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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Son of Eli French Carr and Eva (Walker) Carr.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Harry Faron Hittle (1886-1957) —
also known as Harry F. Hittle —
of Manistee
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich., July 10,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1935-57; died in office 1957.
Died February
5, 1957 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) —
also known as Clark L. Brody —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fabius, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
1, 1879.
Son of James Polk Brody (1845-1915) and Emma L. (Seeley) Brody
(1853-1904).
Republican. Farmer;
county agricultural agent, 1915-21; executive with Farm Bureau;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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Alfred H. Doughty (1881-1943) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1923-27; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936,
1938, 1941.
Died December
9, 1943 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Otto E. Eckert (1890-1974) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
13, 1890.
Republican. Engineer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-61.
Died in 1974
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Charles Woodworth Foster (1873-1947) —
also known as Charles W. Foster —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 28,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1915-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Died in 1947
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Leroy George Augenstein (1928-1969) —
also known as Leroy G. Augenstein —
of Holt, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Macon
County, Ill., March 6,
1928.
Son of Roy H. Augenstein.
Republican. Biophysicist;
university
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1967-69; died in office 1969.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Killed when his twin-engine plane crashed
during the landing approach to Beech Airport,
near Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
8, 1969 (age 41 years, 247
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas T. O'Brien (1871-1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1871.
Candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1938.
Died December
29, 1940 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Lehman Belen (1886-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth L. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Westphalia Township, Clinton
County, Mich., December
22, 1886.
Daughter of Joseph Lehman (1835-1911) and Theresa (Miller) Lehman
(1842-1920).
Democrat. Registered
nurse; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1937-38; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1958; vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1939; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1944; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1950.
Female.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 24,
1975 (age 88 years, 214
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Ard E. Richardson —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1914-15.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert Earl Dingwell (1922-1990) —
also known as Robert E. Dingwell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
13, 1922.
Democrat. Education representative,
AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 58th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1954 (Ingham County 1st District), 1956 (Ingham County 1st District),
1958 (Ingham County 1st District), 1966 (58th District), 1968 (58th
District).
Methodist.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
2, 1990 (age 68 years, 293
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) —
also known as Lucile E. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
28, 1912.
Daughter of Christopher Belen (1882-1960) and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952;
member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Rotary.
Inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 2001.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
2010 (age 97 years, 156
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Son of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker
(1841-1918).
Republican. Insurance
executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Died February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Bernard J. Lavey (1890-1968) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1890.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1940.
Died in 1968
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Son of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942).
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold (1902-1968); married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
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Winthrope Price Rowe (1929-2011) —
also known as Win Rowe —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born July 5,
1929.
Son of Winthrope Price Rowe and Eleanor (Restall) Rowe.
Democrat. University
professor; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1972.
Died July 21,
2011 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Son of Jacob J. Moore and Hapsibeth (Gillett) Moore.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1884;
circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Howard Wiest (1864-1945) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., February
24, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1900-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1921-45; appointed 1921; died in
office 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1930, 1938.
Died September
16, 1945 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Aaron Vance McAlvay (1847-1915) —
also known as Aaron V. McAlvay —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 19,
1847.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1878, 1901-04; appointed 1878,
1901; resigned 1904; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-15; died in office 1915; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1907, 1914.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 9,
1915 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Son of Simon Ostrander (1810-1881) and Ellen Gardner (Cowles)
Ostrander (1826-1886).
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent
of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875) —
also known as John W. Longyear —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Shandaken, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
22, 1820.
Son of Petrus Longyear (1784-1845) and Jerusha (Stevens) Longyear
(1789-1865).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1863-67; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee); federal
judge, 1870.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 11,
1875 (age 54 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Grant Martin Hudson (1868-1955) —
also known as Grant M. Hudson —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, July 23,
1868.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1923-31; defeated,
1930 (primary), 1932 (primary), 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
26, 1955 (age 87 years, 95
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
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. Also owner of several hotels.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) —
also known as Claude E. Cady —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Owner of movie
theaters; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; postmaster.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Cyrenius P. Black (1843-1916) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1843.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1885-90;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1899; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Died in 1916
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James M. Turner (1850-1896) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born April 23,
1850.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1877-78; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1889, 1895; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1890.
