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Nick James Rajkovich (1910-1969) —
also known as Nick J. Rajkovich —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Krispolje, Austria (now Krizpolje, Croatia),
February
8, 1910.
Republican. School teacher; college
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand Traverse
District, 1961-62; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1969; died in office 1969.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Munson Hospital,
in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
11, 1969 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent of
schools; land
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Ann H. Rappaport —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
School teacher; Natural Law candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Arthur R. Rood (1858-1900) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 4,
1900 (age about 41
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edson V. Root Sr. (1877-1947) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in 1877.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1935-47;
died in office 1947.
Died March
12, 1947 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Roxburgh (b. 1864) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Perth County, Ontario,
June
24, 1864.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
Osceola
County School Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola County, 1923-26;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1926, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Scottish,
Dutch,
and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter White Russell (1886-1975) —
also known as Walter W. Russell —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
9, 1886.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1916-18; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1926;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., February
7, 1975 (age 88 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Russell and Nettie M. (White) Russell; married, December
15, 1913, to Louise B. Bennett. |
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Edward Hildreth Ryder (1871-1939) —
also known as Edward H. Ryder —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., August
9, 1871.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; college
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1918-25.
Congregationalist.
Died June 22,
1939 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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William C. Sanson (b. 1865) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., 1865.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber and
timber business; Tuscola
County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Brian Emanuel Schatz (b. 1972) —
also known as Brian Schatz —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
20, 1972.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1998-2006; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 2008-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 2008;
Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2010-12; U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 2012-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2018.
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Harold Joseph Scott (b. 1938) —
also known as Harold J. Scott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
5, 1938.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 80th District, 1973-77; resigned
1977; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1977-82.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Convicted on rape
charges
and sentenced
to prison
in 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1939 |
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James M. Shepard (b. 1842) —
of Michigan.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1842.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; school teacher;
newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate, 1879-80; U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1897-1914.
Burial location unknown.
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E. Burr Sherwood —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1938; candidate
for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1949; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1950 (primary), 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jay William Slaughter (1874-1949) —
also known as Jay W. Slaughter —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
14, 1874.
School principal; Commonwealth candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1936.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
10, 1949 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Delta
Center Cemetery, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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Colin L. Smith (b. 1910) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., April
23, 1910.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1941-44;
defeated in primary, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1945-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to
Frances C. Muvrin. |
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Francis R. Spaniola (b. 1935) —
also known as Bus Spaniola —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 8,
1935.
Democrat. School teacher; chair of
Shiawassee County Democratic Party, 1961-62, 1970-74; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1975-90; defeated,
1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2017.
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Lionel J. Stacey Jr. (b. 1928) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., 1928.
Republican. School principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1967-68; resigned
1968.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1968.
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Joseph Hall Steere (b. 1852) —
also known as Joseph H. Steere —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., May 19,
1852.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1882-1911; resigned 1911;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1884;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1911-27; appointed 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1913, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) —
also known as Dora H. Stockman; Dora Hall; Dora
Weinkauf —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at Marilla, Manistee
County, Mich., August
4, 1872.
Republican. School teacher; Lecturer of the Michigan State
Grange, and editor of the Grange paper,
the Michigan Patron; songwriter;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham
County 2nd District, 1933; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1939-46.
Female.
Member, Grange;
Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
First
woman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan.
Died in California, 1948
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hurd
Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married, August
8, 1889, to Francis M. Stockman; married 1947 to Gustof
Weinkauf. |
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memorial |
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1927 |
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) —
of Rawsonville, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
15, 1843.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen; married, October
16, 1873, to Florence C. Dansingburg. |
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James Swain (1867-1944) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1867.
Republican. School teacher; Branch
County School Commissioner; postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1929-33; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1937-40.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., June 4,
1944 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Lee M. Thurston (b. 1895) —
of Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., August
7, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1949-53.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Robert VanderLaan (b. 1930) —
of Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich., June 4,
1930.
Republican. School teacher; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1961-63; resigned 1963; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-82 (17th District 1963-64, 31st District
1965-82); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974.
Christian
Reformed.
Still living as of 1982.
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; nurseryman;
school teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
school teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Van Winkle (b. 1858) —
of Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., August
3, 1858.
Democrat. Farmer;
school teacher; lawyer; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-1890; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1899, 1917 (Democratic).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul F. Voelker (b. 1875) —
of Michigan.
Born in Evart, Osceola
County, Mich., September
20, 1875.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; college
professor; president
of Olivet College, 1920-24; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Interment at Hersey
Cemetery, Hersey, Mich.
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Bernice M. Watson (1901-1980) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Breckenridge, Gratiot
County, Mich., August
16, 1901.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
real
estate business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Isadore A. Weza (b. 1906) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born near Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., March
22, 1906.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1937-40;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes, but not tried and convicted with the others.
Burial location unknown.
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Titus B. Willard —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Democrat. School teacher; postmaster at Niles,
Mich., 1831-35; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District, 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks
Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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Donald M. Wismer Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 6,
1934.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64;
defeated in primary, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 1966.
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John F. Wood (1887-1976) —
of Luce
County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., October
1, 1887.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Laura Velma Wood (1904-1993) —
also known as Velma Wood; Laura Velma Storey; Mrs.
Claude L. Wood —
of Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 15,
1904.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957.
Female.
Protestant.
Died in Mayfield, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
9, 1993 (age 89 years, 117
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of C. H. Storey and Ethel (Horne) Storey; married to Claude
L. Wood. |
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Thomas E. Woods (born c.1911) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born about 1911.
Republican. School teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1948, 1950; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1952-55.
Burial location unknown.
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