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Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) —
also known as H. Gardner Ackley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 30,
1915.
University
professor; economist;
chair, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1964-68; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1968-69.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi; Trilateral
Commission; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods nursing
home, Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
12, 1998 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Cremated.
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William Adair (1815-1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Glasgow, Scotland,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1861-66, 1869-70, 1875-78.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 19,
1895 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Adam (1807-1888) —
of Clinton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland,
October
30, 1807.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1835;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1837-40; resigned 1840; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1839, 1847, 1871-72 (Lenawee
County 1839, 1847, Lenawee County 2nd District 1871-72); member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1840-41; Michigan
state treasurer, 1842-45; Michigan
state auditor general, 1845-46, 1848-50.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1888 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Mich.
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Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan, 1850; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1865-68.
Episcopalian.
Scottish ancestry.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Jeremiah H. Anderson (b. 1843) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., May 22,
1843.
Republican. Furniture
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1893-94, 1897-1900, 1903-04, 1907-08.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Mitchell Ashley (1824-1896) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
14, 1824.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1859-69 (5th District 1859-63, 10th
District 1863-69); defeated, 1868, 1890, 1892; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1869.
Unitarian.
Scottish ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack in Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich., September
16, 1896 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Henry Robert Baird (1876-1936) —
also known as Henry R. Baird —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in East China, St. Clair
County, Mich., January
20, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
German
and Scottish ancestry.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 7,
1936 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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James Balbirnie (1838-1899) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
1838.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1899; died in office 1899.
Scottish ancestry.
Shot
and killed by
John W. Tayer, who had been ousted as city poor director, in his store in
his store at Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 29,
1899 (age about 60
years). Tayer died by suicide at the scene; he shot himself, then
swallowed carbolic acid.
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Andrew Clark Bandeen (1858-1945) —
also known as Andrew C. Bandeen —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio; Chippewa Township, Isabella
County, Mich.; Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Savannah, Ashland
County, Ohio, May 9,
1858.
Candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1926;
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1931.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Shelby
County, Ky., January
16, 1945 (age 86 years, 252
days).
Interment at Salt River Cemetery, Shepherd, Mich.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Hand. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Peter H. Benedict (1811-1894) —
of Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
November
25, 1811.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac District, 1853.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in 1894
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Worth
Township Cemetery, Worth Township, Sanilac County, Mich.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Lolita
Lamb; married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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Walter Samuel Bilbie (1859-1924) —
also known as Walter S. Bilbie —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
8, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1891-92, 1903-09, 1923-24;
defeated, 1888.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1924 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Bilbie and Mary (Henry) Bilbie; married 1884 to Kate
Amelia Welling. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) —
also known as Charles A. Blair —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., April
10, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899; Michigan
state attorney general, 1903-04; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Scottish ancestry.
Died August
30, 1912 (age 58 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Andrew James Brodie (b. 1875) —
also known as Andrew J. Brodie —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
May
2, 1875.
Republican. Funeral
director; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Brodie and Susan (Jacqus) Brodie; married, July 31,
1900, to Anna Behrandt. |
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Miller Bushnell —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1928.
Scottish ancestry.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) —
also known as Duncan A. Cameron —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
May
7, 1863.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34;
defeated, 1930, 1934.
Scottish ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died August
4, 1936 (age 73 years, 89
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to
Catherine Fisher. |
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Calvin A. Campbell (1866-1933) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
December
16, 1866.
Republican. Railway
conductor; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.
Scottish ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Colin Percy Campbell (b. 1877) —
also known as Colin P. Campbell —
of Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., July 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1907-10; defeated, 1910; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1909-10.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert A. Campbell (born c.1870) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
about 1870.
Republican. Treasurer, University of Michigan; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1925-27, 1933-37; defeated, 1927.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Cathro (1842-1909) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
April
3, 1842.
Republican. Painter
and decorator; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1895-96.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a "long illness of stomach
trouble", in Cathro, Alpena
County, Mich., March 7,
1909 (age 66 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George M. Clark (1875-1951) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in West Williams, Ontario,
November
21, 1875.
Republican. Huron
County Clerk, 1898-1903; lawyer; postmaster;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1919-33; appointed 1919;
defeated, 1933; resigned 1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1924, 1932.
Scottish ancestry.
Died March
28, 1951 (age 75 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Lawrence Clements (1861-1934) —
also known as William L. Clements —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1910-33; defeated, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, American
Antiquarian Society; American
Historical Society.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
6, 1934 (age 73 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Benjamin Colvin (b. 1827) —
of Brant Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
3, 1827.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District,
1897-1900; defeated, 1900.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1949) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Police
officer; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
publisher; founder, Little Stick (satirical paper); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
member, Michigan Crime Commission, 1929-34; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish ancestry.
Died, in the Arnold Home
for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
13, 1949 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Willis Earle Cuthbertson (1908-1974) —
also known as Willis E. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fosters, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 16,
1908.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1933-36.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1974 (age 65 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Adams Damon (1850-1926) —
also known as John A. Damon —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, June 4,
1850.