Died July 6,
1896 (age 46 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) —
also known as Orlando M. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
21, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1863-64; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1877; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1878.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1899 (age 74 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Edward Cahill (1843-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August 3,
1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890.
Died July 27,
1922 (age 78 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Son of Orlando
Mack Barnes and Amanda F. (Fleming) Barnes.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910; president, Roscommon State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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George Washington Stone (1849-1921) —
also known as George W. Stone —
of Michigan.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
27, 1849.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan
state auditor general, 1891-92.
Died of a heart
attack while playing the drum in an Armistice Day parade,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1921 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Augustus C. Carton (1871-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., 1871.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1907-08; Michigan
land commissioner, 1913-14.
Died in 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Jacob W. Ferle (1864-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1864.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1918-20, 1922; defeated, 1920; died in office
1922.
Died November
6, 1922 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John S. Tooker (1834-1915) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1834.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1872-73, 1876; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1879-82.
Died in 1915
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James F. Hammell (1859-1916) —
also known as Jim Hammell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., August
13, 1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; grocer; cigar
manufacturer; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1900-03.
Died in 1916
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Meat
merchant; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Died in 1954
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hugh Lyons (1847-1909) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1847.
Republican. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1904-07; defeated, 1902.
Died in 1909
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Willard I. Bowerman, Jr. (1917-1987) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 3,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1953-60; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1961-65; defeated, 1965.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1987 (age 70 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Daniel W. Buck (1828-1908) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born April 21,
1828.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1874-75, 1886.
Died March 30,
1908 (age 79 years, 344
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Ira H. Bartholomew (1828-1899) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1828.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1863-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1873-74.
Died in 1899
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John A. Kerr (1825-1868) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born June 7,
1825.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1860.
Died July 29,
1868 (age 43 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Epitaph:
"Pioneer, publisher, second mayor of Lansing, founder of city tree
planting program." |
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memorial |
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William H. Chapman (1820-1895) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1820.
Supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1851-52; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1861-62.
Died in 1895
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Silas S. Main (1867-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1867.
Mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1922-23.
Died in 1954
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 21,
1865.
Son of R. Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Thomas Gunson (1858-1940) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1858.
Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1909-14.
Died in 1940
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Ernest H. Gorton (1884-1960) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1884.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1948, 1950, 1952, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1958.
Died in 1960
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Seymour A. Ayres (1875-1959) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1875.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1910; candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1914; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1916; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934; Farmer-Labor
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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David M. Nottingham (1854-1913) —
of Ingham
County, Mich.
Born January
5, 1854.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1903-06.
Died November
11, 1913 (age 59 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hulburt B. Shank (1820-1889) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1820.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1856.
Died in 1889
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Martin V. Montgomery (1840-1898) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1840.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in 1898
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Morgan B. Hungerford (1832-1904) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born February
20, 1832.
Farmer;
member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Died March 21,
1904 (age 72 years, 30
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Warren Babcock (1866-1913) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
15, 1866.
Son of Warren Babcock and Cordelia (Twist) Babcock.
Democrat. College
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1908-09; postmaster.
Died June 3,
1913 (age 46 years, 261
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Samuel Lount Kilbourne (1838-1925) —
also known as Samuel L. Kilbourne —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
April
15, 1838.
Son of Joseph Henry Kilbourn (born 1809) and Susan (Hughes)
Kilbourne.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan National Democratic Party State Executive
Committee, 1899; member of Michigan National Democratic
State Central Committee, 1899.
Died June 11,
1925 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Horatio H. Larned (1845-1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1900.
Died in 1936
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hiram W. Rikerd (1861-1937) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1861.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1916.
Died in 1937
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Homer D. Parker (1872-1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1872.
Delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham
County 1st District, 1933.
Died in 1940
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hazen C. Rutter (1897-1945) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1897.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1938.
Died in 1945
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Donald E. Bates (1883-1949) —
also known as Don E. Bates —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December, 1883.
Son of Flora (McIntyre) Bates (1843-1917) and Edwin S. Bates
(1848-1902).
Republican. Secretary for an automobile
manufacturing company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1949
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Florence Cowley Petty (1881-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Died in 1960
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles E. Brooks (1912-1982) —
also known as Hap Brooks —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born January
15, 1912.
Candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1961 (Republican primary), 1976
(Democratic), 1978 (Democratic).
Died April 27,
1982 (age 70 years, 102
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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