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Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944) —
also known as Tony Achard —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 12,
1889.
Son of Emil Felix Achard (1856-1944) and Elizabeth Augusta (Ritter)
Achard (1860-1943); married to Marjorie Jackson (1900-1973).
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1929-30; chair of
Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Marion Hospital,
Marion, Osceola
County, Mich., 1944
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Lincoln Adams (1908-1990) —
also known as Paul L. Adams —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Bath Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., April 9,
1908.
Son of John Newton Adams and Angela (Moloney) Adams; married, July 28,
1934, to Ruth Karpinski.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1938-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1942; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1956-57; resigned 1957; Michigan
state attorney general, 1958-61; appointed 1958; resigned 1961;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1962, 1964-72; appointed 1962;
defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr. (1907-1967) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M.
Alger —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 3,
1907.
Grandson of Russell
Alexander Alger; son of Mary
Eldridge Alger and Frederick
Moulton Alger; married 1929 to Suzette
de Marigny Dewey (died 1963; daughter of Charles
Schuveldt Dewey); married 1963 to
Katherine Sutton; father of David Dewey Alger (1943-2001; killed in
attack on World Trade Center).
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., January
5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) —
also known as Homer L. Allard —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 10,
1867.
Son of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard; married, May 27,
1909, to May Howard.
Cigar
business; mayor of
Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican
primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22,
1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
3, 1944 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
8, 1914.
Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to
Virginia Verdier (1917-1974; daughter of Leonard
D. Verdier).
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Justices William
W. Potter and Emerson
Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in DeWitt, Clinton
County, Mich., November
6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Epitaph: "He
loved his state, steeped in its soil, washed in its waters. You're
Michigan now, Michigan forever." |
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memorial |
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Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., May 19,
1900.
Father of Richard
J. Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64,
88th District 1965-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Grange; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel)
Amerson (1846-1906); married to Louise E. Dougherty (1881-1941;
daughter of Archibald
K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew
B. Dougherty).
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., November
5, 1879.
Son of Seneca Benjamin Anderson and Achsah Adelaide (Bennett)
Anderson; married, October
8, 1908, to Patty Crook.
Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;
died in office 1935.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in Crook Sanitarium,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., April 9,
1935 (age 55 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Frank Andrews (1894-1966) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 17,
1894.
Married 1921
to Mabel R. Weese.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1949-60.
Member, Elks; Rotary; Eagles.
Died in March, 1966
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Steve Andrews (b. 1949) —
of Wolverine, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich., October
15, 1949.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1979-82; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1982.
Member, Jaycees;
Elks.
Still living as of 1982.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1891.
Married 1910
to Helen Howbert; married, November
22, 1934, to Alice N. Nelson.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, June 15,
1929, to Gretchen Rebecca Peterman.
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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Thomas William Ludlow Ashley (b. 1923) —
also known as Thomas L. Ashley —
of Waterville, Lucas
County, Ohio; Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
11, 1923.
Great-grandson of James
Mitchell Ashley; son of William Meredith Ashley and Mary Alida
(Ludlow) Ashley.
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.
Still living as of 2007.
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Charles B. Asselin (1893-1982) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego Lake, Otsego
County, Mich., October
3, 1893.
Member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1933-34; defeated (Democratic), 1934,
1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1936 (Democratic
primary), 1938 (Constitutional Democratic).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 13,
1982 (age 88 years, 161
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nelson Axford (b. 1880) —
also known as John N. Axford —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 30,
1880.
Son of Hiram Axford and Mary Jane (Needham) Axford; married, October
1, 1902, to Wilhelmina Murray.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1936-38.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry S. Babcock (b. 1866) —
of Emmet
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., April 26,
1866.
Son of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock; married, September
15, 1891, to Una M. Hathaway (died 1910); married, June 23,
1915, to Elinor Gage.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Emmet
County School Commissioner, 1900-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Simeon Babcock (b. 1868) —
also known as Robert S. Babcock —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1868.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Baird (1860-1934) —
of Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
February
11, 1860.
Son of Robert Baird and Bridget (Joy) Baird; married 1881 to Ann
Grifford (died 1922).
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; salt
industry; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1895-96; defeated, 1896, 1897; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1901-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-17.
Member, Elks; Foresters.
Died in Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1934 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Carrollton, Mich.
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Herbert F. Baker (b. 1862) —
of Weadock, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Dover Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
13, 1862.
Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Progressive
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1914; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1919-22; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922; candidate in Republican primary for
Governor
of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Elks; Grange; Woodmen.
Interment at Munro
Township Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Image source:
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Raymond L. Baker (1906-1999) —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Farmington, Oakland
County, Mich.; Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich., September
10, 1906.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-74 (Oakland County 4th
District 1961-64, 64th District 1965-74).
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died January
6, 1999 (age 92 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard; married, February
16, 1916, to M. Lucille Juzek.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; 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.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married to Alma B.
McClurg.
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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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett; married
to Mary C. Carpenter.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) —
also known as Wilfred G. Bassett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 26,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., February
5, 1986 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at East
Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Son of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901);
married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger (1855-1923); married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance
agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-90; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Son of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman; married to Lucretia
Comstock.
Republican. Manufacturer;
treasurer
of Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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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); married, May 1,
1895, to Ellen Gertrude 'May Bell' Cooke (1874-1947).
