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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1979
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate
broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married,
June
7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy
Wentz. |
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Son of John Arthur Bacon and Harriet (Smith) Bacon.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Bartow (1832-1906) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Independence, Warren
County, N.J., October
26, 1832.
Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1860-61; Saginaw
County Treasurer.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died November
14, 1906 (age 74 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
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David Bing (b. 1943) —
also known as Dave Bing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1943.
Played professional
basketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;
named to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing Steel (later
The Bing Group), supplier to automobile
manufacturers; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Harold E. Bledsoe (1896-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., August
29, 1896.
Son of William Bledsoe and Mattie (Smith) Bledsoe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1948;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 26,
1974 (age 77 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mamie Geraldine Neal. |
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Robert Bowens (b. 1922) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March 21,
1922.
Son of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie J. Cooley. |
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Willard I. Bowerman, Jr. (1917-1987) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 3,
1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1953-60; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1961-65; defeated, 1965.
Baptist. Member, Lions.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1987 (age 70 years, 142
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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Ulysses W. Boykin (1914-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert L. Bradby (born c.1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1914.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1954.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1954.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 19,
1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Daniel B. Brown (b. 1805) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., June 12,
1805.
Son of Daniel Brown and Polly (Jennison) Brown.
Canal boat
operator; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1835-36; Washtenaw
County Sheriff.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Brown and Polly (Jennison) Brown; married, October
22, 1827, to Anna Vickery; father of Anson Brown (Lieutenant in
Union Army during the Civil War; wounded in Chantilly, Va., and died
eight days later). |
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Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl L. Burhans (b. 1884) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in New Buffalo, Berrien
County, Mich., April 12,
1884.
Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Harriet E. Breed. |
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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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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining
Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company,
1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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John Conyers, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2003 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1972,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1989.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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George William Crockett, Jr. (1909-1997) —
also known as George W. Crockett, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Lawyers Guild.
Served four months in federal prison
for contempt
of court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader on
trial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Among the founders of the nation's first
interracial law firm.
Ill with bone
cancer in 1997, he suffered a stroke and
died five days later, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1997 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Moreau S. Crosby (b. 1839) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
2, 1839.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1873-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1881-84; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Davis (1910-1968) —
of Onondaga, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
29, 1910.
Son of Charles A. Davis and Mable (Jennings) Davis.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962-68 (Ingham County 2nd
District 1962-64, 59th District 1965-68); died in office 1968.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died October
1, 1968 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cecil Lenore Douglas. |
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Rosevelt Davis (c.1801-1862) —
of Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, about 1801.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1835.
Free Will Baptist.
Died in Blackman Township, Jackson
County, Mich., April 28,
1862 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Fifield
Cemetery, Blackman Township, Jackson County, Mich.
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James Del Rio (b. 1924) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
30, 1924.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 24th District, 1965-72.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2000.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles
Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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Oliver Roosevelt Diggs (1926-1985) —
also known as O. Roosevelt Diggs —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 9,
1926.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1959-62.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
7, 1985 (age 59 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) —
also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr.
Prohibition" —
of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
24, 1932.
Son of Earl Farwell Dodge (1910-1946) and Dorothy May (Harris) Dodge
(1911-1993).
Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts, 1956;
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1990.
Baptist.
Collapsed at Denver International Airport,
and died soon after, from cardiac
arrythmia, at the University of Colorado Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
7, 2007 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosetta A. Ferguson (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Florence, Rankin
County, Miss., July 1,
1920.
Daughter of Gaberil Sexton and Earnie Sexton.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (9th District 1965-72,
20th District 1973-78).
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1978.
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Harry Gast, Jr. (b. 1920) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., September
19, 1920.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1978-99 (22nd District 1978-94, 20th District
1995-99).
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Milton Gregory (b. 1822) —
also known as John M. Gregory —
of Michigan.
Born in Sand Lake, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 6,
1822.
Son of Joseph Gregory.
Republican. Baptist
minister; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1859-64; president,
Kalamazoo College; president,
Illinois Industrial University.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Gregory; married 1846 to Julia
Gregory; married 1881 to Louisa
Allen. |
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 21,
1865.
Son of R. Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Andrew Hoerner Harnly (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew H. Harnly —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manheim, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
13, 1864.
Son of Henry H. Harnly and Elizabeth (Hoerner) Harnly.
