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David Demerest Aitken (1853-1930) —
also known as David D. Aitken —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich., September
5, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1893-97; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 26,
1930 (age 76 years, 263
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) —
also known as Edward B. Almon —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., April
18, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Alabama; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office
1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks;
Maccabees; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
1933 (age 73 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) —
of Pleasants
County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover
County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio, August
12, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; Pleasants
County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September
4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle. |
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1951 |
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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., March
20, 1907.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate
1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944
(speaker);
president, Dixie Insurance
Co., 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Phi; Maccabees; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Eagles;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Civitan.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Noble Ashley (1863-1917) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in South Ferriby, Lincolnshire, England,
September
30, 1863.
Republican. Printer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04, 1911-16; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1905-06.
Member, Maccabees.
Died in 1917
(age about
53 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Ashley and Ellen Matilda (Noble) Ashley; married 1888 to
Florine E. Kelley. |
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees; American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Frank L. Baldwin (1863-1938) —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, June 29,
1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1906-07.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of the Maccabees; Elks; Humane
Society.
Died in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 4,
1938 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Ohio.
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Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) —
of Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
8, 1859.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1901-04; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1910-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-89; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees; Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum and Katherina Baum; married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger; married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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Theodore Gilbert Beaver (b. 1834) —
also known as T. G. Beaver —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Union
County, Pa., 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1884, 1889.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Swartz) Beaver and Jesse Beaver; married 1863 to
Frances Mary Twombly. |
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music
store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern Maccabees; Maccabees of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen
of the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Harry Belliveu (b. 1880) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
7, 1880.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles A. Belliveu and Sarah (Lessard) Belliveu; married 1900 to Mary
Labbe. |
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Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1870.
Democrat. College
professor; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Pi
Lambda Theta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Maccabees.
First
woman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Forrest Herbert Bond (1885-1965) —
also known as Forrest H. Bond —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 12,
1885.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate, 1925-26; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Moose;
Maccabees.
Died in 1965
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson, Maine.
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Nathan S. Boynton (1837-1911) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 23,
1837.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1869-70; resigned 1870; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1874-75, 1894-97; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died in 1911
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bradley —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Express
agent; postmaster at Midland,
Mich., 1871-83; village
president of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., December
31, 1922 (age 79 years, 167
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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James Bray Bradley (1858-1940) —
also known as James B. Bradley —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., November
19, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1892-94, 1930-33; Michigan
state auditor general, 1905-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Methodist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., April 4,
1940 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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David Henry Brake (1864-1937) —
also known as David H. Brake —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario,
December
3, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County
1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32).
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Maccabees.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Dayton Center, Newaygo
County, Mich., March
18, 1937 (age 72 years, 105
days).
Interment at Dayton Center Cemetery, Dayton Center, Mich.
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Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) —
also known as Vincent M. Brennan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., April
22, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Maccabees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Orlando Walter Burhyte (b. 1855) —
also known as Orlando W. Burhyte —
of Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., February
22, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
postmaster;
Madison
County Coroner, 1891-99; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1907-09.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Coughlin Burns (1875-1969) —
also known as Michael C. Burns —
of Eagle Lake, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in St. Sylvester, Quebec,
May
9, 1875.
Democrat. Lumberman;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (14th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in May, 1969
(age about
93 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Burns and Mary (Coughlin) Burns; married, February
16, 1909, to Phoebe Martin. |
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Temple Cameron (1879-1950) —
also known as Ernest T. Cameron —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Leith, Ontario,
April
14, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; Isabella
County School Commissioner, 1907-11; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Knights of the Maccabees; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners.
Died in Ingham
County, Mich., March 3,
1950 (age 70 years, 323
days).
Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Watertown Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Cameron and Anna (Morrison) Cameron; married to Mattie
Johnson. |
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Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) —
also known as Archibald H. Carmichael —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born near Sylvan Grove, Dale
County, Ala., June 17,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916,
1928,
1932;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director,
First National Bank of
Tuscumbia.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., July 15,
1947 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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John H. Carroll (b. 1849) —
of De Smet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Joseph Kirtley Carson Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Joseph K. Carson, Jr. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in McKinney, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
19, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1933-40; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member, U.S. Maritime Commission, 1947; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Maccabees; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Kelly Carson and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson) Carson;
married, March
26, 1926, to Hazel Irene Jenkins; married, June 19,
1937, to Myrtle Cradick. |
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Julius Alonzo Churchill (b. 1862) —
also known as J. A. Churchill —
of Ashland, Jackson
County, Ore.; Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, October
14, 1862.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; Oregon
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-26; appointed 1913;
resigned 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Maccabees; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius R. Churchill and Lou (Saint) Churchill; married, October
18, 1887, to Florence B. Jennings; married, March 5,
1922, to Inez Depew. |
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Arthur E. Cole (1853-1937) —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Oceola Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
3, 1853.