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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John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) —
also known as John B. Bennett —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., January
10, 1904.
Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett; married, May 4,
1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter.
Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64;
defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., August 9,
1964 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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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; married
to Arvella Ann Duescher; father of Alvin
M. Bentley, Jr..
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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D. Stephen Benzie (b. 1893) —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 10,
1893.
Married 1913
to Lillian Wilson.
Democrat. Road
contractor; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September
18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.;
coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Edward Bivens, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Son of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene
Edna Stewart.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor of
Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) —
also known as William W. Blackney —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., August
28, 1876.
Son of William Wallace Blackney and Frances M. (Bell) Blackney;
married, December
28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller.
Republican. School
teacher; Genesee
County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53;
defeated, 1922, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 14,
1963 (age 86 years, 198
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
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Harry D. Boardman (1891-1959) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
22, 1891.
Son of John W. Boardman, Sr. and Ida M. (Mathews) Boardman; married,
December
1, 1917, to Marguerite Van Schoick.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Michigan, 1922-26; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927; circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1945-59; appointed 1945;
defeated, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died April 14,
1959 (age 67 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn; married, January
19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) —
also known as G. Elwood Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
21, 1896.
Son of James
Gordon Bonine; married, October
6, 1923, to Ruth L. Morse.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1952;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April 17,
1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ulysses W. Boykin (1914-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Augustus Boyle (1907-1959) —
also known as Charles A. Boyle —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., August
13, 1907.
Son of Michael Melvin Boyle and Rose (Marsh) Boyle; married, August
14, 1940, to Helen Shaughnessy.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1955-59; died in
office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
4, 1959 (age 52 years, 83
days).
Interment at All
Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) —
also known as George E. Boysen —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, March 15,
1890.
Son of Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married, June 18,
1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth.
Republican. Employed with Buick Motor
Company, 24 years; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Son of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in 1997
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) —
also known as Harold E. Bradshaw —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
5, 1898.
Son of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw; married,
December
24, 1920, to Retha D. Sheley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1936-38.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) —
also known as Vincent M. Brennan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., April 22,
1890.
Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan;
married, July 17,
1915, to Ruth Hurley.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Maccabees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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James Price Briscoe (1894-1981) —
also known as J. Price Briscoe —
of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek
County, Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
23, 1894.
Married, June 19,
1920, to Frances Anne Webster.
Democrat. Mining
executive; member of Colorado
state senate, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Died in May, 1981
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Broomfield (b. 1922) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April 28,
1922.
Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP.
Died October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Great-grandson of Ebenezer
Lakin Brown; grandson of Addison
Makepeace Brown; son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson)
Brown; married, September
10, 1955, to Frances Esther Wilkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March 20,
1874.
Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim N.
Brown.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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William E. Brown, Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Son of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown; married, October
12, 1920, to Eleanor Shartel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance
business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara
Hantel; father of Wilber
Marion Brucker, Jr..
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Son of Anthony Burke and Ellen (Dealy) Burke; married, December
29, 1910, to Edna J. Fritts; father of George
James Burke, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.;
director, Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life
Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1920;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
served as a judge in the Nuremburg war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, 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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Fred W. Burritt (1875-1948) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in South Riley, Clinton
County, Mich., June 18,
1875.
Married 1900
to Grace B. Chedister.
Republican. Houghton
County Clerk, 1929-38; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Edward J. Buys (b. 1864) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
16, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1926, 1932.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 3rd District; elected
unopposed 1956; elected 1958.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Married 1948
to Donna Mae Fenner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1968.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April 17,
2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 19,
1874.
Son of Spencer G. Chandler and Viola (Doolittle) Chandler; married,
August
10, 1910, to Carolyn Fitch.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee County,
1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman.
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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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Saskatchewan,
May 5,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Married to Gracie May Frost.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member
of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) —
of Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Aldrich (unknown
county), Mont., March 12,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage
business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member
of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated,
1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic
District, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Novi, Oakland
County, Mich., May 14,
1974 (age 78 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married 1914 to Ethel
Ruby Christie.
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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Harold Reginald Collier (b. 1915) —
also known as Harold R. Collier —
of Berwyn, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
12, 1915.
Married to Carol Jean Bangert.
Republican. Candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6th
District 1973-75).
Methodist.
Member, Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1873.
Son of Jeremiah Collins and Margaret (O'Shea) Collins; married, June 28,
1911, to Lena B. Jeandheur.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) —
of Alaska.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., January
19, 1925.
U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska
state attorney general, 1964-66.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1967.
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Son of William B. Comstock (1842-1905) and Myra (Rapelji) Comstock
(1844-1921); married, April 22,
1919, to Josephine White.
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate
business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1913-14; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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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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Clyde Eugene Cooper (1885-1963) —
also known as Clyde E. Cooper —
of White Cloud, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
28, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1947-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Nephew of Joseph
Tarr Copeland; son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843);
married, December
31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15,
1908, to Frances Spalding.
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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Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) —
also known as Gerald J. Cotter —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
12, 1903.
Son of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter; married, October
30, 1929, to Alta T. Dettling.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 14,
1978 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
15, 1915.
Son of Louis
Convers Cramton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72,
102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1980.
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford;
married 1910
to Clara Belle Lyons (died 1927); married 1932 to
Elizabeth Ann Jones.
Republican. Accountant;
builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum
Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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