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  John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) — also known as John Q. Adams — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., November 2, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar. Died February 25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Negaunee Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams.
  Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) — also known as Allen C. Adsit — of Adams, Jefferson County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Rutland, Jefferson County, N.Y., February 20, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District, 1871-72; Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908; law partner of Peter J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904. Universalist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Adsit and Polly (Smiley) Adsit; married 1871 to Mary Hubbell; married, February 24, 1886, to Sarah Kilpatrick; third cousin of Ohlin H. Adsit; fourth cousin of Bert Wilson Adsit; fourth cousin once removed of George Washington Ingersoll.
  Political families: Adsit-Garcelon family of Lewiston, Maine; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) — also known as David D. Aitken — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint Township, Genesee County, Mich., September 5, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1905-06. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 26, 1930 (age 76 years, 263 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Robert P. Aitken and Sarah J. Aitken.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Nathan Aldrich (1890-1939) — also known as Frank N. Aldrich — of Concord, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Capac, St. Clair County, Mich., August 8, 1890. Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-39; president, Farmers State Bank of Concord, 1920-39; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1932. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, in Foote Hospital, Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 21, 1939 (age 48 years, 286 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Aldrich and Lena (Kempf) Aldrich; married, June 17, 1919, to Marion Butterfield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) — also known as Harvey S. Amerson — of Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in 1943 (age about 67 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Amerson and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel) Amerson; married to Louise E. Dougherty (daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty).
  Political family: Dougherty family of Elk Rapids, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Leroy Anspach (1895-1977) — also known as Charles L. Anspach — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, March 5, 1895. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella District, 1961-62. Brethren. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. President, Central Michigan University. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 25, 1977 (age 82 years, 234 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Anspach and Amanda (Loose) Anspach; married to Mary Fisher.
  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.
  George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) — also known as George W. Armstrong — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., April 18, 1859. Republican. Mechanical dentist; traveling salesman; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1936-37. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1948 (age about 89 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Armstrong and Mary (Robinson) Armstrong; married, October 18, 1882, to Frances J. McKean.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) — also known as Harry H. Atwell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., December 14, 1877. Democrat. Engineer; grading contractor; university professor; Washtenaw County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw County Clerk, 1933-34. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Arbitration Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to Katherine Anna Schaeberle.
  Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Caro, Tuscola County, Mich., April 6, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27. Methodist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion. Died in 1980 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) and Clara Ellen (Gibbs) Atwood.
  Political family: Atwood family of Caro, Michigan.
  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.
  Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1949) — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., August 8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper business manager; hotel business; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Rotary; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Delta Sigma Rho. Died January 5, 1949 (age 53 years, 150 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin; married, July 13, 1918, to Irene McCall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) — also known as George S. Barnard — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Bainbridge, Berrien County, Mich., January 19, 1876. Republican. School teacher; druggist; chemist; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1919-24; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934. Congregationalist. French and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died May 9, 1943 (age 67 years, 110 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B. McClurg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known as Charles L. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 18, 1871. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married to Mary C. Carpenter.
  George N. Bashara Jr. (1934-2002) — of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 7, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992. Episcopalian. Arabic ancestry. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; NAACP; American Bar Association. Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich., April 8, 2002 (age 67 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Bashara, Sr.; married to Suzanne Chappus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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
William M. Beekman William M. Beekman (b. 1843) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Chester Township, Eaton County, Mich., January 2, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; Eaton County Register of Deeds, 1887-90; postmaster at Charlotte, Mich., 1898-1903. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Beekman and Mary V. (Minor) Beekman; married, March 21, 1866, to Christina Pugh.
