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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March
15, 1890.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor Company, 24 years;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18,
1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
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Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) —
also known as Silas W. Cole —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., August
2, 1797.
Wagon maker; mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.
Methodist.
Died in Scioto
County, Ohio, January
6, 1875 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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David Alan Curson (b. 1948) —
also known as David A. Curson —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, November
4, 1948.
Democrat. Automobile worker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2012-13.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daton Earl Harrow (1903-1983) —
also known as D. Earl Harrow —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, March
17, 1903.
Auto worker; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1953; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1959.
Free
Methodist.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 79 years, 300
days).
Interment at Davison Cemetery, Davison, Mich.
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Andy Linko —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio; Brownstown Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Journeyman electrician
for Ford Motor Company; supervisor
of Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2013.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Republican. Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor Vehicle Company,
maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile; founder in
1905 of the REO Motor Car Company (later, the Olds company
became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors, and Reo
became part of truck manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner of
several hotels;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married, June 5,
1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed of
Martin
Olds. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Olds Hall
(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),
Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. — The city
of Oldsmar,
Florida, is named for
him. — R. E. Olds Park,
on the waterfront in Oldsmar,
FLorida, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Clarke Theaker (1812-1883) —
of Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, February
4, 1812.
Republican. Machinist;
wheelwright; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1859-61; defeated, 1860;
Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office, 1865-68.
Died July 16,
1883 (age 71 years, 162
days).
Interment at Weeks
Cemetery, Bridgeport, Ohio.
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John North Willys (1873-1935) —
also known as John N. Willys —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
25, 1873.
Republican. President of automobile manufacturing companies;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1930-32.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
26, 1935 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) —
also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine
Charlie" —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 18,
1890.
Electrical
engineer;
president, General Motors, 1941-53; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I
thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and
vice versa.".
Died in Norwood, East
Feliciana Parish, La., September
26, 1961 (age 71 years, 70
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich.
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