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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) —
also known as Max Badgley —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
9, 1898.
Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1969
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married, February
4, 1924, to Irene Reed (divorced 1932); married, September
25, 1947, to Helen Robson Haynes. |
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Thomas Gilbert Baillie (1881-1969) —
also known as Thomas G. Baillie —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., March 8,
1881.
Son of John Gilbert Baillie and Roberta (Burrowes) Baillie.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1905-06; defeated, 1906.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in April, 1969
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Emma Earle. |
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Joseph A. Baldwin (1895-1948) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., August 8,
1895.
Son of Charles W. Baldwin and Mary A. (Sykes) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1935-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in 1948
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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George N. Bashara, Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Son of George
N. Bashara, Sr..
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; Rotary; Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August 9,
1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Don Binkowski (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1929.
Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Sharon J. Hromek. |
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Clifford A. Bishop (1877-1952) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Genesee
County, Mich., 1877.
Lawyer;
Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1939-52; appointed 1939; died in
office 1952.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died May 23,
1952 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Johnston Blanchard (b. 1942) —
also known as James J. Blanchard; Jim
Blanchard —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Beverly Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 8,
1942.
Son of James Robert Blanchard and Rosalie Johnston Blanchard.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1975-83; Governor of
Michigan, 1983-90; defeated, 1990, 2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984;
chair, Platform Committee, chair, 1988;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1988;
member, Platform Committee, 2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1993-96.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Son of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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O. Lee Boothby (b. 1933) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bakersfield, Kern
County, Calif., March 17,
1933.
Son of Robert Boothby and Naomi (Gillett) Boothby.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (7th District), 1964 (22nd District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962, 1976.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Lions;
American Bar Association; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Carole Maxine Larson. |
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Thomas E. Brennan (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1929.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District),
1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleas
court judge in Michigan; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned
1966; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1982.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Still living as of 1990.
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Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) —
also known as Vincent M. Brennan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., April 22,
1890.
Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Maccabees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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James H. Brickley (1928-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
15, 1928.
Son of J. Harry Brickley and Marie E. (Fischer) Brickley.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1969-70; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1971-74, 1979-82; resigned 1982; candidate
in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-99; appointed 1982; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1995-96.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died, of multiple
myeloma and Alzheimer's
disease, on September
28, 2001 (age 72 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Jerome Bronson (1930-1986) —
also known as S. Jerome Bronson —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 21,
1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1960; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1966; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-86; died in office
1986.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Arrested
and charged
with soliciting
and accepting a
bribe of $20,000 for his vote on a pending case; committed
suicide the same day, in Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1986 (age 56 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Robert Bryant, Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Son of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk) Bryant.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Victor Earle Bucknell (1904-1969) —
also known as Victor E. Bucknell —
of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
23, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-49; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1969
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Township Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mich.
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Winston Perry Bullard (1942-1998) —
also known as Perry Bullard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
2, 1942.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1973-92.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Common
Cause.
Died in Canton, Wayne
County, Mich., October
15, 1998 (age 56 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) —
also known as Ben Burdick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 2,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David E. Burgess (1914-1970) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 1,
1914.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1963-70; died in office 1970.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1970 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Marie Hawley. |
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Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., March 26,
1920.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell; married, November
5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland; brother of Miller
Bushnell. |
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Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert P. Butler —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Prairieville, Barry
County, Mich., December
25, 1883.
Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Magnus Butzel (1871-1963) —
also known as Henry M. Butzel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 24,
1871.
Son of Magnus Butzel and Henrietta (Hess) Butzel.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929-55; appointed 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1931, 1939, 1946, 1954.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 7,
1963 (age 92 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Munroe Campbell (1854-1926) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 18,
1854.
Son of James
Valentine Campbell.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1907-08.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 16,
1926 (age 71 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 3rd District; elected
unopposed 1956; elected 1958.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 27,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael F. Cavanagh (b. 1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
21, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-82; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1991-95.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2011.
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Andrew Bliss Chapin (1839-1902) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 5,
1839.
