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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1911.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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Bayard G. Davis (1864-1963) —
of Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Aurelius Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. School teacher; general superintendent, Anchor
Line steamship
company, Chicago; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
99 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August
7, 2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950 to Carol
Jean Schultze. |
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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April
15, 1859.
Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
School teacher; lawyer; law
partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Doelle (1878-1962) —
of Michigan; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born February
10, 1878.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922; resigned 1922.
Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich., March 7,
1962 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Alfred J. Doherty (1856-1929) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in New York, May 1,
1856.
Republican. School teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1907-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; represented the Pullman railroad
car company as a lobbyist
in Michigan and other states; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Died September
24, 1929 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Leon Douglas (b. 1927) —
also known as Edward L. Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 29,
1927.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas; married to Kathleen
Ellis. |
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Edgar F. Down —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Brewerton, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper
reporter; school teacher; real estate
agent; probation
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-40; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle; married, June 14,
1924, to Odette Lebosse. |
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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher and principal; shingle
manufacturer; wholesale
lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Mrs. J. R. Dumont (b. 1873) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich., April
19, 1873.
Democrat. School teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) —
also known as Gerald R. Dunn —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1934.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich., March
22, 2005 (age 70 years, 92
days). His body was donated
to the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn. |
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 6,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;
resigned 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Adrian
Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
21, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to Wella
Caine. |
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Rosa Falk —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack Faxon (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon. |
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Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) —
also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids
Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey
Governor" —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin near Spencer, Tioga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
founder and president,
Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids
Savings Bank; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Washington,
D.C., March
23, 1928 (age 75 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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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.
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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. |
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memorial |
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Edward F. Fisher (b. 1870) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1870.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
surgeon for Amalgamated Copper Co. coal mines
in Wyoming; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1924 (5th District), 1926 (21st District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1929-36, 1941-44; defeated, 1944, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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James R. Fouts (b. 1942) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hazel Park, Oakland
County, Mich., August
8, 1942.
School teacher; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1976 (Republican),
1978 (Democratic primary); mayor of
Warren, Mich., 2007-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March
20, 1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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William E. Foy —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
School teacher; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1957-58.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1897 to Bertha
L. Dean. |
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1927 |
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Clyde H. Geerlings (1904-1978) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
12, 1904.
Republican. School teacher; director of Alumni and Public
Relations, Hope College; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1951-64.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1978
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar A. Geerlings (b. 1937) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
24, 1937.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 97th District, 1967-86; defeated,
1964 (97th District), 1992 (91st District).
Christian
Reformed. Member, National
Education Association; Delta
Sigma Phi; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1992.
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Joel H. Gillette (b. 1851) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bertrand Township, Berrien
County, Mich., March
22, 1851.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; real estate
business; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1893-96; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Henry C. Glasner (b. 1872) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Barry
County, Mich., 1872.
Democrat. School teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1911-14;
defeated, 1908; nominated, but withdrew 1926; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius A. Gower (1845-1932) —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, July 3,
1845.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1878-81; appointed 1878.
Died in 1932
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Walter Friedrich Gries (1892-1959) —
also known as Walter F. Gries —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., October
1, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher and principal; prison
warden; superintendent, welfare department, Cleveland-Cliffs iron mining
and shipping
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1953-59.
Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from diabetes,
in a hospital
at Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., November
23, 1959 (age 67 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Gries and Ida J. (Tauppe) Gries; married to Velta
Liste. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Adney A. Hall (b. 1852) —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Ezra S. Hall (b. 1860) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Ailsa Craig, Ontario,
1860.
Republican. School teacher; Missaukee
County School Commissioner, 1895-1910; postmaster;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1917-22.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James F. Hammell (1859-1916) —
also known as Jim Hammell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., August
13, 1859.
Democrat. School teacher; grocer; cigar
manufacturer; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1900-03.
Died in 1916
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Jason E. Hammond (b. 1862) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Ransom Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 17,
1862.
School teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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George Oscar Harma (1905-1977) —
also known as George O. Harma —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Baltic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1935-44; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944; implicated
as co-conspirator
in a legislative branch banking bribery
case in 1946; given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Pi
Delta Epsilon.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Oscar Harma and Mary Susanna (Fjader) Harma. |
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Adelaide Julia Hart (b. 1900) —
also known as Adelaide J. Hart —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
24, 1900.
Democrat. School teacher; vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1951-61, 1967; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Malachi Hart and Margaret (Hogan) Hart. |
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Michael James Hart (1877-1951) —
also known as Michael J. Hart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Quebec,
July
16, 1877.
Democrat. School teacher; president, Schemm Brewing
Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,
1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Moose.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Frank Hartman (b. 1918) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at McMillan, Luce
County, Mich., December
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1961-64; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin A. Hassenger (b. 1853) —
also known as Frank A. Hassenger —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
5, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1917-18.
French
and German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
4, 1864.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892-93, 1899-1900, 1906-10; defeated, 1893; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age 52 years, 13
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Charles R. Herrick (b. 1858) —
of Fenwick, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-28 (18th District 1925-26, 25th District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (1845-1923) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
School teacher; lawyer; real estate
developer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
candidate for village
president of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1877; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Mount Pleasant Sugar
Company; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive).
Unitarian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
20, 1923 (age 78 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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James W. Humphrey (1846-1905) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Powell, Delaware
County, Ohio, August
19, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; ordained
minister; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1899-1902.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died May 11,
1905 (age 58 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Knox Jamison (1887-1954) —
also known as James K. Jamison —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Loomis, Isabella
County, Mich., April
28, 1887.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; Ontonagon
County Treasurer, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., March
23, 1954 (age 66 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Jamison and Kate (Burwash) Jamison; married, June 17,
1907, to Frances C. Crooks. |
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (1869-1966) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died August
15, 1966 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Pease Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Mich.
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Ron Jelinek (b. 1945) —
of Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Berrien
County, Mich., November
18, 1945.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 78th District, 1997-.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2001.
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Mark Jenema (1896-1980) —
of Falmouth, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Missaukee
County, Mich., June 15,
1896.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Antrim District 1939-44,
Osceola District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948 (Osceola
District), 1954 (Arenac District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Missaukee County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1950; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 27th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Died in 1980
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to
Elizabeth Van Haitsma. |
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson; married, August
7, 1907, to Mildred M. Milks. |
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Howard Lyle Jones (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard L. Jones —
of Webberville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., September
19, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in Democratic primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962 (Ingham County 2nd
District), 1968 (58th District), 1970 (58th District); Human Rights
candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1972, 1976; Human Rights candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Unitarian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives: Son
of Sherdie Jones and Millicent (Hardiek) Jones; married to Dorothy
Gertrude Dorch. |
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