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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Son of Stephen Adsit (1805-1884) and Polly (Smiley) Adsit (died
1853).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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).
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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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. (1840-1910) and Martha Elvira
(Townsend) Atwood (1842-1914).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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Paul J. Averill (1857-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa
County, Mich., March 20,
1857.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
86 years).
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.
Republican. Druggist; chemist;
manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alma B. McClurg. |
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George Albert Barnes (1885-1963) —
also known as George A. Barnes —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., February
1, 1885.
Son of George
Barnes.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1915-16.
English ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate
broker; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew and adoptive son of Rice
Aner Beal; son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive
son of Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella
Travis. |
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John W. Beaumont (1858-1941) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., July 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1912-15.
English ancestry.
Died in 1941
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
17, 1878.
Republican. Accountant;
banker;
Jackson
County Clerk, 1915-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1927-32.
English ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Charles A. Brott (b. 1858) —
of Mooreland, Muskegon
County, Mich.; South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., October
24, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1907-08.
Dutch
and English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest J. Bryant (1873-1971) —
of Sand Creek, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, May 2,
1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1917-22; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1930.
English ancestry.
Died in 1971
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald F. Bunting (b. 1871) —
of Empire, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Edwards
County, Ill., May 17,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1900;
Leelanau
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1905-08.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Donald Case (b. 1877) —
also known as Leon D. Case —
of Watervliet, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Pierce
County, Wis., January
15, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1913-14, 1933-36; defeated, 1914,
1928; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
English and French
ancestry.
Interment at Old
Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Mich.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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A. Ward Copley (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., 1867.
Son of Alexander
B. Copley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-14, 1917-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Terry T. Corliss (b. 1867) —
of Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., February
10, 1867.
Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1913-16.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracy Freeman Crandall (1884-1952) —
also known as Tracy F. Crandall —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., January
16, 1884.
Son of Frank R. Crandall and Libbie (Richmond) Crandall.
Republican. Farmer;
director, First National Bank of
Howell; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1952 (age 68 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Adams Damon (1850-1926) —
also known as John A. Damon —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, June 4,
1850.
Son of George Damon (1807-1860) and Mary (Tyler) Damon (1811-1864).
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County 1st District,
1887-90; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1915-18; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1920.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., July 13,
1926 (age 76 years, 39
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Bayard G. Davis (1864-1963) —
of Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Aurelius Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; general superintendent, Anchor Line steamship
company, Chicago; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1926.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
99 years).
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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Lillie M. Rea. |
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Joseph Divine (b. 1820) —
of Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 1,
1820.
Son of Joseph Divine (1756-1863) and Esther (Wilmoth) Divine
(1771-1868).
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 2nd
District, 1885-86.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Divine (1756-1863) and Esther (Wilmoth) Divine (1771-1868);
married 1840
to Amelia Allen (died 1842); married to Dorothy Fish; married, November
1, 1884, to Lois B. (Melendy) Stone (sister of Richard
W. Melendy). |
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Townsend A. Ely (b. 1843) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., August
27, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; postmaster;
village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1894-96; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1909-13.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 15,
1788.
Miller; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham (1806-1888). |
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Charles Evans (b. 1859) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales,
August
14, 1859.
Republican. Livestock
shipping business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District,
1917-26; defeated, 1914.
English and Welsh
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Fairbanks (b. 1860) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Center, Allegan
County, Mich., July 19,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1903-06;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1907-10.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant Fellows (1865-1929) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April 13,
1865.
Son of Nelson H. Fellows and Sarah M. (Perry) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1913-16; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917-29; died in office 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1922.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 16,
1929 (age 64 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester A. Ferris (1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil A. Fitch (b. 1860) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 21,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1919-20,
1925-28; defeated in primary, 1930, 1938; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-24; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1928; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Bacon Fletcher (b. 1932) —
also known as Peter B. Fletcher —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born February
29, 1932.
Republican. President of credit bureau; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1967; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.
Methodist.
Scottish,
English, and French
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Charles Flowers (b. 1845) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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Ransom L. Ford (1878-1973) —
of Montrose, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Byron, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
12, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1973
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Michigan.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1854.
Son of Richard Haigh, Sr. (1811-1904) and Lucy Billings (Allyn) Haigh
(1815-1903).
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric railways,
and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank;
director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1892;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1896.
Episcopalian.
English ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., November
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1919-21.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English and Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Ivory (b. 1866) —
of Elba, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
14, 1866.
Republican. Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1905-08,
1917-20; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1910 (21st District), 1934 (Republican, 11th
District).
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Cora B. Fifield. |
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co.
and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Ida Nason. |
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of
Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Frederick Joy (1810-1896) —
also known as James F. Joy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., December
2, 1810.
Son of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858).
