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Stanley J. Davis (1908-2003) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
May 8,
1908.
Democrat. Florist; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1949-50, 1958-63; defeated, 1956;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1950; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1965-72; defeated,
1972, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
23, 2003 (age 94 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dawson (b. 1845) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Markham, Ontario,
1845.
Republican. Sanilac
County Clerk; Sanilac
County Register of Deeds; Sanilac
County Circuit Court Commissioner; Sanilac
County Probate Judge; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 20th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Day (1919-2000) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1919.
Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day; married, August
10, 1943, to Laura Alice Hoff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Chi; Lions;
Elks.
Died February
19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Married 1901
to Lillie M. Rea.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks.
Died January
16, 1962 (age 89 years, 118
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Harry A. DeMaso (b. 1921) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Married 1947
to Mary Jane Hocott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Battle
Creek Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd
District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1967-86.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1990.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Sr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tallula, Issaquena
County, Miss., January
2, 1894.
Father of Charles
Coles Diggs, Jr..
Mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1937-44; defeated in Democratic
primary, 1944; 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;
charged
in a different bribery
case in 1945; tried and
convicted;
charged
again 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; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948 (Republican
primary), 1952 (Democratic primary).
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1967
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (1922-1998) —
also known as Charles C. Diggs, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
2, 1922.
Son of Charles
Coles Diggs, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mortician;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1955-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
First
chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; charged
in March 1978 with taking kickbacks
from staff whose salaries he raised; convicted,
October 7, 1978, on eleven counts of mail fraud and filing false
payroll forms; insisted he had done nothing wrong, and was re-elected
while awaiting sentencing; censured
by the House on July 31, 1979; sentenced
to three years in prison
and served 14 months.
Died, of a stroke, at
Greater Southwest Community Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1998 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Detroit
Memorial Park, Warren, Mich.
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Oliver Roosevelt Diggs (1926-1985) —
also known as O. Roosevelt Diggs —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 9,
1926.
Married, October
18, 1951, to Lee Head.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1959-62.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
7, 1985 (age 59 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert W. Dimmers, Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 25,
1904.
Son of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers; married to
Kathleen McFarland.
Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Joseph Michael Donnelly (b. 1895) —
also known as Joseph M. Donnelly —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
26, 1895.
Son of John P. Donnelly and Johanna (Hawley) Donnelly; married, June 18,
1924, to Virginia Testman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Ontonagon
County Probate Judge, 1920-24; Ontonagon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1944;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo J. Doyle (1910-1965) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
3, 1910.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1940; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946, 1952, 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1965
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mat J. Dunaskiss (b. 1951) —
of Lake Orion, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
21, 1951.
Married to Diane
L. Dunaskiss.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1981-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-2001 (8th District 1991-94, 16th District
1995-2001).
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club; Elks.
Still living as of 2001.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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John M. Dunham (1888-1973) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., July 16,
1888.
Nephew of Major
L. Dunham; son of Harrison M. Dunham and Kittie (Parks) Dunham;
married 1917
to Frances Adeline Rogers.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd
District, 1933; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1941.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Kent Community Hospital,
Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1973 (age 84 years, 191
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Clyne Ward Durst, Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Clyne W. Durst, Jr. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
27, 1930.
Son of Dorothy (Bichmann) Durst and Clyne Ward Durst, Sr.
(1908-1992); married to Jean M. Luethjohan.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lenawee County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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George H. Edwards (1911-1980) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., February
13, 1911.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-78 (Wayne County 11th
District 1955-64, 12th District 1965-72, 9th District 1973-78).
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1980
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19,
1915, to Lina Moser.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Son of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry T. Emmons (1882-1965) —
of Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Wyoming Township (now Wyoming), Kent
County, Mich., April 22,
1882.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1951-60; defeated in primary, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Married 1919
to Mareda Heiges.
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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Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) —
also known as Claud R. Erickson —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., January
8, 1900.
