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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 26,
1876.
Son of Aaron Abbott and Mabel (Johnson) Abbott.
Democrat. Builder; merchant;
oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 24,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
building contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Martin Walter Baginski (1908-1967) —
also known as Martin W. Baginski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., July 28,
1908.
Son of Walter Baginski and Katherine (Kusniss) Baginski.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; trucking
business; contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District);
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1938, 1966; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1948;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in December, 1967
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) —
of Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
January
17, 1867.
Son of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski.
Architect;
superintendent of construction for steel mills,
1907-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County
3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated,
1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930
(Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary,
Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Lolita Lamb (died 1897); married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist;
carpenter; builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Louise Weideman. |
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Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., December
1, 1805.
Son of Ezra Carpenter (died 1841).
Carpenter; surveyor;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1863-64.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Ogden Clark (b. 1944) —
of Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill., December
29, 1944.
Architect;
builder; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1992 (11th District), 1994 (15th
District), 1996 (2nd District), 1998 (10th District).
Member, American
Institute of Architects.
Still living as of 1998.
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William R. Copeland (1909-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., May 8,
1909.
Democrat. Rigger; president,
United Mine Workers Local 12100; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-74 (Wayne County 6th
District 1953-54, Wayne County 18th District 1955-64, 27th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; United
Mine Workers; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., April 22,
1992 (age 82 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Helen Kazmerski. |
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; lawyer; Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Michigan.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Son of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle (1817-1903) and Zoe
(Riopelle) DeLisle (1823-1891).
Democrat. Builder; grocer; real
estate and insurance
business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James H. Gardner (b. 1904) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
20, 1904.
Republican. Realtor;
builder; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950,
1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Francis Glasby (1825-1912) —
also known as William F. Glasby —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, March 7,
1825.
Son of Patrick Glasby and Polly (Coon) Glasby.
Contractor; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1863-64.
Died, from enteritis,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1912 (age 87 years, 259
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Jacob Gleeson —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Democrat. Contractor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1952, 1954, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Olive Kreger. |
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James W. Hanley (b. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
27, 1886.
Republican. Contractor; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1918.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
15, 1862.
Democrat. Builder; real estate
developer; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 31,
1958 (age 95 years, 197
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Luella Phillips. |
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George E. Hilton (b. 1846) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Leighton, Bedfordshire, England,
August
25, 1846.
Republican. Building contractor; inventor;
bee
keeper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1893-96;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert L. Kendall —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Building contractor; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1954-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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John H. McCarthy —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Engineer;
contractor; candidate for Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Joseph McLean (b. 1849) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
1849.
Republican. Contractor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Obermeyer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Contractor; automobile
dealer; real estate
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1962-63.
Still living as of 1973.
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John G. Pinkston (born c.1907) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1907.
Democrat. Carpenter; candidate in primary for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959, 1961.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merle G. Renton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; candidate in primary
for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wallace Smith (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles W. Smith —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer
County, Mich., April 22,
1864.
Son of Hiram Smith and Ann (Rook) Smith.
Republican. Building contractor; treasurer-secretary of the
Lapeer Gas-Electric
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1911-16; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1915-16; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1924.
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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William C. Stenson (b. 1900) —
of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich., July 1,
1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; construction superintendent; salvage
materials dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940, 1942; 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.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sterzik —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Carpenter; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vervie Pontious Sutherland (b. 1882) —
also known as Vervie P. Sutherland —
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1882.
Architect;
builder; U.S. Consular Agent in Nueva Gerona, 1910-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Turner (born c.1909) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1909.
Democrat. Builder; real estate
broker; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee Walker (b. 1921) —
of Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Florida, November
22, 1921.
Democrat. Building contractor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
6th District, 1961-62; mayor
of Madison Heights, Mich., 1967-69.
Still living as of 1969.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Jo Greiner. |
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Carl Young (b. 1859) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Augusta, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1859.
Republican. Carpenter; general
organizer, Carpenter's Union, 1906-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Young (b. 1934) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw
County, Mich., March 7,
1934.
Republican. Farmer;
builder; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (84th District 1971-72,
86th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1975-82; defeated, 1982.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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