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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March
14, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. |
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James G. Agee (b. 1940) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 10,
1940.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1993-98; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1998.
Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) —
also known as Robert D. Alexander; Bob
Alexander —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1944.
Served
in the Peace Corps; school teacher; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (Human
Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004.
Unitarian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
26, 2017 (age 72 years, 177
days). His body was
donated to the Michigan State University Medical School.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; married
to Julie Horn. |
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Thomas J. Allen (b. 1863) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
13, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Genesee
County Clerk, 1901-04; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) —
also known as Miles C. Allgood;
"Simon" —
of Allgood, Blount
County, Ala.
Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount
County, Ala., February
22, 1878.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th
District 1933-35).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb
County, Ala., March 4,
1977 (age 99 years, 10
days).
Interment at Valley
Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Ala.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April
24, 1845.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell
from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August
3, 1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict; married 1925 to Ann
Meade. |
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memorial |
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Walter Hosking Allmendinger (1891-1969) —
also known as Walter H. Allmendinger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., November
22, 1891.
School teacher and principal; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932, 1934, 1936,
1938, 1940; Socialist candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1935; candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1939 (Socialist), 1949
(Progressive).
Died in 1969
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) —
also known as Louis E. Anderson —
of Northport, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich., September
18, 1884.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32,
1941-54; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934; Grand Master of Michigan
Freemasons, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew
F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson; married to Muriel
Wrisley. |
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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Republican. School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
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Loren Simon Armbruster (1917-1995) —
also known as Loren S. Armbruster —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., December
5, 1917.
Republican. School teacher; agricultural
extension agent; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1973-82.
Lutheran.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
21, 1995 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Northlawn
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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Homer Arnett (1903-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., January
29, 1903.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1949-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st
District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 9,
1985 (age 82 years, 100
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Kathleen M. Asher (born c.1933) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born about 1933.
Democrat. School teacher; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980
(alternate); Democratic candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1978 (28th District), 1982 (primary, 34th District).
Female.
Still living as of 1987.
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Vera Burridge Baits (1892-1963) —
also known as Vera Burridge —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1892.
Republican. School teacher; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943-57; appointed 1943.
Female.
Member, Delta
Gamma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1963
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George Theodore Burridge and Nellie (Roe) Burridge;
married, July 15,
1919, to Stuart Gordon Baits. |
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William E. Baker (b. 1902) —
of Mesick, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo, Morrow
County, Ohio, December
20, 1902.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; elected 1955; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1956.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
9, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died November
26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna
Pascko. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard; married to Alma B.
McClurg. |
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memorial |
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Adrian C. Barr (b. 1875) —
of Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Howard City, Montcalm
County, Mich., June 22,
1875.
Democrat. School teacher; mail
carrier; railway
station agent; trucking
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1933-34;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married
1933 to
Vera Agnes Scheffel. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1957-58 |
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 13,
1895.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Mich.
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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Francis Weyeneth Beedon (1902-1990) —
also known as Francis W. Beedon —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Forester Township, Sanilac
County, Mich., September
26, 1902.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-68 (Muskegon County 1st
District 1963-64, 96th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; National
Education Association.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
5, 1990 (age 87 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
School teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Fay E. Benjamin (1892-1949) —
of Cedar Springs, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Nelson Township, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1892.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1949; died in office 1949.
Died December
23, 1949 (age 57 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to
Mildred L. Davis. |
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Kerry Bentivolio (b. 1951) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
6, 1951.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; served in
the U.S. Army during the Iraq War; school teacher; reindeer
rancher; candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 2010; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2013-15; defeated in
primary, 2014.
Still living as of 2015.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp and
Margaret Hunter. |
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug
and coat
manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
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memorial |
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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.
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Richard L. Boatwright (born c.1928) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1928.
School teacher and principal; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1970-72.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret B. Boatwright. |
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Albert H. Bosch (1869-1928) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 5,
1869.
School teacher; farmer; auctioneer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated (Democratic), 1902.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in 1928
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Zutphen Cemetery, Jamestown, Mich.
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Dallas Boudeman (1846-1925) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Valley Township, Montour
County, Pa., January
20, 1846.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
3, 1925 (age 79 years, 256
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Princeton, Caldwell
County, Ky., July 5,
1909.
Democrat. Auto
worker; school principal; supermarket
manager; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,
1957-58; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Louise Winston. |
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1957-58 |
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; justice of the peace; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Moravian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Kappa
Delta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin R. Bradley (1888-1976) —
of Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., April 1,
1888.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; postmaster;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1923-24,
1927-34; defeated, 1924; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1933-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-51.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bradley and Josephine (Johnson) Bradley; married 1909 to Jennie
Wallen. |
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David Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
also known as D. Hale Brake —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of
the Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April
24, 1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Mich.
