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  James L. Adams (1921-2014) — also known as Jim Adams — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., October 2, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician; treasurer and president, IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62, District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74). Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., August 6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Adams and Signe Adams; married 1954 to Edith Hvambsal.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Frederick Moulton Alger Jr. (1907-1967) — also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M. Alger — of Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 3, 1907. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., January 5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Eldridge Alger and Frederick Moulton Alger; married 1929 to Suzette de Marigny Dewey (daughter of Charles Schuveldt Dewey); married 1963 to Katherine 'Kay' Sutton; father of David Dewey Alger; grandson of Russell Alexander Alger; grandnephew of Charles Moulton Alger.
  Political family: Alger family of Detroit, Michigan.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Glenn S. Allen Jr. (1914-2001) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 8, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Justices William W. Potter and Emerson Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in DeWitt, Clinton County, Mich., November 6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to Virginia Verdier (daughter of Leonard D. Verdier).
  Epitaph: "He loved his state, steeped in its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michigan forever."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) — of Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., November 21, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Fraternal Order of Police; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in April, 1982 (age 62 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Raymond J. Apley Jr. (1925-2002) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford County, Mich. Born in Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., September 22, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District, 1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1964. Protestant. Member, Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died January 15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115 days). Burial location unknown.
  Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ireland, November 15, 1868. Republican. Engineer; insurance broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 2nd District). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston) Armstrong.
  Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, April 12, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist; osteopath; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County 4th District, 1933; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Congregationalist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died in July, 1966 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley; married, June 15, 1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna Pascko.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Don Binkowski (b. 1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 26, 1929. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus; Polish National Alliance. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon J. Hromek.
  Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in East Tawas, Iosco County, Mich., April 23, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist; carpenter; builder; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934, 1940. German ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1920 to Louise Weideman.
  Edward Bivens Jr. (b. 1923) — of Inkster, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, Indiana County, Pa., February 8, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor of Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Omega Psi Phi; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene Edna Stewart.
  William A. Boos Jr. (1922-2002) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 27, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Died August 22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329 days). Burial location unknown.
  Oscar E. Bouwsma (1921-1978) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., August 15, 1921. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1967-74; defeated, 1964, 1974. Christian Reformed. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; National Rifle Association; Eagles; American Legion. Died in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., March 22, 1978 (age 56 years, 219 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) — also known as Harold E. Bradshaw — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Davison, Genesee County, Mich., November 5, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1936-38. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married, December 24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley.
Basil W. Brown Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vandalia, Cass County, Mich., March 20, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District 1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988; in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him several times, and exchanged sex for marijuana and cocaine; arrested November 8, 1985; pleaded guilty in 1987 and resigned from the Senate; sentenced to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Kappa Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP. Injured in a fire at his home, while also suffering cancer, and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1950, to Ermajeanne Seeger.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., December 9, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., April 14, 1991 (age 64 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Vernon Jacobs Brown.
  Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indiana, July 29, 1917. Democrat. Mayor of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968; member of Michigan state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82. Catholic. Member, Lions; Knights of Columbus; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Odd Fellows. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker Jr..
  Political family: Brucker family of Saginaw, Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) — also known as "Mr. Education" — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 28, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president, Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks. Died September 20, 1998 (age 85 years, 204 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Phillip Everette Bursley and Flora (Peters) Bursley; brother of Mary Carter; first cousin thrice removed of David Bursley.
  Political family: Bursley-Carter family of Ann Arbor and Jackson, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Francis Cargo (1929-2013) — also known as David F. Cargo; "Lonesome Dave" — of New Mexico; Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 13, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1963-67; Governor of New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for Oregon state treasurer, 1984; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak Walton League. Died, from complications of a stroke, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., July 5, 2013 (age 84 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by David F. Cargo: Lonesome Dave: The Story of New Mexico Governor David Francis Cargo
Harry L. Carpenter Harry L. Carpenter (b. 1913) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark., November 8, 1913. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for mayor of Monroe, Mich., 1949. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Campaign ad, Monroe Evening News, December 3, 1949
Elford A. Cederberg Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) — also known as Elford A. Cederberg — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 6, 1918. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated, 1950, 1978; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in The Villages, Lake County, Fla., April 17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile Horn of Congress" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Locke Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, of renal failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  The Charles E. Chamberlain Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59). Presbyterian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy.
  LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) — of Millington, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., August 29, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto worker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board member, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1973. Member, NAACP; Urban League; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Millington, Tuscola County, Mich., November 23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married, January 26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles.
  Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) — also known as S. James Clarkson — of Wayne County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 9, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Nu Phi; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August 9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen.
  Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., February 17, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary. Died in 1995 (age about 83 years). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Mary Leslie Stallings.
  John W. Connolly (1911-1981) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 4, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1949-50; defeated, 1950, 1952; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1964, 1966. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 11, 1981 (age 70 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William F. Connolly.
  Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., December 15, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72, 102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louis Convers Cramton.
  Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) — also known as Frank P. Darin — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy, September 21, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper reporter; lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Theta Phi. Died January 28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto; married, September 21, 1925, to Marie D'Seppo.
  Robert R. Day (1919-2000) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 12, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Chi; Lions; Elks. Died February 19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August 10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff.
  Alvin J. DeGrow (b. 1926) — of Pigeon, Huron County, Mich. Born in Pigeon, Huron County, Mich., June 1, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1968-82. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1982.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Katherine J. DeGrow; first cousin once removed of Dan L. DeGrow.
  Political family: DeGrow family of Michigan.
  Harry A. DeMaso (1921-2015) — also known as Aristide Augustino DeMaso — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., February 24, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; supervisor of Battle Creek Township, Michigan, 1952-65; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1967-86. Methodist. Italian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Kiwanis; Elks. Died in East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 9, 2015 (age 93 years, 319 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1947 to Mary Jane Hocott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James R. DeSana (b. 1930) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., October 6, 1930. Mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1961-69, 1987-97, 2005-09; member of Michigan state senate, 1976-86 (11th District 1976-82, 7th District 1983-86); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1996. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jaycees. Still living as of 2009.
John D. Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John"; "The Truck" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65, 16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Polish and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Polish Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Died, from prostate cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., February 7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah Ann Insley; father of Christopher D. Dingell.
  Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Doug Ross
  John Dingell Drive, in Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, in Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.  — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges, which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Miller Dunckel Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, July 29, 1921. Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1955-58; member of Michigan state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose; Carpenters Union. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
George Edwards George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) — also known as George Edwards — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 6, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned 1956; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned 1962; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Council on Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; American Judicature Society. Died in 1995 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
Eugene B. Elliott 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Elliott and Anna (Hyde) Elliott; married, August 18, 1923, to Wilma A. Gardner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  Zolton Anton Ferency (1922-1993) — also known as Zolton A. Ferency — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 30, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director, Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to Gov. John B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968 (alternate); candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974 (Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1990. Catholic. Hungarian ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, following a heart attack, at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 23, 1993 (age 70 years, 266 days). Interment at Summit Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Ferency and Mary (Jankovics) Ferency; married, June 14, 1947, to Ellen Jane Dwyer.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) — also known as "Flint's Number One Irishman" — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, June 15, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died January 2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201 days). Interment at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
Gerald R. Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.; son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford; half-brother of Thomas G. Ford Sr.; married, October 15, 1948, to Betty Warren.
  Political family: Ford family of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  The Gerald R. Ford Freeway (I-196), in Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (opened 1963, given present name 1999), near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 25, 1951 (age 78 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Herbert Gansser (1840-1884) and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser; married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Elmira Henrietta Richardson; father of Webster Homer Gansser.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jack John Garris (1919-2005) — also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John Garatzgeone — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 16, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Theta Phi; Jaycees. Died, of a stroke, while suffering from Parkinson's disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married 1948 to Helen Cazepis.