  Image source: Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan (1906)
  John James Bell (1864-1929) — also known as John J. Bell — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Palmerston, Ontario, April 6, 1864. Naturalized U.S. citizen; music store owner; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28. Methodist; later Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Modern Maccabees; Maccabees of the World; Foresters; Woodmen of the World; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., April 1, 1929 (age 64 years, 360 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell and Catherine Julia (Sides) Bell; married, May 1, 1895, to Ellen Gertrude 'May Bell' Cooke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Joseph Berka (1889-1943) — also known as Frank J. Berka — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Czechoslovakia, January 20, 1889. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commercial artist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1933-38; defeated, 1928, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940. Czechoslovakian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Lions. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 24, 1943 (age 54 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Berka and Vobovil Berka; married, September 27, 1911, to Mabel Novak.
  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.
  Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; candidate for mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1916; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles. Died November 22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop.
William W. Blackney William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) — also known as William W. Blackney — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clio, Genesee County, Mich., August 28, 1876. Republican. School teacher; Genesee County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53; defeated, 1922, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 14, 1963 (age 86 years, 198 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Wallace Blackney and Frances M. (Bell) Blackney; married, December 28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Ingham County News, October 31, 1946
  Ronald J. Blanchard (1935-2009) — also known as Ron Blanchard — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Hammond, Lake County, Ind., November 2, 1935. Mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1990-2007. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 2009 (age 73 years, 297 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of C. H. Blanchard and Gracyann (Kolassa) Blanchard; married, June 9, 1962, to Judith Kranich.
  Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn; married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry J. Bond (1874-1943) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born September 9, 1874. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1923-26. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 6, 1943 (age 68 years, 362 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Horatio J. Bond and Julia A. (Ferguson) Bond; married, December 10, 1902, to Iva Emily Rayner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John T. Bowman John Thomas Bowman (1921-2005) — also known as John T. Bowman — of Roseville, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Monterey, Putnam County, Tenn., July 19, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the peace; real estate broker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952 (alternate), 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District, 1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District 1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976. Baptist. Member, Amvets; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles. Died in Fairfield Glade, Cumberland County, Tenn., 2005 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Grady Melton Bowman and Alice Gertrude (Norrod) Bowman; married 1940 to Mary Elizabeth Broderick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  John A. Boyne (b. 1878) — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marlette, Sanilac County, Mich., December 22, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Michigan Central Railroad; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1925-28, 1930-35. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Boyne and Ida A. (Jones) Boyne; married, September 25, 1901, to Juel Nesbitt.
  James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) — also known as James B. Bradley — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., November 19, 1858. Republican. Physician; mayor of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33; Michigan state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., April 4, 1940 (age 81 years, 137 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Albert B. Bradley and Jerusha Louise (Tubbs) Bradley; married 1885 to Jennie D. Frost; married, October 12, 1915, to Pearl Parshall.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philip Breitmeyer (b. 1864) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 13, 1864. Republican. Florist; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1909-10; defeated, 1933. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Breitmeyer and Fredericka Breitmeyer; married, March 9, 1886, to Katie Grass.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
Joseph M. Bresler Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 26, 1868. Consul for Nicaragua in Detroit, Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900; Consul for Central America in Detroit, Mich., 1897-98; Consul for Honduras in Detroit, Mich., 1899. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, from pleuro-pneumonia, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 6, 1900 (age 31 years, 345 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Edward Bresler and Emilie Johanna Minna (Marshall) Bresler; brother of Arthur Label Bresler and Eugene Alexander Bresler.
  Political family: Bresler family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Image source: Detroit Free Press, March 7, 1900
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
  Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Odd Fellows. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker Jr..
  Political family: Brucker family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) — also known as Ben Burdick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956 (member, Credentials Committee), 1960 (alternate); member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Irwin H. Burdick.
  Political family: Burdick-Hochman family of Detroit, Michigan.
  David E. Burgess (1914-1970) — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born June 1, 1914. Lawyer; mayor of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, in Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., November 3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Louise Marie Hawley.
  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.
George E. Bushnell 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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill) Bushnell; brother of Miller Bushnell; married, November 5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
Sherman D. Callender Sherman D. Callender (b. 1869) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 18, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1929-35; appointed 1929; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1936-47. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 23, 1904, to Sylvia Cornell.
