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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist; insurance
business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher; married, May 26,
1887, to Issa M. Whitaker. |
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Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) —
also known as Fred L. Keeler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
1872.
Republican. School teacher; college
professor; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;
died in office 1919.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from cardiac
dilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital),
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 46 years, 274
days).
Interment at Grass
Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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.
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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 |
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; Barry
County School Commissioner, 1899-1907; postmaster at Hastings,
Mich., 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shabbona, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1886.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
elected Michigan
superintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before taking
office.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in an automobile
crash, June 22,
1935 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) —
also known as Dale E. Kildee —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
16, 1929.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1977-2013 (7th District 1977-93,
9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003-13).
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus; American
Federation of Teachers; Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (b. 1945) —
also known as Carolyn Jean Cheeks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1945.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-96 (18th District 1979-82,
8th District 1983-92, 9th District 1993-96); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984,
1988,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1997-2003 (15th District 1997-2003,
13th District 2003); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign
as mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Maybee, Monroe
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. School teacher; grocer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Northside
Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
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Loyal Edwin Knappen (1854-1930) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., January
27, 1854.
School principal; lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1906-10;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 6th Circuit, 1910-11; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1910-24; took
senior status 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1930 (age 76 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Carolynne Frances Kubert (b. 1924) —
also known as Carolynne Kubert; Carolynne Frances
Mauer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1924.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1960
(alternate), 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Sylvester A. Mauer and Laura F. (Wells) Mauer; married,
July
23, 1949, to Clifford Gerald Kubert. |
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Emmor O. Ladd (b. 1853) —
of Old Mission, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Old Mission, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
5, 1853.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; Grand
Traverse County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Odell Zera Lamb (1895-1967) —
also known as Odell Z. Lamb —
of Hendricks Township, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tippecanoe, Harrison
County, Ohio, March 6,
1895.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1944, 1946.
Died in 1967
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Harrison, Mich.
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Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, October
19, 1936.
Republican. School principal; athletic
coach; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1978; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1979-81.
Catholic.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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William W. Lee (b. 1900) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., May 10,
1900.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; retail food
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1944; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926 to
Mildred Hileman. |
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David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) —
also known as David W. Leedy —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; traveling
salesman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924.
Dutch,
Swiss,
and English
ancestry.
Died in Riverton Township, Mason
County, Mich., October
2, 1937 (age 80 years, 320
days).
Interment at Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married 1906 to Ida
Jane Hetzler; married 1931 to Martha
Jane Blaine. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peter Rugby Legg (1859-1946) —
also known as Peter R. Legg —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Mapleton, Ontario,
January
10, 1859.
School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1933-46;
defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1930; died in office 1946.
English
ancestry.
Died June 17,
1946 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William N. Lister —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist;
candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1903; postmaster.
Burial location unknown.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
2, 2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.
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James L. Lowden (b. 1840) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 30,
1840.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1889-92; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1899.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lowden (died 1881) and Rachel (Lyon) Lowden; married, March
18, 1868, to Sarah J. Sherwood. |
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Barbara Roberts Mason (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Roberts —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1940.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-98; defeated, 1998; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1998.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free
Methodist. German,
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
29, 1930.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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Bill McConico (b. 1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1973.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club; American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Albert H. McGeehan (b. 1944) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1944.
School teacher; mayor
of Holland, Mich., 2002-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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William K. McInally (1905-1964) —
also known as W. K. McInally —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Otisville, Genesee
County, Mich., September
18, 1905.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1960-64; died in office 1964;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Methodist.
Died August
22, 1964 (age 58 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William J. McIntosh (b. 1892) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
school teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1940, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921 to Mary
L. McCormick. |
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend; grandnephew of Samuel
Bell. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1911 |
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Melville B. McPherson (1876-1945) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Vergennes Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1876.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1912; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922-33, 1940-45; defeated, 1933;
died in office 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 25,
1945 (age 68 years, 196
days).
Interment at Bailey Cemetery, Lowell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter W. McPherson and Catherine B. (Wingler)
McPherson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Thomas Driffill Meggison (1875-1956) —
also known as Thomas D. Meggison —
of Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.; Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Muskoka, Ontario,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; Antrim
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1921-24;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924; Grand
Traverse County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; Grand
Traverse County Probate Judge.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April 4,
1956 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Ronald G. Miriani (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Michigan, April
15, 1937.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961; college
professor.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe; married, July 13,
1882, to Emma C. Mitchell. |
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George F. Montgomery (b. 1933) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
21, 1933.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1965-70; defeated,
1958 (Wayne County 6th District), 1959 (Wayne County 10th District),
1976 (24th District), 1982 (24th District), 1988 (20th District),
1992 (44th District), 1994 (44th District), 1996 (44th District);
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1970; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1972, 1974.
