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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster of
Washington, D.C., until 1882; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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Fred H. Aldrich (b. 1861) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, September
11, 1861.
Son of Joseph D. Aldrich and Julie E. (Carter) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1888-99.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Thornton Allaby (1903-1982) —
also known as A. T. Allaby —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
October
7, 1903.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1950; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., April 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 182
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) —
also known as James B. Angell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., January
7, 1829.
Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell.
Editor of Sen. Henry
B. Anthony's newspaper,
Providence Journal, 1860-66; president,
University of Vermont, 1866-71; president,
University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1916 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 12,
1890.
Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1966
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. (1840-1910) and Martha Elvira
(Townsend) Atwood (1842-1914).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) —
also known as Paul D. Bagwell —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., August
23, 1913.
Son of Vollie Vernon Bagwell and Nancy Margaret (Brown) Bagwell.
Republican. College
professor; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964.
Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees;
American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Kappa
Delta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Son of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker
(1841-1918).
Republican. Insurance
executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Died February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard.
Republican. Druggist; chemist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist. French and
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alma B. McClurg. |
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Orlando Fleming Barnes (1856-1937) —
also known as Orlando F. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., November
7, 1856.
Son of Orlando
Mack Barnes and Amanda F. (Fleming) Barnes.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1882-83; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1886; candidate for Michigan
land commissioner, 1910; president, Roscommon State Bank.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
While traveling south on U.S. 27 during icy
conditions, his car skidded and collided
with an oncoming truck; he was brought to a nearby Civilian
Conservation Corps camp, where he died the same evening, in Roscommon
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Sidney Barthwell (1906-2005) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cordele, Crisp
County, Ga., February
17, 1906.
Son of Jack Barthwell and Sarah (Eubanks) Barthwell.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Sigma Pi
Phi.
Died June 23,
2005 (age 99 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Marie Whitfield. |
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Son of John Bell (1829-1867) and Catherine Julia (Sides) Bell
(1832-1909).
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music
store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen of
the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing
firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali
Company; manager, Huron Port Cement;
director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Donald E. Bishop (b. 1933) —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., February
27, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 63rd District, 1967-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-82 (16th District 1971-74, 8th District
1975-82); defeated, 1982; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1972.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1982.
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William A. Boos, Jr. (1922-2002) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st
District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Died August
22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emerson Richard Boyles (1881-1960) —
also known as Emerson R. Boyles —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., June 29,
1881.
Son of William Boyles and Emma Jane (Braybrooks) Boyles.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; Eaton
County Probate Judge, 1921-26; member, Michigan Public Utilities
Commission, 1935-36; legal advisor to Gov. Frank
D. Fitzgerald, 1939; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1940-56; appointed 1940; resigned
1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1943, 1950.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died November
30, 1960 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Son of David
H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 24,
1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert B. Burns (b. 1920) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., March 26,
1920.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Michigan; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-87; resigned 1987.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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DeWitt T. Burton (1892-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
15, 1892.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-68.
Congregationalist. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; American Medical
Association.
Died in 1970
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert P. Butler —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Prairieville, Barry
County, Mich., December
25, 1883.
Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Catherine Fisher. |
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Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) —
also known as Diana Chapin —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., November
15, 1942.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1993.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell.
Republican. School
teacher; economist;
lawyer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Webster Childs (1826-1882) —
also known as J. Webster Childs —
of Augusta Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Hampshire, June 16,
1826.
Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1859-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66,
6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died November
8, 1882 (age 56 years, 145
days).
Interment at Childs
Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Son of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks)
Cleary.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeWaele. |
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Albert Eugene Cobo (1893-1957) —
also known as Albert E. Cobo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1893.
Son of August Cobo and Elizabeth (Byrn) Cobo.
Republican. Mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died September
12, 1957 (age 63 years, 345
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Ethel Ruby Christie. |
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Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 1,
1903.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64,
40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 7,
1974 (age 71 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin M. Davis (c.1816-1892) —
of Springwells Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1816.
Florist;
supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan, 1859-60.
Congregationalist.
While on
a boat, he fell,
suffered a head injury, and died, in Georgian
Bay, August
15, 1892 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Henry Dignan (1890-1956) —
also known as Herman H. Dignan —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1890.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1935-38;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1939-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1943-46.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1956
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Nell T. 'Nelly' Haley. |
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Michael A. Dively (b. 1938) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
12, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1969-74; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
United Church of Christ. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, October
22, 1853.
Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1883-86; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920,
1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) —
also known as Edgar C. Ellis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., October
2, 1854.
Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23,
1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1922, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 15,
1947 (age 92 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Mareda Heiges. |
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merton William Fairbank (b. 1847) —
also known as Merton W. Fairbank —
of Mt. Morris, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden town, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
10, 1847.
Son of Joseph Fairbank (1796-1867) and Sophronia (Coolidge) Fairbank
(1801-1856).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1905-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) —
also known as Billie S. Farnum —
of Drayton Plains, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 11,
1916.
Democrat. Steward and international
rep, United Auto Workers; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair
Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972.
Congregationalist. Member, United
Auto Workers; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960). |
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Dorman Felt (1810-1876) —
of Bunker Hill Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire
County, N.H., April 2,
1810.
Son of Benjamin Felt and Nancy (Betts) Felt.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1859-60.
Congregationalist.
Died in Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., October
10, 1876 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Grass
Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
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Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (1873-1959) —
also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1873.
Son of Addie E. (Miller) Ferry and Dexter
Mason Ferry.
Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed
Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance
Co.; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-04; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1959
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William Montague Ferry (1871-1938) —
also known as William M. Ferry —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 12,
1871.
Son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara (White) Ferry.
Republican. Mining
business; member of Utah state
senate, 1911-15; mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915-19.
Congregationalist.
Died January
11, 1938 (age 66 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Ednah Truman. |
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Charles Figy (1893-1973) —
also known as Charley Figy —
of Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 9,
1893.
Son of John Figy and Leah (King) Figy.
Republican. Farmer;
mayor of Morenci, Mich., 1939-43; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 19th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1962.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in April, 1973
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adeline G. Newell. |
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Francis Finch (1917-1999) —
of Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 30,
1917.
Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Geraldine Halsted. |
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Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) —
also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
11, 1955.
Son of John
Warner Fitzgerald and Lorabeth Fitzgerald.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,
71st District 1993-96).
United Church of Christ.
Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
9, 2004 (age 49 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) —
also known as John W. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
24, 1924.
Son of Frank
Dwight Fitzgerald.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association.
Died July 7,
2006 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 6,
1927.
Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
United Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) —
also known as Louis H. Freye —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 12,
1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1973
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
28, 1861.
Newspaper
publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County,
1933.
Congregationalist; later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died, in Caro Community Hospital,
Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in 1951
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Viva Gaunt (1892-1974) —
also known as Viva Huntley —
of Grandville, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
7, 1892.
Republican. Nurse;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1956.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Grandville, Kent
County, Mich., April 5,
1974 (age 81 years, 149
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainwell, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Robert C. Gaunt (c.1891-1974). |
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Polly Dougherty Gibson (1917-1998) —
also known as Polly D. Gibson —
of Michigan.
Born in Athens, McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1917.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Junior
League.
Died of complications of diabetes,
June
16, 1998 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marsh Giddings (1816-1875) —
of Galesburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
19, 1816.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1849;
probate judge in Michigan, 1860-68; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1864;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1866-70; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1871-75.
Congregationalist.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 3,
1875 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cressey, Barry
County, Mich., September
5, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Gordon Goebel (1901-1988) —
also known as Paul G. Goebel —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 28,
1901.
Son of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1950-53, 1956-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1962-70; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 16th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Tau
Beta Pi.
Played professional football
for four years.
Died in 1988
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Goebel and Effie (Haftenkamp) Goebel; married to Margaret E.
Callam; father of Paul
Gordon Goebel, Jr.. |
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Robert Paul Griffin (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert P. Griffin —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
6, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1957-66; resigned
1966; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966-79; appointed 1966; defeated, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1987-94; defeated, 1984.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; NAACP; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stanley Griswold (1763-1815) —
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
14, 1763.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1809-11; justice of
Illinois territorial supreme court, 1810-15; died in office 1815.
Congregationalist.
Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., August
21, 1815 (age 51 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Son of Eugene
Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) —
also known as William W. Hall —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 13,
1956.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998, 2002.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2002.
