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Richard H. Austin (1913-2001) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Son of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin.
Democrat. Accountant; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart
attack and Alzheimer's
disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 20,
2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida B. Dawson. |
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Tom Joe Barrow (b. 1949) —
also known as Tom Barrow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, in Kirwood Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
12, 1949.
Son of Albert Barrow and Mattie Barrow.
Accountant; candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1985 (primary), 1989, 2009; convicted
of on federal charges
of tax
evasion in 1993; served 18 months in prison;
his contention that he was wrongfully convicted was later supported
by a ruling of the U.S. Tax Court in 2008.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Son of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel.
Republican. Accountant; treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1936-39.
Episcopalian.
He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat
Foundation.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
15, 1984 (age 85 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Ingram (died 1986). |
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John Bennett (b. 1912) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piney Fork, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 15,
1912.
Democrat. Accountant; Redford Township Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1965-92.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions.
Still living as of 1992.
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Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
17, 1878.
Republican. Accountant; banker; Jackson
County Clerk, 1915-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1927-32.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Robert Peter Briggs (1903-1998) —
also known as Robert P. Briggs —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., April 3,
1903.
Son of Robert Douglas Briggs and Rose (Pierce) Briggs.
Republican. Accountant; university
professor; vice-president, Consumers Power
Company; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1964-68; defeated, 1964; appointed 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died September
2, 1998 (age 95 years, 152
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jay Carton (b. 1856) —
also known as John J. Carton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., November
8, 1856.
Son of John Carton and Ann (Maguire) Carton.
Republican. Bookkeeper; Genesee
County Clerk, 1881-84; lawyer; law
partner of George
H. Durand; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1899-1904; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford.
Republican. Accountant; builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Will A. Crosby (b. 1863) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek Township (now part of Battle Creek), Calhoun
County, Mich., June 11,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper; insurance
agent; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen B. Deem (born c.1965) —
also known as Steve Deem —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born about 1965.
Democrat. Accountant; chair of
Kent County Democratic Party, 2000.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert M. Donnelly (b. 1845) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Franklin
County, Pa., 1845.
Accountant; merchant;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erik Fiedler (b. 1962) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., December
13, 1962.
Republican. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 20,
1910.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939
to Olivia Perez. |
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
accountant; business
executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Trafton Jean (b. 1972) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born, in a hospital
at Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
5, 1972.
Libertarian. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 85th District, 2000; treasurer of
Michigan Libertarian Party, 2001-02.
Christian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edward H. Jeffries (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1916.
Son of Perry Jeffries and Eva Jeffries.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-44, 1951-62 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-44, 1951-54, Wayne County 5th District 1955-62);
defeated in primary, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1962 (Wayne
County 5th District), 1964 (7th District); served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, Maccabees.
Still living as of 1964.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
to Marilyn Wilks. |
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Albert Lee (1910-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1910.
Democrat. Accountant; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1965-77.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1982
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph J. Leszynski (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich., May 23,
1911.
Son of F. C. Leszynski and Annabelle (Weir) Leszynski.
Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1942, 1944; defeated (Democratic), 1946; candidate in
Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Gretchen S. Emigh. |
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Glenard Paul Lipscomb (1915-1970) —
also known as Glenard P. Lipscomb —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of California
state assembly, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from California 24th District, 1953-70; died in
office 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of intestinal
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
1, 1970 (age 54 years, 166
days). A U.S. Navy submarine was named for
him.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom McMillin (b. 1965) —
of Auburn Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., June 6,
1965.
Republican. Accountant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Mercer (b. 1795) —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
1795.
Son of William Mercer.
Farmer;
bookkeeper; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1860-63.
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Morrison (b. 1896) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., September
13, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
accountant; Michigan
state auditor general, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Edith O. Drevdahl. |
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Susan Grimes Munsell (b. 1951) —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., June 21,
1951.
Republican. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (51st District 1987-92,
66th District 1993-96); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Frank Murphy (1897-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897.
Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery
in 1944; pleaded
guilty.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died, from a heart
ailment, December
25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Constance Kirchner. |
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David A. Nagy (b. 1940) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1940.
Libertarian. Accountant; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 18th District, 1992, 2000;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1998.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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Daniel S. Paletko (born c.1951) —
also known as Dan Paletko —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Accountant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 2003-04; mayor
of Dearborn Heights, Mich., 2004-.
Still living as of 2005.
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Everett G. Reiser —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Accountant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1958-59.
Still living as of 1959.
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Lewis William Seidman (b. 1921) —
also known as L. William Seidman —
of Michigan; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 29,
1921.
Son of Frank E. Seidman and Esther (Lubetsky) Seidman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
accountant; lawyer; economist;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1962; economic advisor to President Gerald
Ford, 1974-76, and to Ronald
Reagan, 1982-84; chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
1985-91; chairman, Resolution Trust Corporation, 1989-91.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Dale Snyder (b. 1958) —
also known as Rick Snyder —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
19, 1958.
Republican. Accountant; university
professor; Governor of
Michigan; elected 2010.
Still living as of 2011.
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Arthur E. Stadler (b. 1892) —
of Owen, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Marenisco, Gogebic
County, Mich., April 17,
1892.
Republican. Accountant; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Clark County; elected 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen E. Stockman (b. 1956) —
also known as Steve Stockman —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1956.
Republican. Accountant; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992,
1996.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank V. Wierzbicki (1925-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 10,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
accountant; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-82 (25th District 1967-72,
17th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1982.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Moose.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
28, 1991 (age 66 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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