Lawyer;
Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1885-89; People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1892; member of
Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Maccabees; Freemasons.
Died in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
13, 1937 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December
30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield. |
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Bantz Wooddall Craddock (b. 1887) —
also known as Bantz W. Craddock —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., November
22, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1962.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of the Maccabees; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph N. Craddock and Virgie Belle (wooddell)
Craddock. |
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William H. Crane (b. 1866) —
of Millett, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., April
10, 1866.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; grocer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan; elected 1900; postmaster.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Crane and Mary (Spaulding) Crane; married 1887 to
Lillian Adams. |
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Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born in Sandusky
County, Ohio, March
27, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1928.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital
at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Barney Diehl (b. 1871) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1917-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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B. A. Dotson (b. 1889) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., December
20, 1889.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Dotson and Fannie O. Dotson; married, June 1,
1916, to Frances Lucille Stanley. |
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Frank H. Dusenbury (b. 1878) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., May 26,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1909-12.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Modern Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank H. Dusenbury and May V. Dusenbury; married, December
27, 1906, to Edith E. Gorham. |
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Fremont Evans (1878-1946) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Township, Berrien
County, Mich., October
7, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1924; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1931; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1936-46; defeated, 1917; died in
office 1946.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees; Kiwanis.
Died October
7, 1946 (age 68 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David S. Evans and Johanna (Lemon) Evans; married, June 30,
1915, to Winifred Kelly; married, January
14, 1930, to Evelyn Standing. |
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Adolph W. Ewert (b. 1865) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., June 18,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1909-10; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Ewert and Mina (Haberman) Ewert; married, September
30, 1890, to Carrie E. Dutcher. |
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Edward Ernest Fay (1887-1977) —
also known as Edward E. Fay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1925-27;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., September
4, 1977 (age 89 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick J. Fay and Evelyn Louise (Armstrong) Fay; married, February
14, 1917, to Virginia Alice Ventz. |
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Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) —
also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., January
27, 1885.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924,
1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of
Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., March
16, 1939 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August
2, 1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre. |
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Hicks George Griffiths (1910-1996) —
also known as Hicks G. Griffiths —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1949-50; probate judge in Michigan, 1950;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, Eagles;
Maccabees.
Died in 1996
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John M. Harris (b. 1861) —
of Boyne City, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Uxbridge, Ontario,
September
10, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Boyne City; director and attorney, Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad;
Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1901; probate judge in
Michigan, 1901-13; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-28 (Charlevoix County
1925-26, Charlevoix District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester Harris and Mary Jane Harris; married, February
22, 1888, to Nellie Noyes. |
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Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) —
also known as Henry C. Hart —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
20, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart; married, November
14, 1921, to Dorothy Margaret White. |
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Alexander Huston (1855-1911) —
of Tuscola, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Blenheim, Ontario,
January
17, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; furniture
and undertaking
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees; Gleaners.
Died, of cancer,
in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 12,
1911 (age 56 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward H. Jeffries (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1916.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-44, 1951-62 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-44, 1951-54, Wayne County 5th District 1955-62);
defeated in primary, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1962 (Wayne
County 5th District), 1964 (7th District); served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, Maccabees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward John Jeffries Jr. (1900-1950) —
also known as Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 3,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1930, 1946; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1940-48.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Maccabees; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 2,
1950 (age 49 years, 364
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frank Newsum Julian (1872-1944) —
also known as Frank N. Julian —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala., June 18,
1872.
Secretary
of state of Alabama, 1907-10.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Died November
30, 1944 (age 72 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard A. Jurkiewicz (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
15, 1899.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Maybee, Monroe
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees; Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Northside
Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
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Birdsey Knight (b. 1851) —
of Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer;
Hampton Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1891-94 (Bay County 1st District
1891-92, Bay County 3rd District 1893-94); candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1904.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Kowalski (b. 1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
19, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1939-44; nominated, but withdrew 1944; removed 1944; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried,
convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Maccabees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Neal Lamoreaux (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Neal Lamoreaux —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1933-34, 1937-38; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1944; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Maccabees; Gleaners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Lamoreaux and Lizzie (Neal) Lamoreaux; married, September
26, 1916, to Georgia Geneski. |
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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John Camillus Lehr (1878-1958) —
also known as John C. Lehr —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., November
18, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1906 (Democratic), 1908; candidate
for Michigan
state board of education, 1931; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1936-47.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., February
17, 1958 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) —
also known as William S. Linton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
4, 1856.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster at Saginaw,
Mich., 1898-1914; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees; Foresters.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Magnus Lipton (b. 1902) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., March
22, 1902.