  Image source: Bench & Bar of Michigan (1918)
  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
  Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) — also known as Joseph W. Chinn — of Warsaw, Richmond County, Va. Born in Tappahannock, Essex County, Va., February 15, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck State Bank, Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit, 1915-31; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in office 1936. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, of emphysema, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., August 16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph William Chinn and Gaybriella (Brockenbrough) Chinn; married, December 14, 1899, to Sarah Fairfax Douglas.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59). Presbyterian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy.
  Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) — also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's McCarthy" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Butler, Bates County, Mo., June 17, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; president, Creston Transfer Company; director, Truckaway Corporation; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1956. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Sigma Delta Kappa. Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy; first cousin once removed of Martin Linn Clardy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) — also known as Ted D. Clark — of Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 12, 1920. Republican. Grocer; hardware and furniture business; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member of Iowa state senate 3rd District, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, May 3, 1980 (age 59 years, 326 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
  Relatives: Married to Gracie May Frost.
  Frederick J. Clippert (b. 1866) — of Delray (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 20, 1866. Physician; village president of Delray, Michigan, 1897. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Conrad Clippert and Christina (Pfeifle) Clippert.
  Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) — also known as Albert E. Cobo — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 2, 1893. Republican. Mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, following a heart attack, in Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 12, 1957 (age 63 years, 345 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of August Cobo and Elizabeth (Byrn) Cobo; married 1914 to Ethel Ruby Christie.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Price Collins (1900-1971) — also known as John P. Collins — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., April 6, 1900. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1933-34; defeated, 1934, 1936, 1950. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; American Legion. Died in 1971 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., October 5, 1838. Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; banker; shipowner; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892; president of railroads. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14, 1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who married Henry Allyn Haigh).
  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.
Royal S. Copeland Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Homeopathic physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1936; candidate in Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees; Knights of Pythias; Elks; American Public Health Association. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938 (age 69 years, 222 days). Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Roscoe Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding; nephew of Joseph Tarr Copeland.
  Political family: Copeland family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) — also known as John B. Corliss — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Richford, Franklin County, Vt., June 7, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated, 1902. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 24, 1929 (age 78 years, 200 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Hezekiah Corliss and Lydia (Rounds) Corliss; married, December 5, 1877, to Elizabeth Nancy Danforth; father of John Blaisdell Corliss Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) — also known as Herman H. Dignan — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., 1890. Republican. Hardware dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of Michigan, 1943-46. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1956 (age about 66 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley.
  Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 12, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. United Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Elks. Still living as of 1974.
Leland I. Doan Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) — also known as Leland I. Doan — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in North Bend, Dodge County, Neb., November 9, 1894. Republican. President, Dow Chemical Company, 1949-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone Company; director, National Bank of Detroit. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Chi. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 4, 1974 (age 79 years, 146 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan; married, April 6, 1917, to Ruth Alden Dow (sister of Margaret Towsley; aunt of Margaret Ann Riecker); married, December 20, 1950, to Mildred (Organ) Mellus.
  Political family: Dow-Towsley-Hale-Buchanan family of Ann Arbor and Midland, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) — also known as George A. Dondero — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., December 16, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Royal Oak, Mich., 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53, 18th District 1953-57). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., January 29, 1968 (age 84 years, 44 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Dondero and Caroline (Truthern) Dondero; married, June 28, 1913, to Adele Roegner; father of Stanton G. Dondero.
  Dondero High School (opened 1927 as Royal Oak High School; renamed 1955 for Dondero when Kimball High School was built; following closure of Kimball, renamed again in 2007 as Royal Oak High School), in Royal Oak, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, July 29, 1921. Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1955-58; member of Michigan state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters Union. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) — also known as William A. Ekwall — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., June 14, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in office 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., October 16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19, 1915, to Lina Moser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) — also known as Billie S. Farnum — of Drayton Plains, Oakland County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 11, 1916. Democrat. Steward and international rep, United Auto Workers; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; Michigan state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Congregationalist. Member, United Auto Workers; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Billy Sunday
  Relatives: Married to Maxine DeCoe.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known as Fred C. Fischer — of Belleville, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Flat Rock, Wayne County, Mich., November 12, 1879. Republican. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Ridgewood Osteopathic Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 20, 1963 (age 83 years, 159 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24, 1908, to Reva Ruthruff.
