The Political Graveyard: Lapeer County, Mich.

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Lapeer County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lapeer County

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Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

John Tyler Rich (1841-1926) — also known as John T. Rich — of Elba, Lapeer County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa., April 23, 1841. Son of John W. Rich and Jerusha (Treadway) Rich. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1873-80 (Lapeer County 2nd District 1873-76, Lapeer County 1st District 1877-80); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1877-80; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1881; resigned 1881; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1881-83; defeated, 1882; Governor of Michigan, 1893-96; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1898-1906; Michigan state treasurer, 1908; appointed 1908; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., March 28, 1926 (age 84 years, 339 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: John Tyler
		Relatives: Grandson of Charles Rich; nephew of Charles Rich, Jr.; son of John W. Rich and Jerusha (Treadway) Rich; married, March 12, 1863, to Lucretia M. Winship. See Rich family of Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

Louis Convers Cramton (1875-1966) — also known as Louis C. Cramton — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, Mich., December 2, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1909-10, 1949-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1913-31; defeated in primary, 1910, 1930, 1932; circuit judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1934-41; defeated, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1966 (age 90 years, 203 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1903 to Fame Kay (died 1950); married 1951 to Alice (Cary) White; father of Louis K. Cramton.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Wallace Smith (b. 1864) — also known as Charles W. Smith — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., April 22, 1864. Son of Hiram Smith and Ann (Rook) Smith. Republican. Building contractor; treasurer-secretary of the Lapeer Gas-Electric Co.; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1911-16; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1920; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1924. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Greenwood Cemetery
North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Bedtelyon (1836-1904) — of Goodrich, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., July 11, 1836. Son of George Bedtelyon, Sr. (1803-1874) and Lydia (Kroll) Bedtelyon (1814-1879). Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District, 1879-80. Died in Hadley, Lapeer County, Mich., July 26, 1904 (age 68 years, 15 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, February 20, 1867, to Mary J. Brigham.
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