Son of Elam Chapin (1811-1856) and Lavancha (Davis) Chapin.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1891-92.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., March 9,
1902 (age 62 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell.
Republican. School
teacher; economist;
lawyer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Martyn Cheever (b. 1832) —
also known as Henry M. Cheever —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1832.
Son of Rev. Ebenezer Cheever (1791-1866).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Buckbee (died 1890). |
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Kit Francis Clardy (1892-1961) —
also known as Kit F. Clardy; "Michigan's
McCarthy" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., June 17,
1892.
Son of Giles William Clardy and Malvry Atkins (Harris) Clardy.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Creston Transfer
Company; director, Truckaway
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1950, 1954, 1956.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
5, 1961 (age 69 years, 80
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Son of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks)
Cleary.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeWaele. |
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1873.
Son of Jeremiah Collins and Margaret (O'Shea) Collins.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) —
of Alaska.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., January
19, 1925.
U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska
state attorney general, 1964-66.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1967.
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Son of Thomas Cooley (1778-1847) and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley
(1790-1869).
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar Association.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. is named for
him.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) —
also known as Gerald J. Cotter —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
12, 1903.
Son of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 14,
1978 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) —
also known as William B. Cudlip —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 4,
1904.
Son of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
13th District, 1961-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich., November
12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lynwood Rockwell Bope. |
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Alva Marvin Cummins (b. 1869) —
also known as Alva M. Cummins —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
24, 1869.
Son of Jeptha Cummins and Phoebe Heaton (Dickerson) Cummins.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1910, 1912; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1924;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1926; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite DenHerder. |
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Joseph Francis Deeb (1909-1978) —
also known as Joseph F. Deeb —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1909.
Son of Michael George Deeb and Rose (Balesh) Deeb.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1940-53.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 30,
1978 (age 69 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Henry
County, Ohio, November
26, 1887.
Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke.
Republican. Lawyer; Alcona
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 10,
1979 (age 91 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harrisville
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Donald McDonald Dickinson (1846-1917) —
also known as Donald M. Dickinson; Don M.
Dickinson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Ontario, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
17, 1846.
Son of Col. Asa C. Dickinson and Minerva H. Dickinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1876; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1880-85; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Historical Association.
Died October
15, 1917 (age 71 years, 271
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Martin M. Doctoroff (b. 1933) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1933.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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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, Lansing, Mich.
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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Son of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. Edward Doran (b. 1895) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Bronson, Branch
County, Mich., October
1, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
St. Joseph County Democratic Party, 1935-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond H. Dresser (b. 1901) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., January
28, 1901.
Son of Niles E. Dresser and Lou (Sherk) Dresser.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939-47; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Lola Juckett. |
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd
District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Major
L. Dunham; son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham;
married 1917
to Frances Adeline Rogers. |
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Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) —
also known as Charles J. Dunn —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Houghton
County, Mich., July 14,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in
Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1908,
1916;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office
1939.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank D. Eaman (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., November
15, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Thomas Edwards (b. 1940) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1940.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1980-.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 1991.
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Harold H. Emmons (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car
Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation
engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;
officer, Stout Metal Airplane
Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways,
Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft
Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Raymond Empson (b. 1872) —
of Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England,
March
6, 1872.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1915-16.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) —
also known as John W. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
24, 1924.
Son of Frank
Dwight Fitzgerald.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; American Bar Association.
Died July 7,
2006 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1942-2008) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1942.
Son of William
B. Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72,
12th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1978, 1982 (primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of colon
cancer, February
3, 2008 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1891) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, August
30, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1928.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 6,
1927.
Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Glenwood C. Fuller (b. 1881) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1881.
Son of Charles K. Fuller and Frances E. (Howe) Fuller.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938; defeated, 1935; appointed
1938; defeated, 1938, 1947.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; Elks; Eagles; Civitan;
Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Victor Gadola, Jr. (b. 1929) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in 1929.
Son of Paul
Victor Gadola.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976, 1978; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1998-.