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Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., August
12, 1890.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945-48.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1967
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lisa E. Eaves. |
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Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George K. Heartwell —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Minister;
mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 2004-.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2007.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Son of Charles
Roswell Henry.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) —
also known as Charles R. Henry —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
29, 1856.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1885.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died of apoplexy (cerebral
hemorrhage), after a period of heart
trouble, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., February
26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Harry Hermann (1872-1964) —
of Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Plumber;
steamfitter;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County
1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936
(Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954
(Houghton District).
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1964
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde LaVerne Herring (1879-1945) —
also known as Clyde L. Herring —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 3,
1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1924-28; Governor of
Iowa, 1933-37; defeated, 1920; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1937-43; defeated, 1922, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1945 (age 66 years, 135
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Frederic Hilbert (b. 1912) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich., October
15, 1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1968.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas Hood III (b. 1951) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1951.
Minister;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2001, 2009.
United Church of Christ. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Oramel Hosford (d. 1893) —
of Michigan.
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1865-72.
Congregationalist.
Died December
9, 1893.
Interment at City
Cemetery, Olivet, Mich.
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Chester Milton Howell (b. 1884) —
also known as Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling
Chet" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
10, 1884.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1923-26; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932,
1936; resigned 1945; charged
on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic
physicians, and pleaded
guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery
cases.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Andrew Johnson (b. 1889) —
of Empire, Leelanau
County, Mich.; Beulah, Benzie
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., September
12, 1889.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District; elected
1942; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948;
chair
of Benzie County Republican Party, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Garnet Dailey. |
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H. Lynn Jondahl (b. 1936) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1936.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1970; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1973-94 (59th District 1973-92,
70th District 1993-94); candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1994.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad,
1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate
business; candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) —
also known as Arthur J. Lacy —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nirvana, Lake
County, Mich., September
30, 1876.
Son of Francis Daniel Lacy (1838-1907) and Eunice Amelia (Stevens)
Lacy (1858-1924).
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-07; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; candidate for
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., September
28, 1863.
Son of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Cadillac State Bank; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) —
also known as Bertha Knight —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
19, 1868.
Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight.
Republican. Lecturer;
writer;
mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Soroptimists;
League of
Women Voters.
First
woman mayor of a large American city.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
29, 1943 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 1,
1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Joseph Don Lawrence, Jr. (1904-1972) —
also known as J. Don Lawrence —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Son of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Christine Marie Schultz. |
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Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., February
16, 1904.
Son of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis.
Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1938.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Will Leonard Lowrie (1869-1944) —
also known as Will L. Lowrie —
of Illinois.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 8,
1869.
Son of A. H. Lowrie and Mattie Beckwith (Pease) Lowrie.
Newspaper
correspondent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1899-1901; U.S. Consul in Hobart, 1906; Weimar, 1906-08; Erfurt, 1908-09; Carlsbad, 1909-12; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1912-20; Athens, 1920-22; Wellington, 1926-29; Frankfort, 1931-32.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died April 2,
1944 (age 75 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August 3,
1870.
Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) —
also known as Carl E. Mapes —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
26, 1874.
Son of Selah Warrington Mapes (1836-1920) and Sarah Ann (Brooks)
Mapes (1839-1917).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in
office 1939.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in his hotel room
at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Vincent A. Martin (b. 1870) —
of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1870.
Republican. Train
master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric
railway; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler. |
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William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) —
also known as William S. Maynard —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 25,
1802.
Village
president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66.
Congregationalist.
Suffering from severe depression, he committed suicide
by an overdose
of morphine or laudanum, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 18,
1866 (age 64 years, 54
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia Guiteau (aunt of Charles Julius Guiteau (assassin in
1881 of President James
A. Garfield)). |
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April 18,
1925.
Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist. Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist. English
and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
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1911 |
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Minnie Jean Nielson —
also known as Minnie J. Nielson —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Daughter of Wylie Nielson and Mary (Stewart) Nielson.
Republican. School
teacher; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1920.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodbine
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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Stephen S. Nisbet (1895-1986) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Son of James Nisbet and Laura (Black) Nisbet.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Vice-president of Gerber Baby Foods.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorcas Sammons. |
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons.
Wholesale
grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Pierce —
of Michigan.
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1836-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Porter (b. 1931) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School
teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-.
United Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Still living as of 1977.
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Loomis King Preston (1883-1955) —
also known as Loomis K. Preston —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., July 22,
1883.
