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Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (1923-2010) —
also known as Thomas L. Ashley —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
11, 1923.
Son of William Meredith Ashley (1893-1973) and Mary Alida (Ludlow)
Ashley (1893-1986).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1955-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich., June 15,
2010 (age 87 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theron Wilson Atwood (1893-1980) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., April 6,
1893.
Son of Theron
Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) and Clara Ellen (Gibbs) Atwood
(1857-1918).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27.
Methodist.
Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Died in 1980
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr. (1904-1999) —
also known as Alfred B. Connable —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
20, 1904.
Son of Alfred
B. Connable, Sr. and Frances (Peck) Connable (died 1929).
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1999 (age 95 years, 269
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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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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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) —
also known as Thomas F. McAllister —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 4,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose;
Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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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. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1911 |
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Son of Samuel Lowry Orr and Louise (Dunkerson) Orr.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 10,
2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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