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September
7, 1935, to Grace Downing. |
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Lawrence Palmer Briggs (b. 1880) —
also known as Lawrence P. Briggs —
of Manton, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Manton, Wexford
County, Mich., October
17, 1880.
Superintendent of schools; U.S. Consul in Saigon, 1914-17; Rangoon, 1917-20; Riviere du Loup, 1920-22; Nuevitas, as of 1924-29; Bahia, as of 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Lotta P. Broadbridge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Female.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Alfred Broadbridge and Jane Broadbridge. |
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George Brown (b. 1863) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
1863.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
reporter; insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1919-20, 1923-24; defeated in primary, 1924, 1926, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Simon D. Bryan (b. 1859) —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., August
31, 1859.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; Eaton
County Register of Deeds, 1915-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1919-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl L. Burhans (1884-1945) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in New Buffalo, Berrien
County, Mich., April
12, 1884.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1945
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, Mich.
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Leone Fairbanks Burrell (1900-1959) —
also known as Leone Burrell —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., February
18, 1900.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Died, from cervical
cancer, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 15,
1959 (age 59 years, 117
days).
Interment at Denton Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Mich.
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William G. Burton (b. 1875) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, Kent
County, Mich., August
31, 1875.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lester Burton; married, January
7, 1903, to Ellen Margaret French. |
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Ambrose G. Bushnell (1863-1944) —
also known as A. G. Bushnell —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
14, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; merchant;
director, First State Savings Bank of
Bronson; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1929-32,
1935-36; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Dale Byrum (1887-1956) —
also known as Warren D. Byrum —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Onondaga Township, Ingham
County, Mich., October
19, 1887.
Republican. School teacher; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1919-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while driving a pickup
truck, near Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., June 1,
1956 (age 68 years, 226
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Burton Gordon Cameron (1894-1957) —
also known as Burton G. Cameron —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Torch Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., February
17, 1894.
Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1927-28;
defeated in primary, 1924; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., February
1, 1957 (age 62 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cameron and Effie (Salisbury) Cameron; married 1911 to
Katherine Burch; married 1945 to Helen
M. Brugh. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cameron and Anna (Morrison) Cameron; married to Mattie
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859 to
Catherine Fisher. |
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LeRoy Cappaert (1923-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., June 17,
1923.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Died August
16, 2001 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Republican. School principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Nu Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G.
Oliver. |
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Marvin Howard Chamberlain (1842-1923) —
also known as Marvin H. Chamberlain —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lenawee
County, Mich., November
5, 1842.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1886-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1888.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
15, 1923 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Cynthia (Wilson) Chamberlain and Philonzo Chamberlain; married 1876 to Ellen
Aurelia Wilson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Republican. School teacher; economist;
lawyer;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman. |
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Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) —
also known as Jacob E. Chew —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; flour and grain
business; restaurant
keeper; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich., June 8,
1945 (age 81 years, 256
days).
Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
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Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) —
of Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 4,
1834.
Republican. School teacher; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; farmer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan, 1869-74.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas C. Choate and Saloma (Seymour) Choate; married, November
4, 1857, to Ursula M. Brown. |
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Sandra A. Cicirelli —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
School teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Westland, Mich., 2002-06; district judge in Michigan 18th
District, 2007.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Frank Cody (1870-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1870.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1914-43; resigned 1943.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August
9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen. |
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Republican. School teacher; dry goods
merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
18, 1805.
Whig. School teacher; lawyer; merchant;
banker;
patent
medicine manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December
23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed
of Hanford
Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John
Hart; third cousin of Homer
Nichols Lockwood and Charles
Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Lockwood and Hugh
Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Lockwood, Alfred
Collins Lockwood and Daniel
Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John
Alsop, William
Henry Rossell and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus
Betts, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick
Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio
Lockwood, Walter
Booth, Abiel
Case, Abraham
Bogart Conger, Edwin
Hurd Conger, James
W. Conger, Franklin
Barker Conger, Benn
Conger, Frank
Elisha Reed and Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles O. Conrad (b. 1930) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 23,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 50th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1972; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 1973.
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Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., December
10, 1931.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District
1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; American
Federation of Teachers; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1984.
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Relatives:
Married 1953 to Lila
F. Vogel. |
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Frances D. Culver (born c.1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1970.
School teacher; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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William A. Cutler (1913-1971) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Nottawa, St. Joseph
County, Mich., March
29, 1913.
School teacher; mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1963-65.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., August
2, 1971 (age 58 years, 126
days).
Interment at Nottawa Cemetery, Nottawa, Mich.
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