Son of Wallace A. Preston and Mary (King) Preston.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1955
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth Quarles Pulver (1879-1943) —
also known as Seth Q. Pulver —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 20,
1879.
Son of Henry
Hamilton Pulver and Rosalia (Feezler) Pulver.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Theron
W. Atwood; later, attorney for the Ann Arbor Railroad
and for the Michigan Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1927-28; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 3,
1943 (age 63 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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1939 |
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James Burton Richards (b. 1909) —
also known as J. Burton Richards —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., April 17,
1909.
Son of James A. Richards and Ida (VanVranken) Richards.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Mosher. |
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Robert L. Richardson, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 20,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin
Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1979.
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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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Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) —
also known as Harry M. Royal —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 26,
1867.
Son of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, White Lake Canning Company; vice-president,
Oceana Canning Company; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 15,
1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hildreth Ryder (1871-1939) —
also known as Edward H. Ryder —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., August 9,
1871.
Son of Joseph Ryder (born 1824) and Sally Cyane (Thayer) Ryder (born
1834).
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; college
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1918-25.
Congregationalist.
Died June 22,
1939 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 8,
1848.
Lawyer;
insurance
business; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District,
1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate M. Sipley. |
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Edward Kim Shanahan (1904-1990) —
also known as Edward K. Shanahan —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., July 15,
1904.
Son of Lisle Shanahan and Mary (Dunham) Shanahan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of
Charlevoix County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Charlevoix
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., July 19,
1990 (age 86 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Phila Averill Armstrong. |
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Julius Charles Sleder (1914-1999) —
also known as Julius C. Sleder —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
28, 1914.
Son of Frank Sleder and Anna (Lautner) Sleder.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1952; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 27th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died July 21,
1999 (age 85 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Doris Mary Pulcifer. |
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Nick H. Smith (b. 1934) —
also known as Nick Smith —
of Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., November
5, 1934.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 41st District, 1979-82; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1983-93; resigned 1993; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1993-.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) —
also known as James B. Stanley —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in 1977
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Hoyt Sterrett (b. 1926) —
also known as James H. Sterrett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1926.
Son of Dee Sterrett and Maribel (Sill) Sterrett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
executive; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Helen Coffey. |
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 21,
1895.
Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma Nu
Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 29,
1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Beal. |
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Son of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
NAACP;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Bert J. Storey (1880-1958) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 13,
1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; chair of
Ionia County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952;
died in office 1958.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 77 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon L. Thomas (1914-1997) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Orpington, England,
December
4, 1914.
Democrat. University
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1961-71; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Died October
15, 1997 (age 82 years, 315
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
15, 1887.
Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson.
Republican. Muskegon
County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan,
1925-36; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in
primary, 1956.
Female.
Congregationalist or Methodist.
First
woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first
woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Died in Plainwell Sanatorium,
Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 5,
1970 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Harold D. Tripp (1894-1969) —
also known as H. D. Tripp —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar Springs, Kent
County, Mich., May 27,
1894.
Son of Burrell
Tripp and Anna (Jennings) Tripp.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1943-50; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
75 years).
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Ellen M. Sequist. |
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David Frederick Upton (b. 1921) —
also known as David F. Upton —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., November
13, 1921.
Son of Frederick S. Upton and Margaret (Beckley) Upton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business
executive; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1963-64; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1964; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1974, 1976.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet W. Skinner. |
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Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur H. Vandenberg —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 22,
1884.
Son of Aaron Vandenberg and Alpha (Hendrick) Vandenberg.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928-51; appointed 1928; died in office
1951; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 18,
1951 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; school
teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist. Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Son of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Marilyn Rose Morris. |
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) —
also known as H. Randall Wickes —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1889.
Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Weldon Osborne Yeager (b. 1922) —
also known as Weldon O. Yeager —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, July 26,
1922.
Son of Carl O. Yeager and Stella (McCall) Yeager.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1958 (18th District), 1960 (18th District), 1974
(primary, 8th District); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1960-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1969-70; defeated,
1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1966 (17th District); Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1972,
1980;
secretary
of Michigan Republican Party, 1979; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1986.
Congregationalist. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives:
Married to T. Ione Affholder. |
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Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Roger Herschel Zion (b. 1921) —
also known as Roger H. Zion —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
17, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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