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George Washington Peck (1818-1905) —
also known as George W. Peck —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1818.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1846-47;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1847; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1848-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1855-57; defeated,
1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856,
1860;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1867.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 30,
1905 (age 87 years, 26
days).
Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Melville Youmans (1832-1920) —
also known as Henry M. Youmans —
of Michigan.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 15,
1832.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892, 1902; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1897-98.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1920 (age 88 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Paddock and Helen R. Paddock.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1915-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery.
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John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) —
also known as John F. Driggs —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 8,
1813.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,
1870.
Injured by a fall on the
ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East
Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1877 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Timothy Edward Tarsney (1849-1909) —
also known as Timothy E. Tarsney —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ransom, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
4, 1849.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1885-89; defeated,
1880, 1888.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1909 (age 60 years, 124
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Grace Mary Weadock (1864-1947) —
also known as Mary Grace McTavish —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1864.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in 1947
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; Governor of
Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Brandon Township, Oakland
County, Mich., March 6,
1880.
Republican. Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died in
office 1931.
Died, from heart
disease, aboard
ship, the naval transport Henderson en route from Hawaii
to San Francisco, in the North
Pacific Ocean, July 18,
1931 (age 51 years, 134
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) —
also known as John F. Driggs —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 8,
1813.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,
1870.
Injured by a fall on the
ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, in East
Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1877 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery;
reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) —
also known as William S. Linton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
4, 1856.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) —
also known as "The Lone Pine of
Michigan" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
26, 1831.
Son of Luther Burt.
Lumber and
timber business; railroad
builder; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
Fusion candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904,
1908; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; Democratic
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Burt, Michigan is named for
him.
Died March 2,
1919 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Emory Townsend (c.1858-1933) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1858.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1926.
Died in 1933
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Joseph D. Frost (1888-1980) —
of Michigan.
Born February
9, 1888.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1932.
Died July 17,
1980 (age 92 years, 159
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Son of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901).
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-90; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901);
married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger (1855-1923); married 1924 to Nellie
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John Leidlein (b. 1864) —
of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34;
defeated, 1900, 1902; Saginaw
County Register of Deeds, 1913-17.
German
ancestry.
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Max Radin (1880-1950) —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kempen, Poland,
March
29, 1880.
Son of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin (1848-1909) and Johanna (Theodor)
Radin.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1940.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors.
Died, from an intestinal
obstruction, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 22,
1950 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin (1848-1909) and Johanna (Theodor) Radin;
married, July 2,
1909, to Rose Jaffe (1889-1918); married, June 30,
1922, to Dorothea Prall (1889-1948; sister-in-law of Sherwood
Anderson (1876-1941; novelist)). |
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William M. Daly (1915-1989) —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born January
9, 1915.
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1958, 1960; candidate in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
2nd District, 1961; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate, 1962 (22nd District), 1964 (34th District);
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1968.
Died July 17,
1989 (age 74 years, 189
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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George Leo Weadock (1881-1932) —
also known as G. Leo Weadock —
of Michigan.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
9, 1881.
Son of George
William Weadock and Anna Elizabeth (Tarsney) Weadock.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 7,
1932 (age 51 years, 88
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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George William Weadock II (1908-1971) —
also known as George W. Weadock II —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1908.
Son of George
Leo Weadock.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
Died September
17, 1971 (age 62 years, 352
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Henry Jacob Gaudreau (d. 1959) —
also known as Henry J. Gaudreau —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Died November
9, 1959.
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber
business; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Charles L. Benjamin (1841-1909) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., May 13,
1841.
Son of John M. Benjamin and Anna Benjamin.
Undertaker;
mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
19, 1909 (age 68 years, 190
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Robert Ure (1823-1891) —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1823.
Son of Andrew Ure (1778-1857) and Agnes (Gardner) Ure (1801-1880).
Farmer;
insurance
business; supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died December
11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Son of Franklin J. Nash and Rose (Albertson) Nash.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Frank Albert Picard (1889-1963) —
also known as Frank A. Picard —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Saginaw
County 1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1939.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1963 (age 73 years, 132
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
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Burnett James Abbott (1894-1953) —
also known as Burnett J. Abbott —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Champion, Marquette
County, Mich., March 30,
1894.
Son of Archibald Abbott (1861-1944) and Nancy (Rice) Abbott
(1862-1942).
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1928; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1930, 1932; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 22,
1953 (age 59 years, 53
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
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William A. Hemmer (1887-1956) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born May 14,
1887.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1944.
Died June 27,
1956 (age 69 years, 44
days).
Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
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Joseph Warren Fordney (1853-1932) —
also known as Joseph W. Fordney —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Blackford
County, Ind., November
5, 1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1899-1923; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908,
1924,
1928.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
8, 1932 (age 78 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
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Michael James Hart (1877-1951) —
also known as Michael J. Hart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Quebec,
July
16, 1877.
Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart.
Democrat. School
teacher; president, Schemm Brewing
Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,
1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Moose.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
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John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) —
also known as John P. Schuch —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
13, 1887.
Son of Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich) Schuch.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hotelier;
Saginaw
County Sheriff, 1923-24; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1943-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1934,
1950.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
31, 1953 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.
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