  John H. Gillis (b. 1923) — of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Arbitration Association; Gamma Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known as Horace W. Gilmore — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 4, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP. Died January 25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore; married to Mary Talbott Hays.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Perry W. Greene Perry William Greene (1894-1974) — also known as Perry W. Greene — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1945-62. Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Purple Heart. Died February 16, 1974 (age 79 years, 264 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1925 to Bernadine Hartnacke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Gustave J. Groat Sr. (b. 1918) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich., November 8, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange Club; Fraternal Order of Police; Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Herron, Alpena County, Mich., January 20, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Protestant. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died June 17, 1971 (age 52 years, 148 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence A. Habermehl and Vernie E. (Smith) Habermehl; married to Jean May.
  John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 18, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; builder; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1937-40. Member, Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1971 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Olive Kreger.
  Charles A. Holman (b. 1893) — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Swansea, Marquette County, Mich., November 11, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Michigan, 1938-55; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District, 1950. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Holman and Elizabeth (Goldsworthy) Holman; married, May 18, 1935, to Lela Newell.
  James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) — also known as J. Russell Hughes; "Rip" — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 22, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan, 1960; Episcopal priest. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a hard surface, November 8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47 days). Interment at Springport Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) — also known as Peter J. Kelly — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sullivan County, Pa., June 27, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County 1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58); defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1966 (age about 78 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Yale Leland Kerby (1925-2013) — of Lenawee County, Mich.; Uvalde, Uvalde County, Tex. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., April 11, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1948; district judge in Michigan, 1969-78; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Freemasons. Died in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Tex., July 31, 2013 (age 88 years, 111 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Uvalde, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Yale Harrington Kerby and Eltha Kerby; married, June 30, 1956, to Grace Gail Cutler.
  William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) — of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., February 8, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rate analyst for Chrysler Corporation; mayor of Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from respiratory and heart disease, in Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 24, 2003 (age 82 years, 16 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  John D. Kruse (1893-1971) — also known as Jack Kruse — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., June 24, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44, Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Crippled by an injury in 1919. Died in 1971 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
Garland B. Lane Garland B. Lane (1919-1995) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 28, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of Michigan state senate, 1949-74 (13th District 1949-64, 29th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974. Lutheran. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died January 3, 1995 (age 75 years, 281 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  William John Leppien (1894-1979) — also known as William J. Leppien — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born October 7, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream business; Saginaw County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1963-64. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Civitan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Commercial Travelers. Died in 1979 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V. Sheriff.
John Lesinski, Jr. John Lesinski Jr. (b. 1914) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 28, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1951-65; defeated in primary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960. Polish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Lesinski.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) — of Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 18, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mechanic; union representative; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964 (alternate), 1968 (alternate), 1976, 1984; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Macomb County Commissioner. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; AFSCME. Died, from cancer, in Warren, Macomb County, Mich., March 15, 2004 (age 80 years, 88 days). Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clare Lockwood and Mabel Pauline (Achard) Lockwood; married to Jane Durand, Mariella Coffey and Anna Muscott; second cousin five times removed of Joseph Silliman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) — also known as John Luecke — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., July 4, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill worker; secretary, and president, Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president, Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., March 21, 1952 (age 62 years, 261 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Luecke and Suzanne Maria (Lange) Luecke; married, June 23, 1927, to Rose Margaret Jaeger.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 7, 1914. Republican. Pharmacist; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th District); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial District, 1961-62; resigned 1962. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren; married to Mildred Francis New.
  George D. Lyle — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1948. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) — also known as Willis L. Lyons — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, Mich., April 15, 1877. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of Howell; Livingston County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948; defeated, 1953. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans. Died October 7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa Scully.
  Edward E. Mahalak (1921-1994) — of Romulus, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., September 25, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-84 (38th District 1965-82, 37th District 1983-84). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish Legion of American Veterans. Died in 1994 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  John J. Maher (1889-1953) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., April 8, 1889. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died, of cancer, in February 3, 1953 (age 63 years, 301 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes Catherine O'Leary.
  Robert D. Marble (born c.1925) — of Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1925. Democrat. Candidate for supervisor of Sumpter Township, Michigan, 1970. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John F. Markes (b. 1933) — of Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 23, 1933. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; electrical engineer; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 20th District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 36th District, 1973-76; defeated, 1976. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1976.