Republican. Druggist; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District,
1887-90; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., July 13,
1926 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Irish
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital
at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, 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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Hugh Drummond (b. 1877) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland,
October
9, 1877.
Republican. Carpenter;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1922.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Carpenters
Union; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Harvey, Marquette
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter Bacon Fletcher (1932-2012) —
also known as Peter B. Fletcher —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born, in Beyer Hospital,
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
29, 1932.
Republican. President of credit bureau; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1967; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.
Methodist.
Scottish, English,
and French
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died, in the Gilbert Residence nursing
home, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
28, 2012 (age 80 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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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.
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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 |
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
6, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1968,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) —
also known as Douglas A. Fraser; Doug
Fraser —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
December
18, 1916.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960,
1968
(alternate), 1972,
1976;
president,
United Auto Workers, 1977-83.
Scottish ancestry.
Died, from emphysema,
in Providence Hospital,
Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., February
23, 2008 (age 91 years, 67
days). His body was
donated to Wayne State University Medical School.
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George M. Gaudy (b. 1864) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
November
19, 1864.
Republican. Ice cream
manufacturer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1904-06.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gaudy and Elizabeth (Moir) Gaudy; married 1886 to Nellie
A. Jarvis. |
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Herbert Ward Gowdy (b. 1874) —
also known as Herbert W. Gowdy —
of Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born near Union Pier, Berrien
County, Mich., August
27, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturing
executive; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1919-22; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1924-29.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Robert D. Graham (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Ontario,
November
11, 1855.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-19.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Gunson (1858-1940) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Moffat, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
1858.
Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1909-14.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., 1940
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Orvy Hulett (b. 1874) —
of Armada, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Armada, Macomb
County, Mich., November
13, 1874.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1923-28;
defeated in primary, 1928.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis B. Lambie —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1928.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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William O. Lee (b. 1844) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
7, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1921-24.
English,
Scottish, and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
He was the third white child born in Tuscola County.
Burial location unknown.
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William Livingstone (b. 1844) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
January
21, 1844.
Republican. Great Lakes
shipping business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1875; banker; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Scottish ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Livingstone and Helen (Stevenson) Livingstone; married 1866 to Susan
Downie. |
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George Marsh Long (1863-1925) —
also known as George M. Long —
of Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Pompeii, Gratiot
County, Mich., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
livestock
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
Scottish ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife and three young girls, when his car
collided with an interurban,
at Springer's Crossing, Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
18, 1925 (age 61 years, 321
days).
Interment at Fulton Center Cemetery, Perrinton, Mich.
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Alfred Edward Lucking (1856-1929) —
also known as Alfred Lucking —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ingersoll, Ontario,
December
18, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; timber
business; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1929 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March
30, 1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at
his home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Cora
E. Winslow; married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) —
also known as John D. MacKay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District
1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1913-15.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
3, 1870.
Republican. Machinist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1957 (age 87 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Alexander Maitland (1844-1925) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
June
20, 1844.
Republican. Mining
executive; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1889; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1903-06.
Scottish ancestry.
Died June 12,
1925 (age 80 years, 357
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German,
Scottish, English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928; mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1939-42.
Methodist.
Scottish and German
ancestry.
Died, in Eaton County Medical
Care Facility, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., June 24,
1970 (age 92 years, 272
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira W. McArthur and Beth (Wells) McArthur; married 1907 to Laura
Belle Williams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jay Robert McColl (1867-1936) —
also known as Jay R. McColl —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Webster Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
24, 1867.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922-27; appointed 1922.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald; married 1896 to Adelia
J. Duncan. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Fred Fitch McEachron (1875-1948) —
also known as Fred F. McEachron —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Jamestown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
1, 1875.
Republican. Ottawa
County Clerk, 1907-10; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32 (Ottawa County 2nd
District 1923-26, Ottawa County 1927-32); defeated in primary, 1932,
1936.
Congregationalist.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 10,
1948 (age 72 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hanley Cemetery, Jenison, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry McEachron and Lucy Ann (Barber) McEachron; married
1900 to
Jennie Pellegrom. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Richard Waln McLain —
also known as Richard W. McLain —
of Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Williams
County, Ohio.
Republican. Physician;
minister;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1925-28.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence John McLeod (1895-1959) —
also known as Clarence J. McLeod —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1920-21, 1923-37,
1939-41; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937.
Catholic.
Scottish and French
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1959 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Gordon McMorran (1844-1929) —
also known as Henry McMorran —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 11,
1844.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1903-13.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 19,
1929 (age 85 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Thomas H. McNaughton (b. 1861) —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ada Township, Kent
County, Mich., May 1,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1909-12; defeated in primary, 1934; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1913-14, 1919-24; defeated, 1916,
1924, 1926.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Melville B. McPherson (1876-1945) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vergennes Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1912; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1933;
died in office 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 25,
1945 (age 68 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bailey Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter W. McPherson and Catherine B. (Wingler)
McPherson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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J. Lee Morford (b. 1873) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Unionville, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 14,
1873.