  Fred C. Fischer Elementary School (built 1957, closed 2011), in Taylor, Michigan, was named for him.  — The former Fred C. Fischer Library, in Belleville, Michigan, was named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) — also known as Charles C. Fitch — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cuylerville, Livingston County, N.Y., July 19, 1842. Democrat. Abstractor; hardware business; president, Mason Water and Electric Light Company; Ingham County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1889-92. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died suddenly, of heart disease, June 28, 1899 (age 56 years, 344 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Charles Carroll
  Relatives: Son of Ferris S. Fitch; married 1876 to Mary Kate Clark; father of Fannie E. Fitch (who married Alva Marvin Cummins); grandfather of Charles Fitch Cummins.
  Political family: Fitch-Cummins family of Michigan.
Frank D. Fitzgerald Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., January 27, 1885. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Knights of Pythias. Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., March 16, 1939 (age 54 years, 48 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald; married, June 28, 1909, to Queena M. Warner; father of John Warner Fitzgerald; grandfather of Frank Moore Fitzgerald.
  Political family: Fitzgerald family of Grand Ledge, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Emerson R. Boyles
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Ray M. Flavin (b. 1912) — of Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Litchville, Barnes County, N.Dak., August 25, 1912. Democrat. Flint Township Supervisor; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County 2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 83rd District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966, 1968. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
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
  Thomas G. Ford Sr. (1918-1995) — of East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 15, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1995 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Half-brother of Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr..
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene Sletten.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Allen M. Freeland Allen M. Freeland (1872-1964) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born near Caledonia, Kent County, Mich., March 18, 1872. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan state board of education, 1919-35; appointed 1919. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1964 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Bertha L. Dean.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  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
  Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) — also known as "Mr. Democrat" — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., July 25, 1881. Democrat. Banker; director, Fremont Canning Company; Michigan state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1956 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Gerber Hospital, Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., January 28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187 days). Burial location unknown.
Oramel B. Fuller Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) — of Ford River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1858. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed; used a wheelchair for the rest of his life; Michigan state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1887 to Jennie L. Van Zalingen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Herbert Gansser (1840-1884) and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Elmira Henrietta Richardson; father of Webster Homer Gansser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Gayde (b. 1878) — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., January 2, 1878. Republican. Grocer; hardware merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District, 1915-18. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
  Roy T. Gilbert (1878-1963) — of Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Algonac, St. Clair County, Mich., March 5, 1878. Republican. Furniture and undertaking business; supervisor of Clay Township, Michigan; elected 1933; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1939-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1963 (age about 85 years). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Abigail Morrison; married 1933 to Muriel Dundas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known as Horace W. Gilmore — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 4, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP. Died January 25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore; married to Mary Talbott Hays.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Haarer (b. 1876) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 21, 1876. Republican. Insurance business; banker; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1902; Michigan state treasurer, 1913-16. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 6, 1903, to Klara A. Bissinger.
  Thomas Hall (1869-1958) — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Mich., June 6, 1869. Republican. Newspaper reporter; rancher; secretary of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., December 4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall; married, September 1, 1897, to Anna Marie Grafenstein.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Mich., July 2, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Exchange Club. Died August 12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married, December 16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet.
  Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) — also known as Benjamin F. Heckert — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, March, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1880; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11; died in office 1911. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 12, 1911 (age 71 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of John David Heckert and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert; married 1868 to Emily Metcalf Barr.