Son of Carl Erickson and Mary (Hall) Erickson; married to Thelma Olga
Lewis.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Tau Beta
Pi; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died December
18, 1993 (age 93 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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M. L. Evens (b. 1865) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Butler Township, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1865.
Married, December
31, 1890, to Kittie D. Willard.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1915-16;
defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James S. Farnsworth (1907-2003) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.; Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 29,
1907.
Son of Lewis Farnsworth and Etta (Griffith) Farnsworth; married to
Margery Meyle.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Otsego, Mich., 1940-41; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Allegan County,
1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Allegan County 1963-64,
55th District 1965-72, 54th District 1973-74); defeated in primary,
1974.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Florida, June 26,
2003 (age 95 years, 362
days).
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.
Married to Maxine DeCoe.
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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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner; married,
October
26, 1884, to Stelle L. Wilson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Robert G. Ferguson (b. 1858) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Son of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson; married 1885 to
Christenna Helen Bain.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; president, First National Bank of
Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries; married 1909 to
Charlotte Brimacombe.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Fischer (1910-1994) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 11,
1910.
Son of Fred Fischer and Ottilie (Becker) Fischer (died 1919);
married, August 6,
1931, to Eva Langenecker.
Republican. President, Harris and Fischer Iron Works;
mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died May 12,
1994 (age 83 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Brother of William
B. Fitzgerald; uncle of William
B. Fitzgerald, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, 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); 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..
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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Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Antrim
County, Mich., April 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1931-34.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn O. Francis (1906-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, Midland
County, Mich., August 7,
1906.
Republican. Midland
County Treasurer, 1935-40; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1952; member
of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1955-62; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Civitan.
Died February
19, 1992 (age 85 years, 196
days).
Interment at New
Jerome Township Cemetery, Sanford, Mich.
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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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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Married 1887
to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922).
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskegon, Mich.
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Paul Victor Gadola (1887-1968) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
22, 1887.
Son of Thomas Gadola and Ellen (Cotter) Gadola; married, June 19,
1928, to Ann Elizabeth Murphy; father of Paul
Victor Gadola, Jr. and Thomas
Laurence Gadola.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1929-59; appointed 1929; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 13th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles; Civitan;
Optimist
Club.
Died in 1968
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon
County, Mich., October
15, 1899.
Married 1936
to Mary Thibault.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked for carmakers
Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District);
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;
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.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, March 17,
1898, to Elizabeth Richardson.
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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Wynne C. Garvin (1909-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Francesville, Pulaski
County, Ind., January
28, 1909.
Son of John Garvin and Mary (Hibaugh) Garvin; married to Mary Emma
Menafee.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee
County, Mich., January
25, 1892.
Son of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault; married, June 30,
1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general
counsel, First National Bank and
Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Geerlings (b. 1868) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Mayor of
Holland, Mich., 1937; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1945-50.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warner M. Gelzer (b. 1891) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Delta, Fulton
County, Ohio, October
28, 1891.
Son of Henry J. Gelzer and Cora E. (Munger) Gelzer; married, December
7, 1911, to Ola M. Cochran (died); married, September
30, 1929, to Vera S. Edlund.
Republican. Hardware
and furniture
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) —
also known as Dan J. Gerow —
of Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario,
March
24, 1864.
Democrat. Shiawassee
County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel
proprietor; mayor of
Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph
County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, 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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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 30,
1890.
Married, September
15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren N. Goemaere (b. 1917) —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 1917.
Married 1941
to Marian Kathryn Dallwitz.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1965-78; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1977.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Goulette (b. 1906) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1906.
Married, November
26, 1938, to Ida Quilici.
Republican. Ice,
beer,
cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald William Graves (b. 1923) —
also known as Gerald W. Graves —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 28,
1923.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1948; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1969-81.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Munising Hospital,
Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Perry William Greene (1894-1974) —
also known as Perry W. Greene —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1894.
Married 1925
to Bernadine Hartnacke.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1945-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1974
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Father of Richard
Griffin.
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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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 21,
1876.
Married, January
6, 1903, to Klara A. Bissinger.