Still living as of 1996.
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George Francis Montgomery (1909-1981) —
also known as George F. Montgomery —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
13, 1909.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-80 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, Wayne County 6th District 1959-64, 20th
District 1965-72, 5th District 1973-80); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County
1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County
6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1947; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1952.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., March
10, 1981 (age 72 years, 56
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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David F. Morrison (1873-1960) —
of Germfask, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Elba Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., November
23, 1873.
Republican. School teacher; grocer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-28, 1943-50 (Schoolcraft
District 1921-26, Alger District 1927-28, 1943-50); defeated in
primary, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1950.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., March
15, 1960 (age 86 years, 113
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Germfask, Mich.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Low
Baird —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Monument, El Paso
County, Colo.; Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
10, 1902.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
Scottish,
English,
and German
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days). Her body was
donated to the University of Michigan Medical School.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Joseph C. Murphy (1907-1987) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lois Virgina Nair (1904-1988) —
also known as Lois V. Nair; Lois Virginia Flinner;
Mrs. Frank Nair —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver
County, Pa., August
16, 1904.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1964;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1956; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1958, 1960, 1962;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1988 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., November
1, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1945-54;
defeated in primary, 1938 (Cheboygan District), 1954 (Emmet
District); candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oakhill
Cemetery, Indian River, Mich.
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Minnie Jean Nielson —
also known as Minnie J. Nielson —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. School teacher; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1920.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodbine
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Wylie Nielson and Mary (Stewart) Nielson. |
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher and principal; superintendent of schools;
vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.; Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer;
superintendent of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary
of state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot, N.Dak.
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Arthur Ulysses Odell (1868-1955) —
also known as Arthur U. Odell —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., June 9,
1868.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42
(Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County
1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., October
9, 1955 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Mallory Cemetery, Trowbridge Township, Allegan County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Steohen Odell and Martha Jane (Fairchild) Odell; married 1892 to Ethel
O'Brien. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joshua Oden (1880-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 19,
1880.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; pastor,
Irving Park Lutheran Church, 1908-54; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1944.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of M. P. Oden and Emma (Carlberg) Oden; married, May 25,
1909, to Helga Soderberg. |
| | | Image source: Tidings, Irving Park
Lutheran Church, August 2007 |
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Republican. School principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam. |
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James E. O'Neill Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1929.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-94 (85th District 1967-92,
95th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; NAACP.
Still living as of 1994.
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Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) —
also known as Karla Parker; Karla Van Ostrand; Mrs.
James C. Parker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., November
30, 1894.
Republican. School teacher; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; League of Women
Voters.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Asahel W. Parkhurst (1816-1903) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mendon, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
11, 1816.
School teacher and principal; banker;
Greenback candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 1903 (age 87 years, 59
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Webster H. Pearce (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 12,
1876.
Republican. School teacher and principal; college
professor; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1921-27; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-33; defeated, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. F. E. Pearce; married 1899 to Ada J.
Wellington. |
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1927 |
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate
broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich.
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William J. Pearson (1860-1950) —
of Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
May
10, 1860.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber
business; Charlevoix
County Sheriff; Charlevoix
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1923-26.
Died in 1950
(age about
90 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Emil A. Peltz (1901-1960) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich., November
12, 1901.
Republican. School teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1945-60; died in office 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died February
5, 1960 (age 58 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Peltz and Anna (Rieger) Peltz; married, December
12, 1925, to Adelia G. Bruder. |
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Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) —
also known as Vince Petitpren —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.; Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
school teacher; president,
Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeated
in primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; American
Association of University Professors; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Still living as of 1984.
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Frederick A. Platt (b. 1856) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
19, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1901; resigned 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Porter (1931-2012) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-79; first
African-American state school superintendent; president,
Eastern Michigan University, 1979-89.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Died June 27,
2012 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August
1, 1869.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile
accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret D.
Richardson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Glenn
S. Allen, Jr. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1927 |
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Charles G. Putney (b. 1866) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
4, 1866.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1911-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894 to Jessie
A. Moore. |
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