Republican. Accountant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Member, Maccabees; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Henry Livingston (1896-1950) —
also known as Jacob H. Livingston —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
1, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1926-35; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1935-38; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1946-50; died in office
1950.
Jewish.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
21, 1950 (age 54 years, 81
days).
Interment at Mt.
Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. 1866) —
also known as Leon A. Malkiel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Moscow, Russia,
August
1, 1866.
Socialist. Real estate
business; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903 (Social Democratic),
1906 (Socialist), 1915 (Socialist), 1923 (Socialist), 1929
(Socialist); Social Democratic candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1908, 1916; candidate
for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob H. Marks (1864-1920) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1864.
Republican. Member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
Jewish.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of endocarditis,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1920 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Ridgelawn
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Cheboygan,
Mich., 1903-11.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died December
2, 1935 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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Frank A. Peterson (b. 1881) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lancaster
County Attorney, 1916-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Peterson and Caroline C. (Swanson) Peterson; married 1910 to Selma
Engstrom. |
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees; Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to Grace
E. Hartman. |
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George H. Pond (b. 1846) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., June 16,
1846.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1898-1906.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights of the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Pond and Rutilla (Mead) Pond; married 1872 to Nellie
J. Carman; married, September
1, 1890, to Mabel (Bushnell) Keith; grandson of Benjamin
Pond. |
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Jay H. Pratt (b. 1874) —
of Verona, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Verona town, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1874.
Republican. Farmer; canning
business; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1904-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Republican. Grocer; meat dealer;
hotelier;
beer
bottler; mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Corning Hospital,
Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., March
17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger. |
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Huntley Russell (b. 1858) —
of Michigan.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., 1858.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1905-08; Michigan
land commissioner, 1909-12.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (1834-1911) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees; Elks.
Died August
18, 1911 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April
28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Lynchburg, Highland
County, Ohio, January
8, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March
30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to
Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Albert William Tausend (b. 1873) —
also known as Albert W. Tausend —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
9, 1873.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1912-13, 1923-27; Saginaw
County Treasurer, 1934.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Maccabees; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Thomas —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer;
Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach
cancer and heart
problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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George King Thompson (b. 1887) —
also known as G. King Thompson —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born near Jamaica, Guthrie
County, Iowa, November
24, 1887.
Lawyer;
Linn
County Attorney, 1933-40; district judge in Iowa, 1941-50; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1951-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Maccabees; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Lorenzo Dow Thompson (1873-1951) —
also known as L. D. Thompson —
of New Bloomfield, Callaway
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born near Vandalia, Ralls
County, Mo., November
22, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster;
merchant;
Missouri
state treasurer, 1921-25; defeated, 1916; Missouri
state auditor, 1925-33; Republican candidate for secretary
of state of Missouri, 1936, 1944 (primary).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions;
Knights of the Maccabees.
Died in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., October
1, 1951 (age 77 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Lewis Thompson and Drusilla (Branstetter) Thompson; married
1901 to
Ellen Rebecca Bryan. |
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Oliver E. Thompson (born c.1841) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1841.
Republican. Mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Maccabees; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Justus Thorington (1848-1927) —
also known as Chet Thorington —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., February
20, 1848.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; shingle
manufacturer; livery
business; farmer; Midland
County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1914.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Maccabees; Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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S. Curtis C. Ward (b. 1863) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 1,
1863.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1915-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1928; candidate for mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1930.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Ward and Mary E. (Clement) Ward; married, May 30,
1889, to Cora B. Brown. |
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Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) —
also known as Fred M. Warner —
of Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England,
July
21, 1865.
Republican. Cheese
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of
Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Maccabees.
Died of kidney
failure, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., April
17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Farmington, Mich.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees; Woodmen of
the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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L. J. Wolcott (b. 1849) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., May 14,
1849.
Democrat. Banker; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1887; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District;
elected 1910, 1914; defeated, 1918.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry B. Wolcott. |
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