Member, Federalist
Society; American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jack J. Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack John Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Helen Cazepis. |
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Son of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and
Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cressey, Barry
County, Mich., September
5, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
American Bar Association.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Paul Griffin (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert P. Griffin —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
6, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned
1966; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thomas Guastello (b. 1943) —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1969-74; member of
Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1982.
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Ralph B. Guy, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Michigan.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1929.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1970-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1976.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1976.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Son of Eugene
Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Ray Hart (b. 1872) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 21,
1872.
Son of Henry
Hart and Maria (Parsons) Hart.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Son of Charles
Roswell Henry.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Cass E. Herrington (b. 1856) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
23, 1856.
Son of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington;
married, August
27, 1883, to Isabella Manning (daughter of Randolph
Manning). |
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Cornelius Hoffius (1881-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Goes, Netherlands,
August
5, 1881.
Son of Martin Hoffius and Maria (De Grew) Hoffius.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-24; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938-43; died in office 1943.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
26, 1943 (age 62 years, 82
days).
Entombed at Graceland
Mausoleum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook, Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
29, 1931.
Son of Donald
E. Holbrook.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives:
Married to Patsy Ann Cox. |
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Harold Hood (b. 1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1931.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1973-77; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1977-78; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1978-82; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1990.
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Roberts P. Hudson (b. 1872) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., 1872.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1912; appointed 1912.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Son of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cass J. Jankowski (1889-1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gnesen, Prussia (now Gniezno, Poland),
December
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1927-31; died in office 1931.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1931
(age about
41 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Son of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Member, NAACP;
American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Jean Bilton. |
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Kaminski (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Prussia,
August
14, 1870.
Son of Constantine Kaminski and Pauline (Lewandowski) Kaminski.
Republican. Mail
carrier; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. N. Karay (1905-1992) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Samos, Greece,
November
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court
judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Order of
Ahepa.
Died in 1992
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas Giles Kavanagh (b. 1917) —
also known as Thomas G. Kavanagh —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., August
14, 1917.
Democratic candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-68; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1969-84; defeated (Democratic),
1984; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1975-79.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1984.
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Thomas Matthew Kavanagh (1909-1975) —
also known as Thomas M. Kavanagh —
of Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Carson City, Montcalm
County, Mich., August 4,
1909.
Son of Thomas Kavanagh and Margaret (Barrett) Kavanagh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1938; Michigan
state attorney general, 1955-57; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1958-75; died in office 1975; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1964-66, 1971-75.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died April 19,
1975 (age 65 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Kelley (b. 1924) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1961-98; appointed 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1980,
1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Alpha
Kappa Psi; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jean Ledwith King (b. 1924) —
also known as Jean Ledwith —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 16,
1924.
Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)
Ledwith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984
(member, Credentials
Committee), 2004
(alternate).
Female.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Phi
Kappa Phi; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to John Culver King. |
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John L. King (born c.1924) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1970-78; appointed 1970.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1978.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Son of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean Ellen Peters. |
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Norman Krivosha (b. 1934) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 3,
1934.
Chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1984.
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Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Son of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski) Krolikowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions;
American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) —
also known as Arthur J. Lacy —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nirvana, Lake
County, Mich., September
30, 1876.
Son of Francis Daniel Lacy (1838-1907) and Eunice Amelia (Stevens)
Lacy (1858-1924).
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-07; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; candidate for
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 1,
1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Leary —
of Michigan.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 15,
1931.
Son of Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for General
Motors, 1971-82; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1999-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Son of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley L. Hodge. |
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Thaddeus John Lesinski (1925-1996) —
also known as T. John Lesinski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-60); Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-76; resigned 1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in 1996
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Milton Levin (b. 1934) —
also known as Carl Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 28,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1979-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Leonard Levin (b. 1926) —
also known as Charles L. Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1926.
Son of Theodore
Levin.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-96.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (b. 1921) —
also known as Lawrence B. Lindemer —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1921.
Son of George F. Lindemer and Altamae (Reimers) Lindemer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1957-61; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; resigned 1975; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,
1976; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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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, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Agnes Catherine O'Leary (died 1937). |
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Maher (1901-1957) —
also known as Thomas F. Maher —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
4, 1901.