  John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known as John B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., October 3, 1909. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1989 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen Hickam.
Thomas F. McAllister Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known as Thomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 4, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63; took senior status 1963. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Delta Epsilon; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died November 10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy S. McAllister.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1939
  John E. McCauley (1924-1975) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, April 28, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Disabled American Veterans; Eagles; Purple Heart. Died in 1975 (age about 51 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to Jeanette E. Poet.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1921 to Mary L. McCormick.
  Edward K. Michalski (1920-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., January 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1944; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1949-51; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Wayne County 7th District 1961-64, 13th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954 (Wayne County 7th District), 1956 (Wayne County 7th District), 1958 (Wayne County 7th District), 1966 (13th District), 1982 (11th District). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1984 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) — also known as Mike Mikesell — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., April 18, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate in Republican primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976; Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1986. Congregationalist. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Eagles; Elks. Died, in Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
  Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 1, 1892. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County 1st District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Kappa Sigma; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1976 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy E. McCorkell.
  Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., June 2, 1875. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis; Rotary. Vice-president of General Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261 days). Entombed at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Charles S. Mott High School, in Waterford, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Nelson and Anna Nelson; married, January 30, 1922, to Thelma L. Corwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Stanley Novak Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Salemville, Bedford County, Pa., March 9, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO international representative; business agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District 1965-74). Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in 1991 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Margaret M. Johnson.
  Warren O'Brien (b. 1922) — of Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., October 24, 1922. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 25th District, 1973-74; defeated, 1974 (Republican), 1976 (Republican), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican), 1982 (Republican), 1984 (Republican), 1986 (Republican primary), 1989 (Republican primary); candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1977. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Barratt O'Hara Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 28, 1882. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1920; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69; defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District). Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Washington, D.C., August 11, 1969 (age 87 years, 105 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas O'Hara and Mary (Barratt) O'Hara; married 1906 to Florence M. Hoffman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) — also known as James G. O'Hara — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from lung cancer, in the George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., March 13, 1989 (age 63 years, 125 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara; married, February 14, 1953, to Susan Puskas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District, 1951-54. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis. Died in 1975 (age about 65 years). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Helen Gustine.
  Elmer Parraghi (born c.1928) — of Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born about 1928. Democrat. Supervisor of Sumpter Township, Michigan, 1970-71. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1971.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Frederick Pears and Lura Grace (Rose) Pears; married, February 18, 1931, to Gladys Seidlitz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William P. Pellow (b. 1927) — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich., December 13, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; Gogebic County Prosecuting Attorney, 1957-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st Senatorial District, 1961-62. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks. Still living as of 1962.
  Relatives: Son of William F. Pellow and Katherine Pellow; married to Betty Lou Mattice.
  Clifford E. Perras (1914-1975) — also known as Cliff Perras — of Nadeau, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Nadeau, Menominee County, Mich., November 5, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hotel owner; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Menominee District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Menominee District, 1963-64; defeated, 1960 (Menominee District), 1964 (109th District). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1975 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hubert Perras and Minnie (Gamache) Perras; married to Alice M. Frank.
  Joseph R. Peterson — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Delray, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; police detective; mayor of Wyandotte, Mich., 2009-. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Holy Name Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Vietnam Veterans of America; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married to Janice Tomocik.
  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.
  Alex Pilch (1913-1980) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., March 18, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Catholic. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., September 8, 1980 (age 67 years, 174 days). Burial location unknown.
Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) — also known as Charles E. Potter — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich., October 30, 1916. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned 1952; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Wounded in World War II, and lost his legs. Died in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 12, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale District, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie; married 1924 to Flora Gerberding.
  Elmer L. Radka (b. 1920) — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Rogers (now Rogers City), Presque Isle County, Mich., October 13, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Presque Isle County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-76; chair of Presque Isle County Republican Party, 1957; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Presque Isle District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer G. Radka and Anna (Trapp) Radka; married to Margaret E. Krueger.
  Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) — also known as Fletcher L. Renton — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 15, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December 29, 1924, to Agnes Burns.
