The Political Graveyard: Isabella County, Mich.

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Isabella County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Isabella County

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Riverside Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) — also known as Francis H. Dodds — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9, 1858. Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., December 23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; brother of Peter F. Dodds; married to Mollie Nugent; married 1892 to Harriet A. 'Hattie' Cole; father of Nugent Dodds. See Dodds family of Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Adams Damon (1850-1926) — also known as John A. Damon — of Millington, Tuscola County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, June 4, 1850. Son of George Damon (1807-1860) and Mary (Tyler) Damon (1811-1864). Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District, 1887-90; Isabella County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920. Scottish and English ancestry. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., July 13, 1926 (age 76 years, 39 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: John Adams
		Relatives: Married, May 10, 1873, to Ella Gertrude Jewett (1853-1913).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Evan S. Weidman (d. 1949) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., December 23, 1949. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Walter White Russell (1886-1975) — also known as Walter W. Russell — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., October 9, 1886. Son of Charles T. Russell and Nettie M. (White) Russell. Democrat. School teacher; mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1916-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1948. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., February 7, 1975 (age 88 years, 121 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Relatives: Married, December 15, 1913, to Louise B. Bennett.

George Roland Denison (1919-2003) — also known as G. R. Denison — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, June 14, 1919. Son of Dalton Young Denison (1893-1980) and Marcella Winifred (Spencer) Denison. Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1956-57. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., January 13, 2003 (age 83 years, 213 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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