-35.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthias Bohr and Agnes (Wank) Bohr; married, July 5,
1911, to Mildred E. Lombard. |
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Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) —
also known as G. Elwood Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
21, 1896.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1952;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married,
September
12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1954
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married to
Catherine Gillies. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April
17, 1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) —
also known as Emerson R. Boyles —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Chester Township, Eaton
County, Mich., June 29,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton
County Probate Judge, 1921-27; deputy Michigan Attorney General,
1927-28; member, Michigan Public Utilities Commission, 1935-36; legal
advisor to Gov. Frank
D. Fitzgerald, 1939; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned
1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died November
30, 1960 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Moravian
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Delta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
also known as D. Hale Brake —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; Lions;
Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April
24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
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Arthur D. Brewer (b. 1888) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 27,
1888.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Evans Brewer and Isabelle (MacAlester) Brewer; married, July 3,
1912, to Bessie A. Ingraham. |
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Robert Cameron Broomfield (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert C. Broomfield —
of Arizona.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1933.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Arizona, 1971-85; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1985-99; took senior status 1999.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives: Son
of David Campbell Broomfield and Mabel (Van Deventer) Broomfield;
married, August
3, 1958, to Cuma Cecil. |
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Clarence V. Brown (b. 1879) —
also known as C. V. Brown —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March
21, 1879.
Republican. General manager, United States Pressed
Steel Co.; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1916-20.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to Bessie
M. Cannan. |
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William Robert Bryant Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk)
Bryant. |
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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.;
director, Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life
Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served as a judge in the Nuremburg
war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Rotary.
Died, in his law
office, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died September
20, 1998 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Martin D. Buth (b. 1917) —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., October
18, 1917.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
Plainfield Township Trustee; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-82 (Kent County 3rd District
1959-64, 90th District 1965-82).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert H. Carlson (born c.1933) —
also known as Herb Carlson —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1933.
Electrical
engineer;
clothing
merchant; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich.; elected 1990, 1991; defeated, 1992, 1995;
elected 1999; defeated, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.
Oliver. |
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married to
Marie DeWaele. |
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Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) —
of Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Aldridge, Park
County, Mont., March
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member
of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated,
1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic
District, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., May 14,
1974 (age 78 years, 63
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield, Mich.
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Bruce F. Clothier (1887-1974) —
of North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
29, 1887.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1947-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died in North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., August
13, 1974 (age 86 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914 to Mary
W. Martin. |
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire
and Rubber
Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed
Steel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil
Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil
Company, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March
24, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Alfred Barnes Connable Jr. (1904-1999) —
also known as Alfred B. Connable —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1999 (age 95 years, 269
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Louis Convers Cramton (1875-1966) —
also known as Louis C. Cramton —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
2, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1909-10,
1949-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1913-31; defeated in
primary, 1910, 1930, 1932; circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1934-41; defeated, 1941;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1966 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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