  Robert L. Richardson Jr. (b. 1926) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 20, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1979. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Still living as of 1979.
  Philip Edward Ruppe (b. 1926) — also known as Philip E. Ruppe — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Laurium, Houghton County, Mich., September 29, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1967-79; defeated, 1992; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1982. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Married 1957 to Loret Miller.
  Cross-reference: Paul Hillegonds
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Melvin Harold Saur (1892-1980) — also known as M. Harold Saur — of Kent City, Kent County, Mich. Born near Kent City, Kent County, Mich., November 21, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 3rd District, 1933; member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1935-36, 1939-46; defeated, 1936. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in Kent City, Kent County, Mich., December 27, 1980 (age 88 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) — of Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 29, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; forester; surveyor; member of Michigan state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District 1965-70). Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, of respiratory failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital, Petoskey, Emmet County, Mich., 2001 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1928. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in office 1982. Catholic. Member, Lions; Moose; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died January 17, 1982 (age 53 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Irene Marek.
  Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941 (primary). Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve; married, March 7, 1936, to Elaine Renaud.
  George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) — also known as George E. Sivula — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., June 14, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor; insurance business; mayor of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53. Lutheran. Finnish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., November 9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February 20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic.
  G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Chandler Township, Huron County, Mich., 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil refining; real estate business; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 10, 1978 (age about 85 years). Interment at Flora Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
  James F. Smith (b. 1923) — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Davison, Genesee County, Mich., August 15, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-76 (79th District 1967-72, 83rd District 1973-76). Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Lloyd A. Stephens Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) — of Scottville, Mason County, Mich. Born in Free Soil, Mason County, Mich., December 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral director; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 7, 1974 (age 75 years, 143 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
John B. Swainson John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) — also known as John B. Swainson — of Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Windsor, Ontario, July 31, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Delta Theta Phi; Amvets; Purple Heart; Lions; Elks. Lost both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged in 1975 with accepting a bribe; found not guilty, but convicted of perjury over his testimony to the grand jury. Died, of a heart attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., May 13, 1994 (age 68 years, 286 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Adam Carl Swainson.
  Cross-reference: Zolton A. Ferency
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Swainson: Lawrence M. Glazer, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Mark L. Thompson (b. 1945) — of Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich. Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Mich., August 8, 1945. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; journalist; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1970-71; member of Michigan state house of representatives 106th District, 1973. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married 1971 to Jeanette Hahn.
  Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) — of Romulus, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Kennett, Dunklin County, Mo., November 1, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel manager; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962 (21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor of Romulus, Mich., 1973-75. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Died in Romulus, Wayne County, Mich., February 3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Kenneth O. Trucks (1904-1983) — of Baldwin, Lake County, Mich. Born in Scottville, Mason County, Mich., 1904. Republican. Druggist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason District, 1951-56; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary. Died in 1983 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Mary R. Pattie.
  Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) — also known as Eugene I. Van Antwerp — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 26, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1948-50; defeated, 1949; candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1953. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 5, 1962 (age 73 years, 10 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
  Charles H. Varnum (b. 1933) — of Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Mich. Born in Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich., July 9, 1933. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; member of Michigan state house of representatives 107th District, 1967-82. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; National Education Association. Still living as of 1982.
  Gilbert L. Wales (b. 1921) — of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron County, Mich. Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron County, Mich., December 6, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M. A. Hanna Iron Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District), 1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Auto Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) — of Chassell, Houghton County, Mich.; Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., March 16, 1932. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in 2002 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 25, 1952, to Ruth Wayrynen.
  Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known as Jesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57. Universalist or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Moose. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillis Betsy (Paine) Wolcott; married 1927 to Grace Aileen Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 27, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering illustrator for General Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Paul C. Younger Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., January 11, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1970; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Optimist Club; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Roger Herschel Zion (1921-2019) — also known as Roger H. Zion — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 17, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary. Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., September 24, 2019 (age 98 years, 7 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Herschel Zion and Helen (Hutchinson) Zion; married 1945 to Marjorie Emma Knauss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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