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Lloyd L. Anderson 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.
  Relatives: Married, April 15, 1930, to Madelyn Kingsbury.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Fred G. Austin and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married, June 7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy Wentz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) — also known as Orlando F. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., November 7, 1856. Democrat. Mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1882-84; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1888; candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1910, 1912; president, Roscommon State Bank; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1922. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy conditions, his car skidded and collided with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon County, Mich., January 13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Orlando Mack Barnes and Amanda (Fleming) Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1853-1924) — also known as Lemuel B. Bissell — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, of American parents, December 20, 1853. Pastor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon League; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died, following a stroke of apoplexy, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., May 14, 1924 (age 70 years, 146 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lemuel Ballantine Bissell (1823-1891; missionary) and Mary (Beaumont) Bissell; married, October 20, 1880, to Anna Augusta Wolcott (sister of Alfred Wolcott).
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 9, 1837. Democrat. Banker; insurance business; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Royal Arcanum. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 2, 1900 (age 62 years, 328 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1859 to Sarah P. Hall.
William S. Broomfield 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.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Ernest Temple Cameron (1879-1950) — also known as Ernest T. Cameron — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Leith, Ontario, April 14, 1879. Republican. School teacher; Isabella County School Commissioner, 1907-11; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Member, Knights of the Maccabees; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Shriners. Died in Ingham County, Mich., March 3, 1950 (age 70 years, 323 days). Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Watertown Township, Clinton County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John R. Cameron and Anna (Morrison) Cameron; married to Mattie Johnson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 7, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December 9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9, 1882, to Fanny Butterfield.
  Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) — also known as D. L. Crossman — of Dansville, Ingham County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., November 4, 1836. Republican. Postmaster; miller; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Williamston, Ingham County, Mich., March 7, 1901 (age 64 years, 123 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy M. Woodhouse.
  The village of Dansville, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Caroga town, Fulton County, N.Y., August 8, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor; chair of Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1909-12. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Foresters; Woodmen. Died, probably from heart disease, in his office at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich., October 2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1916, to Cora W. Mills.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., October 28, 1861. Newspaper publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County, 1933. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Died, in Caro Community Hospital, Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., October 3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1897, to Anna Mead.
  Ira Jennings Kellogg (1848-1935) — also known as Ira J. Kellogg — of Stockbridge, Ingham County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Wheatfield Township, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1848. Democrat. Merchant; Ingham County Register of Deeds, 1897-98; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1916-18; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1918. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died, from pneumonia, in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., December 9, 1935 (age 86 years, 349 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Jasper Kellogg and Sophrona (Jennings) Kellogg; married, January 1, 1873, to Maria Whitney; married, April 19, 1930, to Emogene (Virgil) Thomas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John E. Kennedy John E. Kennedy (1873-1931) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., December 20, 1873. School teacher; superintendent of schools; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1927-31; died in office 1931. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lake Orion, Oakland County, Mich., April 30, 1931 (age 57 years, 131 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Kennedy and Mary R. (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; married to Jennie McPierson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Ingham County News, November 7, 1929
  Karl Drury Keyes (1867-1915) — also known as Karl D. Keyes — of Olivet, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Olivet, Eaton County, Mich., January 12, 1867. Republican. Banker; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1907-08. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Olivet, Eaton County, Mich., May 2, 1915 (age 48 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Bruce MacDonald (1889-1954) — also known as Robert B. MacDonald — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Calumet, Houghton County, Mich., September 16, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District, 1919-30; defeated in primary, 1930; suffered a stroke in 1930 and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in 1954 (age about 64 years). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Duncan MacDonald and Jemima (Swinton) MacDonald.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Duncan McRae (b. 1869) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., February 16, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; lumber business; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1917-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Gleaners. Burial location unknown.
  Milton Robert Palmer (1878-1932) — also known as Milton R. Palmer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 25, 1878. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1921-32; died in office 1932. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters. Died in a hospital in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 10, 1932 (age 54 years, 198 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Milton Josiah Palmer and Jane (Bayne) Palmer.
  George H. Pond (b. 1846) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Mich., June 16, 1846. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1898-1906. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights of the Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Pond and Rutilla (Mead) Pond; married 1872 to Nellie J. Carman; married, September 1, 1890, to Mabel (Bushnell) Keith; grandson of Benjamin Pond.
William Powell William Powell (b. 1830) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., March 31, 1830. Republican. Banker; mayor of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March 18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and Sarah Francis Bacon.
  Image source: History of Calhoun County (1877)
  Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., May 6, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Rotary. Died in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., August 5, 1991 (age 88 years, 91 days). Interment at Caro Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 4, 1932, to Margaret C. Robins.
  Charles W. Richardson (1872-1939) — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Simcoe County, Ontario, September 17, 1872. Republican. Locomotive engineer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1913-14, 1923-28 (Marquette County 1st District 1913-14, 1923-26, Marquette County 1927-28); member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1932. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1939 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Jennie Sandie.
  John H. Sayers (1834-1924) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Toronto, Ontario, January 18, 1834. Republican. Tinsmith; hardware merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1879-81. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., March 21, 1924 (age 90 years, 63 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 28, 1857, to Frances Jane Worden.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Orleans County, N.Y., March 7, 1838. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of pneumonia, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., 1899 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November 14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October 5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Standiford and Sarah (Carter) Standiford; married, November 18, 1891, to Jennie Ferris.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albion B. Titus (b. 1886) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Hartford, Van Buren County, Mich., September 16, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Commissioner; municipal judge in Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lincoln H. Titus.
William L. Webber William L. Webber (1825-1901) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Monroe County, N.Y., July 19, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway, 1870-85; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1876 (delegation chair); candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1876. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died October 15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy M. Whithington.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892)
  Delbert Ernest Woolley (b. 1887) — also known as Delbert E. Woolley — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Owendale, Huron County, Mich., November 7, 1887. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1927-28. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
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