Son of Jeremiah Maher and Margaret (Murray) Maher.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1936; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1945-57; appointed 1945; died in
office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
28, 1957 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Robert Mahinske (1927-1989) —
also known as Paul R. Mahinske —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born June 20,
1927.
Son of John Mahinske, Sr. and Catherine (Dutto) Mahinske.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1969-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died October
6, 1989 (age 62 years, 108
days).
Interment somewhere
in Howell, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Irene Kretschmer. |
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Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Butlin Martin, Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Hickam. |
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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) —
also known as Thomas F. McAllister —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 4,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Son of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Adelia J. Duncan. |
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Marjorie Frances McGowan (b. 1930) —
also known as Marjorie McGowan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1930.
Daughter of Austin McGowan and Cassie (Durrettee) McGowan.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; American Bar Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy E. McCorkell. |
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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, Lansing, Mich.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April 10,
1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-; appointed 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Son of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died in 1991
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Hubert O'Brien (b. 1878) —
also known as M. Hubert O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 25,
1878.
Son of Michael W. O'Brien and Martha Frances (Watson) O'Brien.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Edwin
Denby; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Zula Vail Cheney. |
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (b. 1868) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March 15,
1868.
Son of Patrick J. O'Brien and Mary (Green) O'Brien.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Stiles, Oconto
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael D. O'Hara (1910-1978) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., September
19, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963-68; defeated, 1956, 1957, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1978
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Son of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Ida Catherine Callam (died 1909). |
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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, Saginaw, Mich.
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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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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924-2004) —
also known as Dorothy Ruth Comstock —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1972; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1976-82; appointed 1976;
resigned 1982; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1982-83, 1985-97; defeated, 1982;
appointed 1982; resigned 1997; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-91.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died October
23, 2004 (age 79 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Farrell Eugene Roberts (1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March 29,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Louis James Rosenberg (b. 1876) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August 3,
1876.
Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; Navy
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Son of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Esther Snyder. |
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Walter V. Schaefer (1904-1986) —
of Lake Bluff, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
10, 1904.
Lawyer;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1951-76 (7th District 1951-63,
1st District 1964-76); appointed 1951.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died June 15,
1986 (age 81 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Claude Shields (1871-1947) —
also known as Edmund C. Shields —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., December
30, 1871.
Son of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901,
1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1898.
Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Smietanka (b. 1941) —
of Stevensville, Berrien
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1977-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1981-94; candidate
for Michigan
state attorney general, 1994, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Son of Rev. Chauncey Stone and Sarah (Bird) Stone.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 24,
1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Son of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael John Sullivan (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael J. Sullivan; Mike
Sullivan —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born September
22, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Wyoming, 1987-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1994; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1998.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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James M. Teahen, Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
NAACP;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 1966.
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Son of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorraine Joyce Burgess. |
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James Turner (b. 1878) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 18,
1878.
Son of James
M. Turner and Sophie Porter (Scott) Turner.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Turner (b. 1884) —
also known as Ray Turner —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich., July 30,
1884.
Son of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner.
Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Esther Junell. |
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Helen Miller. |
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Daniel F. Walsh (b. 1930) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1930.
Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1969-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-88; resigned 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Michael Thomas Ward (1884-1951) —
also known as M. Thomas Ward —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Harvard, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1884.
Son of Michael Ward and Mary (Kain) Ward.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
10, 1951 (age 66 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vera Wilkinson. |
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Saginaw, Mich.
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1932;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Elizabeth A. Weaver —
of Glen Arbor, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-94; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1995-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1999-.
Female.
Member, Federalist
Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 29,
1886.
Son of Justin
Rice Whiting (1847-1903) and Emily (Owen) Whiting.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
president and chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merlin Wiley (b. 1875) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich., May 7,
1875.
Son of Edgar James Wiley and Leona (Cummins) Wiley.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan
state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Helen Seymour. |
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Son of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard A. Young —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72,
32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Association of University Professors; Elks; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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