  Robert J. Henderson (1885-1965) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Thamesford, Ontario, April 12, 1885. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1938; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1956 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1958 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1960 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (11th District); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1965 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) — of Wayland, Allegan County, Mich. Born in Wayland, Allegan County, Mich., October 15, 1912. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Martin Harris Holcomb (1867-1945) — also known as Martin H. Holcomb — of Montcalm County, Mich.; Kent County, Mich. Born in Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, September 21, 1867. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1911-14; candidate for Michigan state senate 16th District, 1922. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., November 12, 1945 (age 78 years, 52 days). Interment at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum, Miami, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Milo Harris Holcomb and Sarah Isabel (DeWolf) Holcomb; married to Lenora Clara Hager; father of Lyle Donald Holcomb; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward.
  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
  Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) — also known as Theo T. Jacobs — of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., December 8, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February 1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel.
  John D. Karel (1878-1959) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent County, Mich., March 5, 1878. Republican. Mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1930-34; defeated, 1934; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1945-50; defeated, 1934. Dutch ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Kent County, Mich., 1959 (age about 81 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Marten 'Martin' Karel and Geertje 'Gertrude' (Houman) Karel; married, September 7, 1904, to Pearl J. Jackson.
  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.
  Paul H. King (b. 1879) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Arapahoe, Furnas County, Neb., August 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad, 1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles E. Townsend and Truman H. Newberry. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  James Kirk (1879-1957) — of Vassar, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Mich., July 30, 1879. Republican. Farmer; Tuscola County Sheriff, 1931-34; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1943-50; defeated in primary, 1950; candidate for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died January 5, 1957 (age 77 years, 159 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth Kirk and William Kirk; married, July 7, 1904, to Jane Catherine 'Janie' Borland; father of Shuford Kirk.
  Political family: Kirk family of Michigan.
  Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) — of Redford, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vassar, Tuscola County, Mich., May 25, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1915-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Poteau, Le Flore County, Okla., January 12, 1906. Democrat. Grocer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary), 1972. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto. Died in 1987 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Albert Lee (1910-1982) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 15, 1910. Democrat. Accountant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; Michigan state auditor general, 1965-77. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1982 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Theodore Levin (1897-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 18, 1897. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70; died in office 1970. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Leonard Levin and Joseph Levin; uncle of Sander Martin Levin and Carl Milton Levin.
  Political family: Levin family of Detroit, Michigan.
  The Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  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
William S. Linton William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) — also known as William S. Linton — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., February 4, 1856. Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated, 1896; postmaster at Saginaw, Mich., 1898-1914; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees; Foresters. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1878, to Ida M. Lowry.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Carl O. Little (1899-1988) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 17, 1899. Republican. Saginaw County Treasurer, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-60; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-68 (Saginaw County 2nd District 1961-64, 86th District 1965-68). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in 1988 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
L. Harvey Lodge L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Milford, Oakland County, Mich., November 8, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Gottlob Luick Gottlob Luick (b. 1846) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 27, 1846. Democrat. Carpenter; co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing Mill, makers of lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Luick and Katherine (Veck) Luick.
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  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.
  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
Chris H. Magnusson Christian H. Magnusson (1905-1990) — also known as Chris H. Magnusson — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb County, Mich.; Bradenton, Manatee County, Fla. Born in Ideal, Manitoba, October 25, 1905. Democrat. Carpenter; business representative, Carpenters Union local; member of Michigan state board of education; elected 1957. Protestant. Icelandic ancestry. Member, Carpenters Union; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Manatee County, Fla., December 12, 1990 (age 85 years, 48 days). Interment at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1927, to Lila Eva Leach.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) — also known as William C. Manchester — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born near Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, December 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1910-14. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kappa Sigma. Died, of prostate cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 17, 1943 (age 69 years, 143 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Mahoning County, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Squires) Manchester; married, December 27, 1898, to Margaret Katherine MacGregor.
  Homer McGraw (1856-1915) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New Baltimore, Macomb County, Mich., January 22, 1856. Republican. Wool business; wholesale tobacco business; fire insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1915; died in office 1915. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard McGraw and Jane (Chapman) McGraw; brother of William T. McGraw; married, October 1, 1884, to Anna Anthony.