Republican. Pastor;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Harnly and Elizabeth (Hoerner) Harnly; married, December
26, 1889, to Hattie I. Henry; married, May 7,
1910, to Lulu Lorena Torrence. |
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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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Grant Martin Hudson (1868-1955) —
also known as Grant M. Hudson —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, July 23,
1868.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1923-31; defeated,
1930 (primary), 1932 (primary), 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
26, 1955 (age 87 years, 95
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William Lewis Jenkins (b. 1936) —
also known as William L. Jenkins; Bill
Jenkins —
of Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1963-71; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1969-71; candidate
in primary for Governor of
Tennessee, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1988;
circuit judge in Tennessee, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1997-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William A. Johnson, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1994-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2003.
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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Son of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; druggist; insurance
business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Beverly Kilmer (b. 1951) —
also known as Bev Kilmer —
of Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
24, 1951.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 7th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Son of Bernard Kilpatrick and Carolyn
Cheeks Kilpatrick.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign as
mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Todd Lee (b. 1876) —
also known as Samuel T. Lee —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Farnley, Leeds, England,
May
30, 1876.
Son of Thomas Lee and Betsy (Todd) Lee.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul
in Nogales, 1907-09; San Jose, 1909-16; Rio Grande do Sul, 1916-18; Porto Alegre, 1918-23; Nottingham, 1923-25; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1928-29; Rio de Janeiro, 1929-36.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Cass
County, Mich., September
4, 1872.
Son of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St.
Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist
or Baptist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Gertrude Hitchcox. |
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Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1835.
Son of Daniel Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Suffered a fall down
the cellar stairs of his home, fractured his skull, and died four
days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1915
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 15,
1877.
Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Teresa Scully. |
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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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Bill McConico (b. 1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1973.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 2000.
Baptist. Member, Optimist
Club; American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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Matthew McNeely (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 11,
1920.
Democrat. Education
director, United Auto Workers Local 306; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-86 (26th District 1965-72,
16th District 1973-82, 3rd District 1983-86); defeated in primary,
1958.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1986.
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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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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Loretta Blackwell. |
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Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) —
also known as Ransom E. Olds —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, June 3,
1864.
Son of Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1908.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Founder in 1897 of Olds Motor
Vehicle Company, maker of the first
commercially successful American-made automobile.
Founder in 1905 of the REO Motor Car
Company. Later the Olds company became the Oldsmobile division of General
Motors, and Reo became part of truck
manufacturer Diamond Reo. Also owner of several hotels.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Gary M. Owen (b. 1944) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ala., September
9, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1973-88; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1983-88.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 1995.
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Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) —
also known as Stanley M. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., July 7,
1898.
Son of Herbert
Ernest Powell and Alice (Waterbury) Powell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County
1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,
1932; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,
1961-62.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1988
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eleanor Grace Partridge. |
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Prescott (1913-1988) —
of Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., March 6,
1913.
Republican. Real estate
broker; Iosco
County Clerk, 1951-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (102nd District 1967-72,
105th District 1973-78).
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1988
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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Louis C. Schooley (1914-1966) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1949-50; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1954.
Baptist.
Died in 1966
(age about
52 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Settles, Jr. (born c.1951) —
also known as James Settles; Jimmy Settles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; regional
director, United Automobile Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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James F. Smith (b. 1923) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., August
15, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-76 (79th District 1967-72,
83rd District 1973-76).
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Still living as of 1976.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1982.
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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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William Harry Thorne (1902-1966) —
also known as William H. Thorne —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
March
4, 1902.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (Wayne County 19th
District 1959-64, 32nd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966;
died in office 1966.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks.
Died in 1966
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Dora E. Grantham. |
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James Tierney (1905-1981) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
24, 1905.
Democrat. Employee, Ford Motor
Company; mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1956-60; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1965-72.
Baptist. Member, Optimist
Club.
On July 25, 1957, following a Planning Commission meeting, he was shot six
times by building contractor Lester Ellerhorst, who was angered
by city officials' criticism of his work on the Garden City police
station.
Died in 1981
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Son of William Vaughn and Myrtle Vaughn.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist or Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Myron H. Walker (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1855.
Son of Silas Walker, Jr. and Louisa (Everett) Walker.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1894 (Prohibition),
1902 (Democratic); Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1914-22; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Nettie Stevens. |
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Dale Warner (b. 1941) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., February
3, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1967-74.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi Eta
Sigma; Lions.
Still living as of 1999.
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Bernice M. Watson (1901-1980) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Breckenridge, Gratiot
County, Mich., August
16, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48.
Female.
Baptist. Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Whinery (1899-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1899.
Son of Dr. Joseph B. Whinery and Fannie (Barker) Whinery.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1940 (Kent County 1st
District), 1944 (Kent County 1st District), 1948 (Kent County 1st
District), 1964 (93rd District).
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Order of the
Coif.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1982 (age 82 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist; later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to Thelma Randall. |
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