The Political Graveyard: Huron County, Mich.

Huron County
Michigan

Huron County information:

Population: 36,079 (2000); 34,951 (1990)
Land area 837 square miles.
County seat: Bad Axe
Capital Impact: Huron County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Huron County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Huron County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Huron County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Lake Huron
Southeast: Sanilac County
Southwest: Tuscola County
Northwest: Saginaw Bay

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Huron County
Politicians who were born in Huron County
Politicians who lived in Huron County
Politicians who died in Huron County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Huron County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Huron County

(not intended to be complete)

Xenophon A. Boomhower (Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21) Gus A. Braun (County Treasurer, 1911-14) Thomas R. McAllister (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1930-32) Thomas R. McAllister (Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-40) Thomas R. McAllister (Prosecuting Attorney, 1943-46) George Dunn (County Treasurer, 1945-52) Thomas R. McAllister (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1954-62)

Colfax Cemetery
Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Wager F. Clunis (1902-1978) — of Elkton, Huron County, Mich. Born August 27, 1902. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1962; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1966. Died in 1978. Interment at Colfax Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

New Bay Port Cemetery
Bay Port, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Sanford A. Brown (1909-1986) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Bay Port, Huron County, Mich., May 18, 1909. Democrat. Michigan state treasurer, 1955-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 57th District, 1968. Died in Bay Port, Huron County, Mich., June 26, 1986. Interment at New Bay Port Cemetery.

Grant Cemetery
Brookfield Township, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Edmund Good (1906-1986) — of Huron County, Mich. Born in 1906. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 28th District, 1966. Died in 1986. Interment at Grant Cemetery.

Caseville Cemetery
Caseville, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Luke S. Johnson (1847-1910) — of Caseville, Huron County, Mich. Born in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, December 30, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1891-92; defeated, 1898, 1906. Died December 17, 1910. Interment at Caseville Cemetery.

Our Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery
Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Frank Murphy (1890-1949) — also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William Murphy — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron County, Mich., April 13, 1890. Son of John F. Murphy and Mary (Brennan) Murphy. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor of the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936; Governor of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936; U.S. Attorney General, 1939-40; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 19, 1949. Interment at Our Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.

Rock Falls Cemetery
Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Edwin William Klump (b. 1886) — also known as Edwin W. Klump — of Harbor Beach, Huron County, Mich. Born in Riga, Lenawee County, Mich., January 2, 1886. Married 1908 to Ada Collison. Republican. Druggist; postmaster; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Huron County, 1952. Interment at Rock Falls Cemetery.
Jeremiah Jenks — of Michigan. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1876. Interment at Rock Falls Cemetery.

White Rock Cemetery
White Rock, Huron County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Lucille H. McCollough (1905-1996) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in White Rock, Huron County, Mich., December 30, 1905. Mother of Patrick H. McCollough. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-82 (Wayne County 16th District 1955-64, 31st District 1965-82); defeated, 1982. Female. Presbyterian. Member, League of Women Voters. Died March 14, 1996. Interment at White Rock Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Huron County

Politicians who were born in Huron County

Politicians who lived in Huron County

Politicians who died in Huron County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Huron County