  William T. McGraw (b. 1868) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Livonia Township (now Livonia), Wayne County, Mich., May 12, 1868. Republican. Wholesale tobacco business; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1899-1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard McGraw and Jane (Chapman) McGraw; brother of Homer McGraw; married, June 15, 1897, to Harriette Fuller.
  Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Linden, Genesee County, Mich., January 9, 1901. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu Phi; American Bar Association; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Optimist Club. Died in 1993 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) — also known as Frank E. McKee — of North Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 22, 1877. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary, 1944; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish, Swiss, German, and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died, of a heart attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., February 13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1913 to Florence Hume; married 1923 to Katharine Lacey.
  Frank E. McKee School (built 1930) in North Muskegon, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Howard McLean (1860-1933) — also known as John H. McLean — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wis., June 6, 1860. Republican. Mining and railroad executive; founder of Iron Mountain Press newspaper; Dickinson County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Catholic; later Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a stroke, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1933 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Nelson W. Fisk.
  Walter T. McMahon (1897-1978) — of Hazel Park, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 17, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-58 (Oakland County 5th District 1949-54, Oakland County 6th District 1955-58); defeated in primary, 1958, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Member, Teamsters Union; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1978 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Eagles; Elks. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
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
  Franklin Moore (1877-1927) — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair County, Mich., 1877. Republican. Salt manufacturer; banker; mayor of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1924. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Died, in Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 11, 1927 (age about 49 years). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Moore (1845-1915) and Emily Sprague (Parmelee) Moore; married to Jennie Harkness.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Carlton H. Morris Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Keeler, Van Buren County, Mich., December 20, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Amvets. Died in 1983 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Edith Elaine Michael.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Frederick Henry Mueller (1893-1976) — also known as Frederick H. Mueller — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 22, 1893. Republican. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1945-57; appointed 1945; defeated, 1957; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died August 31, 1976 (age 82 years, 283 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Graceland Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) — also known as Ray Murphy — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 13, 1927. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1988 (alternate), 1996; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92, 7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1999-. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME; Lions; Optimist Club; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy; married to Loretta Blackwell.
  Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) — also known as Harry W. Musselwhite — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born near Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., May 23, 1868. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles. Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda County, Calif., December 14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Willard James Nash (1879-1971) — also known as Willard J. Nash — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Gaines, Genesee County, Mich., May 28, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bird J. Vincent; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935. Methodist. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Maccabees; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin J. Nash and Rose (Albertson) Nash; married, June 24, 1908, to Donna B. MacLachlan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) — also known as William A. Neithercut — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clare, Clare County, Mich., October 23, 1889. Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13; lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1923; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Sigma Delta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married, August 15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow.
  Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) — also known as H. Wirt Newkirk — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 1, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18 (Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10, 1917-18); Washtenaw County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Eleanor J. Birkett.
Frank T. Newton Frank T. Newton (1867-1931) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 30, 1867. Republican. Washtenaw County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in 1931 (age about 63 years). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
Haskell L. Nichols Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known as Haskell L. Nichols — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Homer, Calhoun County, Mich., July 28, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Jaycees; Eagles; Moose. Died in Columbia Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 30, 1991 (age 94 years, 276 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Myron H. Nichols and Elizabeth Nichols; married, December 23, 1922, to Mary Townsend.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) — of Macomb County, Mich. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, April 20, 1904. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959; Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Nu Phi; Rotary. Died in 1974 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) — also known as Charles G. Oakman — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 4, 1903. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1973 (age 70 years, 54 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Ogg and Elizabeth (Airth) Ogg; married, June 4, 1888, to Susie M. McCarthy.
  Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) — also known as Ransom E. Olds — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, June 3, 1864. Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor Vehicle Company, maker of the first commercially successful American-made automobile; founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car Company (later, the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors, and Reo became part of truck manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of several hotels; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., August 26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5, 1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of Martin Olds.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Olds Hall (built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.  — The city of Oldsmar, Florida, is named for him.  — R. E. Olds Park, on the waterfront in Oldsmar, FLorida, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Alfred Osborn (1858-1949) — also known as Henry A. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Simcoe County, Ontario, February 6, 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1921-36; defeated in primary, 1936. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange. Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich., February 14, 1949 (age 91 years, 8 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) — also known as Russell C. Ostrander — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 1, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; Ingham County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Ostrander and Ellen Gardner (Cowles) Ostrander; married, May 8, 1878, to Zay Dora Porter; married, October 12, 1892, to Lou S. Davis; first cousin of La Monte Cowles and Gardner Cowles; second cousin four times removed of William Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Cowles and Moses Seymour.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Edward Cahill
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ukraine, January 12, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. Jewish. Member, Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy Kozlow.
  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
  Jim A. Plakas (b. 1929) — of Garden City, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 29, 1929. Democrat. Engineer; mayor of Garden City, Mich., 1989-93; member of Michigan state house of representatives 17th District; elected 2000. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Still living as of 2000.
  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.
  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.
  Robert Henry Rayburn (1866-1944) — also known as Robert H. Rayburn — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in St. Clair County, Mich., October 31, 1866. Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1922; candidate for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1944 (age about 77 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Rayburn and Elizabeth (Steele) Rayburn; married 1902 to Elizabeth Mason Wilkinson.
  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
  Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., May 6, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known as Friend W. Richardson; William Richardson — of California. Born in Michigan, December 1, 1865. Republican. Newspaper publisher; California state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of California, 1923-27. Quaker. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis; Moose. Died, of a heart ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., September 5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Richardson and Rhoda (Dye) Richardson; married to Augusta Felder.
  Cross-reference: Fletcher Bowron
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Edson V. Root Jr. (1903-1971) — of Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich., August 27, 1903. Republican. Fruit farmer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County 1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971. Church of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1971 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edson V. Root Sr.; married 1937 to Frieda Shaefer.
  Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., February 5, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941 (primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944, 1948. Jewish. Member, National Lawyers Guild; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz; married to Gwen E. Schwartz.
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)
  Hugh Shepherd (1873-1957) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., June 1, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1911; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died December 9, 1957 (age 84 years, 191 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hugh McClure Shepherd and Nina (Bears) Shepherd.
  George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) — also known as George E. Sivula — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., June 14, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor; insurance business; mayor of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53. Lutheran. Finnish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., November 9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February 20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic.
  Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) — also known as Carmi R. Smith — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Girard, Branch County, Mich., May 19, 1862. Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper mills; lumber business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1898; mayor of Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913; postmaster at Niles, Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1939 (age about 77 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married 1890 to Mary E. Stafford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chandler Township, Huron County, Mich., 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil refining; real estate business; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 10, 1978 (age about 85 years). Interment at Flora Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
  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
  Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., May 28, 1870. Republican. Dairy business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1905-08; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1909-12. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Estelle M. Chamberlin.
Ernest A. Snow Ernest Albert Snow (1875-1927) — also known as Ernest A. Snow — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., April 15, 1875. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1907-08; circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-25; resigned 1925; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1926-27; appointed 1926; died in office 1927. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Elks. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 20, 1927 (age 52 years, 188 days). Interment at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Snow and Julia Snow; married, October 10, 1900, to Jane 'Jennie' Frazee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1927
  Edward D. Stair (b. 1859) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Morenci, Lenawee County, Mich., March 29, 1859. Republican. Newspaper publisher; theatrical manager; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Stair and Maryette (Beckwith) Stair; married, July 2, 1888, to Grace Crookson.
  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
  John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) — also known as J. Harold Stevens — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Tau Omega; Sigma Nu Phi; American Legion. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha Beal.
  Albert Edwin Stewart (b. 1847) — also known as Albert E. Stewart — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1847. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; tugboat master; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1897-1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Garrett G. Stewart and Charlotte (Kendrick) Stewart; married, June 19, 1884, to Minnie E. Tietsort.
  DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) — of Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Lagrange, LaGrange County, Ind., May 7, 1902. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Exchange Club. Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., April 14, 1987 (age 84 years, 342 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., March 7, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan; married, June 17, 1900, to Minnie W. Hall.
Arthur E. Summerfield Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) — also known as Arthur E. Summerfield — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Pinconning, Bay County, Mich., March 17, 1899. Republican. Real estate business; oil distributor; automobile dealer; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (speaker), 1960; U.S. Postmaster General, 1953-61. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar; Elks; Kiwanis; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., April 26, 1972 (age 73 years, 40 days). Interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Summerfield and Cora Edith (Ellsworth) Summerfield; married, July 22, 1918, to Miriam Wealthy Graim.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) — also known as Laurie O. Telfer — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Sarnia, Ontario, November 20, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940. Member, Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma E. Hueber.
  Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Elkhorn, McDowell County, W.Va., January 12, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan state attorney general, 1935; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948. German and Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Izaak Walton League; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Kenneth O. Trucks (1904-1983) — of Baldwin, Lake County, Mich. Born in Scottville, Mason County, Mich., 1904. Republican. Druggist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason District, 1951-56; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary. Died in 1983 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Mary R. Pattie.
  Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 14, 1885. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956, 1958. Methodist. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died June 24, 1971 (age 85 years, 283 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1930 to Mildred Hekhuis; nephew of John Vanderwerp.
  Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Tipton, Lenawee County, Mich., January 16, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in 1985 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) — also known as Byron S. Waite — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Penfield, Monroe County, N.Y., September 27, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant prosecuting attorney; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899; member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Union League. Died in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., December 31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Tarbell) Waite and Elihu Waite; married, January 20, 1881, to Ismene Cramer; father of Alan Frederick Waite.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) — also known as Fred M. Warner — of Farmington, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865. Republican. Cheese manufacturer; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees. Died of kidney failure, in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., April 17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
  Relatives: Adoptive son of P. Dean Warner.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Fred A. Washburn Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) — also known as Fred A. Washburn — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 10, 1877. Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Roy Milton Watkins (b. 1874) — also known as Roy M. Watkins — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Rockford, Kent County, Mich., October 17, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; Kent County Register of Probate, 1907-11; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1919-20. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ervin C. Watkins; grandson of Milton C. Watkins.
  Political family: Watkins family of Kent County, Michigan.
  Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) — of Bronson, Branch County, Mich. Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll County, N.H., July 8, 1860. Republican. Merchant; banker; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1925-28. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died March 20, 1937 (age 76 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.
  Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., July 6, 1895. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile dealer; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1950. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, from a heart attack, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 18, 1974 (age 78 years, 286 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Watson and Bessie (Gilchrist) Watson; married to Laura T. Tenny; married 1953 to Mary Jane Lardie (niece of George W. Lardie).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) — also known as William W. Wedemeyer — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., March 22, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Martin J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; died in office 1913. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Accidentally drowned in the harbor at Colón, Panama, January 2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286 days); his remains were never recovered.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh; married, October 4, 1906, to Shirlie Louise Smith.
  Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) — also known as H. Randall Wickes — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 1, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., October 6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February 15, 1915, to Ruth Brady.
  Casey Cyrenius Wiggins (1881-1953) — also known as Casey C. Wiggins — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Antrim Township, Shiawassee County, Mich., January 26, 1881. Democrat. College professor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., June 27, 1953 (age 72 years, 152 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins; married, July 17, 1907, to Clara B. Dorrance; married, June 20, 1942, to Annette Gilbert.
  Merlin Wiley (1875-1963) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Shepherd, Isabella County, Mich., May 7, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died April 24, 1963 (age 87 years, 352 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar James Wiley and Leona (Cummins) Wiley; married 1910 to Helen Seymour.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Robert D. Young (b. 1934) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw County, Mich., March 7, 1934. Republican. Farmer; builder; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72, 86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1982.
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