Republican. Undertaker;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1911-14; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1915-18.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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David F. Morrison (1873-1960) —
of Germfask, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Elba Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., November
23, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-28, 1943-50 (Schoolcraft
District 1921-26, Alger District 1927-28, 1943-50); defeated in
primary, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1950.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
15, 1960 (age 86 years, 113
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Germfask, Mich.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low
Baird —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
10, 1902.
Socialist. School
teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
Scottish, English,
and German
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days). Her body was
donated to the University of Michigan Medical School.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Ralph Waldo Muncy (1902-1992) —
also known as Ralph W. Muncy —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April
26, 1902.
Socialist. Forester;
engineer;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish, and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March
28, 1992 (age 89 years, 337
days). His body was
donated to the University of Michigan medical school.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Robert Young Ogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Robert Y. Ogg —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Ontario,
July
22, 1860.
Compositor;
newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1887-88, 1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1913-16; candidate in Republican
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Ogg and Elizabeth (Airth) Ogg; married, June 4,
1888, to Susie M. McCarthy. |
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Donald C. Osborn (1879-1928) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March
26, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kalamazoo County Republican Party, 1918-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1921-24.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
17, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1868; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1894-98.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married 1852 to Amelia
Noyes; married 1863 to Josie
B. Reeves; married 1874 to
Frances J. (Roberts) Fiske. |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Image source: History and Biographical
Record of Branch County (1906) |
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Clarence Grant Pitkin (1868-1957) —
also known as Clarence G. Pitkin —
of Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1868.
Republican. Druggist;
secretary and general manager of White River Power and
Light Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1921-24.
Scottish and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
18, 1957 (age 88 years, 320
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Pitkin and Lucy Sophia (LaRue) Pitkin; married 1891 to Anna
Marie Knudsen. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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J. Herbert Read (1858-1937) —
of Pomona, Manistee
County, Mich.; Copemish, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Yates
County, N.Y., 1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906,
1925-30; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1930.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Died March 2,
1937 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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 |
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Clarence J. Reed (b. 1867) —
of Spring Arbor, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 8,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Scottish and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885 to
Frankie M. Crouch. |
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John Wheeler Reid (b. 1872) —
also known as John W. Reid —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
1, 1872.
Republican. Engineer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew F. Reid. |
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December
29, 1924, to Agnes Burns. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Jennie
Sandie. |
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Archibald Robertson (b. 1850) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1850.
Republican. Life
insurance business; laundry
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16, 1923-24; defeated, 1916, 1924.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Robinson (1830-1913) —
of Moorland Township, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
May
7, 1830.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1887-90.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Moorland Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., 1913
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Roxburgh (b. 1864) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Perth County, Ontario,
June
24, 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Osceola
County School Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1923-26;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1926, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Scottish, Dutch,
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Sanson (b. 1865) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; lumber and
timber business; Tuscola
County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward L. Sargent (b. 1873) —
of Levering, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., April 3,
1873.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1927-30 (Emmet County
1921-24, Emmet District 1927-30); defeated, 1924 (Emmet County), 1930
(Emmet District), 1936 (Emmet District).
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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George G. Scott (1874-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-08 (Wayne County 4th
District 1905-06, Wayne County 1st District 1907-08); member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1909-18.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Independent
Order of Foresters.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1952 (age 77 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill
owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
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John Stevenson (1854-1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
April
22, 1854.
Republican. Steamboat
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-12, 1915-18, 1921-24.
Scottish ancestry.
Died January
9, 1937 (age 82 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Hugh A. Stewart (b. 1882) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., August
4, 1882.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1917-18; defeated in primary, 1926,
1932.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Max Angus Templeton (1879-1942) —
also known as Max A. Templeton —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., June 20,
1879.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1933-41; defeated, 1940.
Scottish ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
16, 1942 (age 62 years, 241
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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John N. Thorburn (1860-1927) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Delhi Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1860.
Creamery
operator; livestock
shipper; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1910-12.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., May, 1927
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Burrell Tripp (b. 1862) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1915-18; mayor
of Allegan, Mich.; elected 1915.
Scottish and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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James A. Trotter (1852-1928) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Schoharie
County, N.Y., March, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; postmaster of Vassar,
Mich., 1902.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., 1928
(age about
76 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery, Vassar, Mich.
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Charles W. Tufts (b. 1856) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1856.
Republican. Mason
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1911-16; member
of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1917-22.
Scottish and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Ure —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1873-74.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Ure and Agnes (Gardner) Ure; brother of Robert
Ure. |
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Robert Ure (1823-1891) —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1823.
Farmer;
insurance
business; supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.
Scottish ancestry.
Died December
11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) —
also known as George W. Welsh —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
March
27, 1883.
Republican. Printing
business; publisher of a The Fruit Belt (farm magazine);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-24; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Ada, Kent
County, Mich., June 29,
1974 (age 91 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh; married, October
4, 1906, to Shirlie Louise Smith. |
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Elmer Eugene White (born c.1940) —
also known as Elmer White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1990.
Scottish ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer;
organist;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March
14, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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