Republican. Insurance
business; banker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 21,
1865.
Son of R. Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight; married,
August
29, 1889, to Harriet B. Lightbody (1866-1963).
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall; married, September
1, 1897, to Anna Marie Grafenstein (1872-1944).
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; rancher; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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Shubael Hammond (b. 1851) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Son of Morris Hammond (1821-1900) and Lydia (Wadham) Hammond (born
1826); married, October
29, 1879, to Ceilia Smith (born 1858).
Democrat. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Son of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married
to Sarah May Shaw.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor Wheel
Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur J. Harris (1907-1975) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
15, 1907.
Republican. Retail
fuel business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1939-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1975
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1888;
mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August 2,
1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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Frank Hartman (b. 1918) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at McMillan, Luce
County, Mich., December
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1961-64; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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Gus Theodore Hartman (1883-1963) —
also known as Gus T. Hartman —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., February
2, 1883.
Son of Gottlieb Hartman and Margerate (Gmahling) Hartman; married 1917 to Marie
Dreis.
Republican. Assistant superintendent, Copper Range Railroad;
Michigan Deputy Auditor General; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-34 (Houghton County 3rd
District 1925-26, Houghton County 2nd District 1927-34); defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1963
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married,
December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hatton (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland,
October
10, 1864.
Son of William R. D. Hatton and Mary Jane (Burroughs) Hatton;
married, June 5,
1895, to Elizabeth Seaman; married, October
27, 1923, to Frances Whiting (daughter of Justin
Rice Whiting (1847-1903); sister of Justin
Rice Whiting (1886-1965)).
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather
business; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., February
5, 1909.
Son of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to
Katherine Grayson Graham.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 110th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi Mu
Alpha; American
Political Science Association; American
Historical Association; Lions;
Elks; Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Neil Higgins (1900-1982) —
also known as George N. Higgins —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
August
24, 1900.
Married 1920
to Eva Isabelle Quayle.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1945-46, 1949-54; defeated in
primary, 1936; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1956; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1964.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1982
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) —
also known as Milton E. Higgs —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
24, 1925.
Son of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine
Tarmichael.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) —
of Illinois.
Born near Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., September
22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
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Charles A. Holman (b. 1893) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Swansea, Marquette
County, Mich., November
11, 1893.
Son of Alfred Holman (died 1941) and Elizabeth (Goldsworthy) Holman;
married, May 18,
1935, to Lela Newell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge
in Michigan, 1938-55; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District,
1950.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert James Huber (1922-2001) —
also known as Robert J. Huber —
of Troy, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Michigan Chrome and Chemical
Inc.; mayor of
Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of cancer, in
Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April 23,
2001 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Memory
Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
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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; married, August
10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman.
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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Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) —
also known as Edwin M. Irish —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 11,
1848.
Son of Marshall Irish and Martha (Fogg) Irish.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur T. Iverson (1903-1985) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich., October
14, 1903.
Son of Anton Iverson and Emily (Holmberg) Iverson; married to Helen
F. Bulock.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1946-47; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1985
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) —
also known as D. J. Jacobetti; "Pooga";
"King Jake" —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., July 20,
1920.
Married 1942
to Marie D. Burnette.
Democrat. Representative,
United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County
1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in
office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, United
Steelworkers of America; Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died November
28, 1994 (age 74 years, 131
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Northland
Chapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich.
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Theodore T. Jacobs (b. 1874) —
also known as Theo T. Jacobs —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., December
8, 1874.
Son of Thomas H. Jacobs and Mary Ann (Hall) Jacobs; married, February
1, 1913, to Louise Christine Rommel.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1931-53; appointed 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) —
also known as Ira W. Jayne —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., June 16,
1882.
Son of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne; married 1911 to Jean
Bilton.
Republican. Law
professor; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned
1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Jowett (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marysville, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
7, 1934.
Republican. St.
Clair County Coroner, 1958-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 76th District, 1967-80; defeated
in primary, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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