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Raymond J. Apley, Jr. (1925-2002) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Born in Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Bowman (b. 1921) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Monterey, Putnam
County, Tenn., July 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-77 (11th District 1963-64, 26th District
1965-74, 27th District 1975-77); resigned 1977; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Mary Elizabeth Broderick. |
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Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) —
also known as Russell W. Bradley —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich., August
12, 1921.
Son of Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial
District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Amvets.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Marian Knapp. |
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP.
Died October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, July 29,
1917.
Democrat. Mayor
of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Stanley Everett (1918-1992) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
2, 1918.
Son of Arthur Everett and Blanche (Stanley) Everett.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1975.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets.
Died September
26, 1992 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth C. Enright. |
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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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Kirby Holmes (b. 1933) —
of Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich.; Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1933.
Republican. Supervisor
of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1986.
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Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mechanic;
union
representative; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1984;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964;
defeated, 1988;
Macomb
County Commissioner.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died March 15,
2004 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Madar (b. 1905) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Cambria
County, Pa., May 25,
1905.
Son of Paul Madar and Anna (Seman) Madar.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1954 (Republican), 1956 (Republican), 1958 (Democratic primary), 1960
(Democratic primary); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st
District, 1961-62; candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1962; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Barbara Dettloff. |
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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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Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Keeler, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
20, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in 1983
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Elaine Michael. |
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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative;
business
agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Margaret M. Johnson. |
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Gustine. |
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate
broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; president,
Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeated
in primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1970.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; American
Association of University Professors; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Still living as of 1984.
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Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) —
also known as Charles E. Potter —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
30, 1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned
1952; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Wounded in World War II, and lost his
legs.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1928.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in
office 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Moose;
Amvets; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
17, 1982 (age 53 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Irene Marek. |
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Howard A. Starret —
of Michigan.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932 (Democratic
primary), 1948 (Republican primary); served in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1962.
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Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 8,
1923.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1982.
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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William
Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Son of John
A. C. Swainson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets; Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting a
bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., November
1, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
manager; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962
(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor of
Romulus, Mich., 1973-75.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) —
also known as Frank D. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; welder;
machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor
Company; business
representative for AFSCME Local 595; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in
primary, 1950; died in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; AFSCME;
Amvets.
Died in 1960
(age about
43 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Mary Louise Beard. |
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose;
Amvets; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Chester Wozniak (b. 1927) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1927.
Son of Paul Wozniak and Teofila Wozniak.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
agent; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-62, 1991-92 (Wayne County
3rd District 1953-54, Wayne County 14th District 1955-62, 9th
District 1991-92); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 3rd
District), 1962 (Wayne County 14th District), 1992 (9th District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Amvets; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1992.
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Charles N. Youngblood, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 24,
1932.
Son of Lucille (Stoll) Youngblood and Charles
Nicholas Youngblood.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-74 (1st District 1963-64, 2nd District
1965-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Delores Mary Buttigieg. |
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