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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland Park Cemetery.
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Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) —
also known as Charles G. Oakman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1903.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1973 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
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Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1936.
Son of Morris
W. Hood, Sr..
Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,
7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1976,
1980;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla., March 29,
2002 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
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Elmer William Haack (1889-1990) —
also known as Elmer W. Haack —
of Southfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Southfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
30, 1889.
Son of Lewis John Haack (1861-1917) and Mary Ellen (Cavanaugh) Haack.
Supervisor
of Southfield Township, Michigan, 1933.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., October
23, 1990 (age 100 years,
327 days).
Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
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Morris W. Hood, Sr. (1908-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in La Grange, Troup
County, Ga., September
22, 1908.
Son of Wheeler Hood and India (Benton) Hood.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1956;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114
days).
Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
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Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (1821-1881) —
also known as Rowland E. Trowbridge —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 18,
1821.
Member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1857-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1861-63, 1865-69 (4th District
1861-63, 5th District 1865-69); defeated, 1862, 1868.
Member, Grange.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., April 20,
1881 (age 59 years, 306
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Raynale (1804-1881) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt., October
21, 1804.
Physician;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1835-37; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., March 24,
1881 (age 76 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Sidney Dole (1788-1828) —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1788.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1826-27.
Died in 1828
(age about
40 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Charles Tobias Winegar (1878-1945) —
also known as Charles T. Winegar —
of Michigan.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., July 28,
1878.
Member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1913-14.
Died January
13, 1945 (age 66 years, 169
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Moses Wisner (1815-1863) —
of Michigan.
Born June 3,
1815.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1854; Governor of
Michigan, 1859-61.
Died of typhoid
fever, January
5, 1863 (age 47 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) —
also known as Mark S. Brewer —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Addison Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
22, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S.
Consul General in Berlin, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1896;
U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 18,
1901 (age 63 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Byron Gray Stout (1829-1896) —
also known as Byron G. Stout —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Richmond, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
12, 1829.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1855-58; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1857-58; member of
Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1861-62; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1862; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1891-93; defeated,
1868 (5th District), 1870 (5th District), 1892 (6th District).
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., June 19,
1896 (age 67 years, 159
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Jefferson Drake (1797-1875) —
also known as Thomas J. Drake —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 18,
1797.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1828-31; member of Michigan
territorial senate, 1834; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate to Whig National
Convention from Michigan, 1839; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1840,
1856;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1843; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1862-69.
Died April 20,
1875 (age 78 years, 2
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (1817-1903) —
also known as Augustus C. Baldwin —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
24, 1817.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County, 1844, 1846;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1863-65; defeated,
1864 (5th District), 1872 (6th District); mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 1874; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1876-80; resigned 1880.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
21, 1903 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Kleber P. Rockwell (1868-1921) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921.
Died in 1921
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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John P. LeRoy (1804-1867) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1804.
Member of Michigan
state senate, 1840-41, 1851-52 (3rd District 1840-41, 6th
District 1851-52).
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., 1867
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thaddeus D. Seeley (b. 1867) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., August
26, 1867.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1901-04; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March 14,
1822.
Son of Louisa Crofoot (1790-1855) and Charles Crofoot.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oakland
County Probate Judge, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 11,
1884 (age 62 years, 58
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis
Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., April 19,
1895.
Son of Henry Michael Kelly (1865-1946) and Mollie (Morrissey) Kelly
(1869-1950).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lost part
of his left leg in France; lawyer; La
Salle County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of
Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70.
Died February
8, 1971 (age 75 years, 295
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John David Dingell (1894-1955) —
also known as John D. Dingell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1894.
Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in
office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; International
Typographical Union.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., September
19, 1955 (age 61 years, 229
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) —
also known as Eugene I. Van Antwerp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1948-49; defeated, 1949; candidate for Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 5,
1962 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Patrick James Doyle (1888-1963) —
also known as Patrick J. Doyle —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1888.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1955-62.
Died in 1963
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., 1910.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, February
25, 1965 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) —
also known as Peter J. Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., June 27,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58);
defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John Seymour Dohany (1868-1950) —
also known as John S. Dohany —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., July 9,
1868.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1903-04; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1950 (age 81 years, 231
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John J. Maher (1889-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889.
Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1930-39; appointed 1929.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
1952
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Married 1920
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Earl Hebert (1902-1991) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., July 3,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1949-54.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax
County, Va., June 1,
1991 (age 88 years, 333
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John Bombyk (1921-1992) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August 4,
1921.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1962.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1992 (age 70 years, 163
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Louis J. Schneider (1897-1978) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born September
8, 1897.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; candidate
in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941.
Died February
24, 1978 (age 80 years, 169
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Harold A. Lennane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1928, 1932.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) —
also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 18,
1898.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., June 12,
1986 (age 88 years, 86
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Albert A. Riddering (1884-1958) —
of Michigan.
Born July 18,
1884.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1944, 1946.
Died November
4, 1958 (age 74 years, 109
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
2, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died July 13,
1984 (age 91 years, 193
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) —
also known as "Dr. Death" —
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 26,
1928.
Son of Levon Kevorkian.
Physician;
euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted
suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him
national publicity; his medical license was revoked
in 1990; he faced numerous murder
charges
starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted
in 1999 and sentenced
to 10 to 25 years in prison;
released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.
Atheist.
Armenian
ancestry.
Died, from kidney and
heart
problems, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., June 3,
2011 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Edward S. Piggins (1906-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
10, 1906.
Republican. Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-69; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1970.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., July 11,
1972 (age 65 years, 336
days).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Henry A. Houston (1890-1979) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1890.
Son of Henry
Aydelotte Houston.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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Harry D. Fenske (d. 1965) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
16th District, 1961.
Died in 1965.
Interment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery.
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