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  Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) — also known as Charles M. Armstrong — of Denver, Colo. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1891. Republican. Ranch operator; secretary of state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado state auditor, 1941-43. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Exchange Club. Died in December, 1964 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Helen Howbert; married, November 22, 1934, to Alice N. Nelson.
  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
  Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., March 10, 1882. Republican. Bakery business; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Civitan; Sigma Nu Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) — also known as Thomas G. Baillie — of Saginaw County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 8, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1905-06; defeated, 1906. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in April, 1969 (age 88 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie; married 1907 to Emma Earle.
Junius E. Beal 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.
  Relatives: Adoptive son of Phoebe Rhoda (Beers) Beal; son of James Edward Field and Loretta Jane (Beal) Field; married 1889 to Ella Travis; nephew and adoptive son of Rice Aner Beal; nephew of Eugene Emery Beal; first cousin of Emery Richard Beal; first cousin twice removed of Porter Beal; second cousin once removed of Joseph Lorenzo Beal; third cousin of Clarence Lapham Lathrop.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Beal family of Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) — also known as T. G. Beaver — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Union County, Pa., 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arcanum; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to Frances Mary Twombly.
  Eugene Clifford Betz (b. 1877) — also known as Eugene C. Betz — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Ash Township, Monroe County, Mich., January 15, 1877. Republican. School teacher; Monroe County Clerk, 1903-06; paper manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1945-54; defeated in primary, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Near Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp and Margaret Hunter.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Gordon Bonine; married, October 6, 1923, to Ruth L. Morse.
  Fred W. Burritt (1875-1948) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in South Riley, Clinton County, Mich., June 18, 1875. Republican. Houghton County Clerk, 1929-38; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1943-48; died in office 1948. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died April 5, 1948 (age 72 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Grace B. Chedister.
  John Daprato (b. 1852) — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Barga, Italy, 1852. Republican. Hatter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1913-20, 1931-34. Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons. Burial location unknown.
  John M. Dunham (1888-1973) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., July 16, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd District, 1933; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham; married 1917 to Frances Adeline Rogers; nephew of Major L. Dunham.
  Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) — of Nashville, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, June 5, 1862. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died August 27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married, October 26, 1884, to Stelle L. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) — also known as Robert G. Ferguson — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Brampton, Ontario, October 22, 1858. Republican. Hardware dealer; president, First National Bank of Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., March 5, 1949 (age 90 years, 134 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to Christenna Helen Bain.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Gerald R. Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford Sr.; married, October 15, 1948, to Betty Warren.
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  The Gerald R. Ford Freeway (I-196), in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Henry Ford (1863-1947) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., July 30, 1863. Engineer; inventor; founder, Ford Motor Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish and Belgian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper, which promoted anti-Semitic ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut down the paper and publicly recant its contents. Died, from a stroke, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., April 7, 1947 (age 83 years, 251 days). Interment at Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married, April 11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle of Clarence William Ford; second cousin once removed of Clyde McKinlock Ford.
  Political family: Ford family of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: James Couzens — Herman Bernstein — Alfred J. Murphy — Martin C. Ansorge — William A. Lucking
  Personal motto: "Efficiency."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Henry Ford: Douglas Brinkley, Wheels for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress, 1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young readers) — David Weitzman, Model T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young readers)
  Critical books about Henry Ford: Max Wallace, The American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate
  Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, July 23, 1894. Chemist; executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical company; village president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957. Member, American Chemical Society; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, April 8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bela E. Kennedy (b. 1918) — of Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich., July 8, 1918. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-82 (54th District 1971-72, 45th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1970. United Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Eleene Price.
  Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) — also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron Man" — of Iron River, Iron County, Mich. Born in Norway, Dickinson County, Mich., December 9, 1896. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44, Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District, 1961. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Association of Retired Persons. Died, in Crystal Manor nursing home, Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich., March 9, 1993 (age 96 years, 90 days). Interment at Bates Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Aldo Lindquist and Hannah Lindquist; married, August 21, 1929, to Sylvia Peterson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
George W. Millen George W. Millen (b. 1863) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 17, 1863. Republican. Insurance business; vice-president, Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ann Arbor; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1919-20. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News, October 8, 1928
  Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) — also known as Harvey A. Penney — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 26, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., January 10, 1936 (age 69 years, 259 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron Kortright Penney and Maria Louise (Remer) Penney; married, October 7, 1896, to Sarah Elizabeth Procunier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Julius Charles Pliskow (1907-1971) — also known as Julius C. Pliskow — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 10, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 12, 1971 (age 63 years, 337 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Edward Prettyman (1852-1928) — also known as C. E. Prettyman — of Neosho, Newton County, Mo. Born in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., October 13, 1852. Railway station agent; mayor of Neosho, Mo., 1924-26; defeated, 1922, 1926. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Neosho, Newton County, Mo., June 23, 1928 (age 75 years, 254 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Craig Prettyman and Margaret L. (Miller) Prettyman; married, June 24, 1875, to Emma Kerns; grandfather of Charles Edward Prettyman III.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Audley Rawson (1893-1981) — also known as William Audley Rawson — of Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Fla. Born near Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., April 5, 1893. Republican. Farmer; Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist for the Michigan Association of Insurance Companies. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Rotary; Farm Bureau; Grange. Died, from a heart attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Fla., September 27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175 days). Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December 22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married 1971 to Mildred Hutchinson.
  Charles J. Rayner (1856-1911) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., September 14, 1856. Republican. Businessman; bank director; candidate for mayor of Mason, Mich., 1892. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died, from pernicious anemia, in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., January 22, 1911 (age 54 years, 130 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Rayner and Emily (Meech) Rayner; brother of Emma O. Rayner (who married Harper Julius Reed); married, December 27, 1880, to Augusta O. Wells.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas Read Thomas Read (1881-1962) — of Shelby, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary, 1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950. Congregationalist. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in 1962 (age about 81 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March 20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
George H. Shearer George H. Shearer (1825-1894) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 9, 1825. Builder; lumber manufacturer; brick and clay tile manufacturer; flour mill business; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., October 20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892)
  John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), February 6, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National Bank of Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights of the Maccabees. Died, of heart disease, in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., March 30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1887 to Lena Parkhurst.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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