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Charles P. Adams (1876-1956) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Conway, Livingston
County, Mich., 1876.
Republican. Clothing merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1956
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Jason E. Allen (born c.1963) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born about 1963.
Republican. Clothing merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Hubert Severe Amiot (1876-1937) —
also known as Hubert S. Amiot —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
February
26, 1876.
Son of Severe Desire Amiot and Anna (Reaume) Amiot.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; clothing merchant; dry cleaning
business; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich.; elected 1922.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., May 7,
1937 (age 61 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, Mich.
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Evelyn Atwood (1881-1968) —
also known as Evelyn May Forman; Mrs. Orville E.
Atwood —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Woodstock, McHenry
County, Ill., May 30,
1881.
Daughter of Austin Isaiah Forman and Nina Marie (Taft) Forman.
Republican. Corsetiere; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Female.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
17, 1968 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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John Nelson Axford (b. 1880) —
also known as John N. Axford —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 30,
1880.
Son of Hiram Axford and Mary Jane (Needham) Axford.
Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1936-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Bach (1820-1895) —
also known as Johann Phillip Bach —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany,
October
20, 1820.
Son of Barbara (Deeg) Bach (1792-1865) and Philip Jacob Bach
(1795-1866).
Republican. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858-59.
German
ancestry.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
2, 1895 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Barbara (Deeg) Bach (1792-1865) and Philip Jacob Bach (1795-1866);
married to Hannah Polhemus (c.1828-1850); married 1855 to Nancy
Royce (1834-1871); married 1876 to Annie
Botssford (1839-1915). |
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memorial |
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Son of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company
of Wyandotte, Mich.; rug and
coat manufacturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich..
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray (died 1873); married 1876 to Ella M.
Clark (1856-1926). |
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memorial |
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Herbert H. Carlson (born c.1933) —
also known as Herb Carlson —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1933.
Electrical
engineer;
clothing merchant; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich.; elected 1990, 1991; defeated, 1992, 1995;
elected 1999; defeated, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; dry goods merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Son of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881).
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster;
mayor
of Albion, Mich., 1900.
Dalrymple Elementary School, in Albion, Mich., was named for
him.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881);
married, November
27, 1866, to Jane Ellen Knickerbocker (1842-1891); married 1896 to Ann
(White) Marsters (1833-1912). |
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memorial |
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John Daprato (b. 1852) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Barga, Italy,
1852.
Republican. Hatter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1913-20,
1931-34.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ate Dykstra (1865-1953) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
1, 1865.
Republican. Grocer; dry
goods merchant; political editor of a weekly newspaper;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-34, 1939-42, 1945-46; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
18, 1953 (age 87 years, 291
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Feenstra (died 1938). |
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Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) —
also known as Ray L. Forshee —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March 19,
1884.
Son of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Clothing salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
His legs were
amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee; married to Ida Lerg;
brother of Frank
J. Forshee. |
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Benjamin J. Glasgow —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Goulette (b. 1906) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1906.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry
goods merchant; real estate
business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods merchant; lumber
business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Hutzel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Clothing merchant; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004) —
also known as Millie Jeffrey; Mildred
McWilliams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Sioux
County, Iowa, December
29, 1910.
Democrat. Organizer for
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in the 1930s; director,
Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumer
affairs departments, United Automobile
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1974.
Female.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2000.
Died, in a nursing
home at Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
2004 (age 93 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Johns —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Clothing merchant; mayor
of Lincoln Park, Mich., 1953-55, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Son of George D. Law.
Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Ladd J. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. McGregor —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canada.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; Ypsilanti city clerk; candidate
for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Son of Newton Otis and Elizabeth D. (Eager) Otis.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thad B. Preston (d. 1938) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Son of Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston.
Democrat. Manager, Michigan Overall Company; vice-president,
State Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1919; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1924.
Died April 9,
1938.
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lida Canwell (died 1927). |
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Son of Dr. John Rankin.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; insurance
business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Robison (1800-1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., November
18, 1800.
Son of John Robison.
Farmer;
tanner;
currier; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th
District, 1859-60.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry L. Schmidt (1891-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 18,
1891.
Democrat. Merchant tailoring business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-18; defeated, 1918; candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1920.
German
and Austrian
ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry E. Straight (b. 1864) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Colwater Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
26, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
clothing merchant; Branch
County Clerk, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1913-16.
Member, Grange; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Sarah B. Depue. |
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Royal T. Twombly —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Maine.
Dry goods merchant; member of Michigan
state senate, 1853; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1877.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur E. Wood (1870-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1870.
Republican. Milliner; banker; business
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-18; member of Michigan
state senate, 1919-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48 (3rd District
1919-26, 4th District 1927-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48); defeated,
1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1944.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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