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	CASS: See also Francis Wayland Johnston — Milton C. Lightner
	Cass, Anthony C. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936, 1938; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1946, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, C. C. — of Putnam County, Ohio. Republican. Candidate for Ohio state house of representatives from Putnam County, 1897. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, C. D. — of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, George W. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1864. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, J. Kenneth — of Greenville, Greenville County, S.C. Mayor of Greenville, S.C., 1947-61. Still living as of 2001.
	Cass, James M. — of Wayne County, Mich. America First candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, Kenneth See J. Kenneth Cass
	Cass, Lewis (1782-1866) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., October 9, 1782. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Michigan Territory, 1813-31; U.S. Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister to France, 1836-42; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844, 1852; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidate for President of the United States, 1848; U.S. Secretary of State, 1857-60. Member, Freemasons. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 17, 1866 (age 83 years, 251 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Second great-grandfather of Thomas Cass Ballenger.   Cass counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Neb. and Tex. are named for him.   Other politicians named for him: Lewis Cass Wilmarth — Lewis Cass Carpenter — Lewis C. Tidball — Lewis Cass Wick — Lewis Cass Tidball II   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Lewis Cass: Willard Carl Klunder, Lewis Cass and the Politics of Moderation — Frank Bury Woodford, Lewis Cass, the Last Jeffersonian (out of print)
	Cass, Lewis, Jr. (c.1814-1878) — Born about 1814. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Papal States, 1849-54; U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1854-58. Died in 1878 (age about 64 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
	Cass, Margaret L. — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Cass, Peggy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

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