Republican. Lawyer; led,
built, reorganized, or merged many railroad
companies, including the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Michigan Central; an incorporator of the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal
Company, which built the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie in 1853-55;
president of the Detroit Post-Tribune newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-85.
English ancestry.
Died September
24, 1896 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858);
married 1841
to Martha Alger Reed (daughter of John
Reed); married 1860 to Mary
Bourne. See Reed
family of Massachusetts. |
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article |
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Son of Julius
C. Kinne and Rachel (Wetherby) Kinne.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cholwell Knox (1839-1910) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1839.
Son of Abraham Phillip Knox (1812-1878) and Elizabeth (Cholwell) Knox
(1817-1905).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1883.
English ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
23, 1910 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Son of George D. Law.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Peter Rugby Legg (1859-1946) —
also known as Peter R. Legg —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Mapleton, Ontario,
January
10, 1859.
School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1933-46;
defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1930; died in office 1946.
English ancestry.
Died June 17,
1946 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leighton (1852-1919) —
of Grand Marais, Alger
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1852.
Republican. Alger
County Road Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Schoolcraft District,
1917-19; died in office 1919.
English ancestry.
Died October
7, 1919 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Leland (b. 1858) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, June 11,
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1923-34; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Van Ness Lothrop (1817-1897) —
also known as George V. N. Lothrop —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., August 8,
1817.
Son of Howard Lothrop and Sally (Williams) Lothrop.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1848-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1856, 1860; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Minister
to Russia, 1885-88.
English ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1897
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Son of Henry
M. Loud.
Republican. Lumber
business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English ancestry.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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Henry M. Loud —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1886.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen G. Ludington (1889-1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 16,
1889.
Son of Captain Ludington and Fandira Hemenger Ludington.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1928; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940.
English ancestry.
Died in 1969
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for
him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Son of Robert E. Meader and Jennie (Gibson) Meader.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in
his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died two
weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Baird —
of Michigan.
Born February
10, 1902.
Daughter of William Baird and Grace F. (Low) Baird.
School
teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Ralph W. Muncy (1902-1992) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April 26,
1902.
Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud (Ackley) Muncy.
Forester;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English, Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 28,
1992 (age 89 years, 337
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) —
also known as Thomas W. Nadal —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born near Milroy, Rush
County, Ind., June 17,
1875.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; acting president,
Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16; president,
Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.
Congregationalist.
English and French
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Modern
Language Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. |
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1911 |
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Frank T. Newton (b. 1867) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1867.
Republican. Washtenaw
County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Odell (b. 1881) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich., August
30, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1909-12;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1913-16; Michigan
state treasurer, 1917-19; resigned 1919.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Son of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper
editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Presbyterian.
English, French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April 11,
1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Harvey A. Penney (b. 1866) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 26,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hazen Stuart Pingree (1840-1901) —
also known as Hazen S. Pingree; "The Potato
Mayor" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, August
30, 1840.
Son of Jasper Pingree and Adeline (Bryant) Pingree.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; boot and shoe
manufacturer; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1890-97; Governor of
Michigan, 1897-1900.
English ancestry.
Died June 18,
1901 (age 60 years, 292
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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John Carl Ranger (b. 1886) —
also known as Carl Ranger —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born November
6, 1886.
Son of Howard S. Ranger (born 1851) and Marion Ranger.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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1939 |
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John J. Robison (b. 1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Son of Gertrude (Hoag) Robison (1797-1878) and Andrew
Robison.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English, and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney
(1876-1926).
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon.
English and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Lenore Romney (1908-1998) —
also known as Lenore Emily LaFount —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Logan, Cache
County, Utah, November
9, 1908.
Daughter of Harold Arundel LaFount (1880-1952) and Alma Luella
(Robison) LaFount (1882-1938).
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1970.
Female.
English and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died July 7,
1998 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Lyman C. Root (b. 1852) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, September
29, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated in primary, 1922.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Walter Root (b. 1837) —
also known as William W. Root —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1837.
Son of Harvey Root (1810-1891) and Polly A. (Barnes) Root
(1816-1891).
Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick C. Rowe (b. 1872) —
also known as Fred C. Rowe —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1872.
Republican. Locomotive
fireman; locomotive
engineer; officer in
the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Scobell (b. 1861) —
of near Scotland, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan, July 25,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1903-04.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
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Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, May 20,
1868.
Republican. Meat merchant;
farmer;
Montcalm
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.
English ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) —
also known as C. Jay Town —
of North Adams, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., June 29,
1875.
Son of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town
(1853-1933).
Republican. Methodist
minister; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,
1930; died in office 1942.
Methodist.
English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Gleaners.
Died January
7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pope
Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town
(1853-1933); married, October
19, 1898, to Rena C. Perrine (1876-1910); married to Nina
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August 3,
1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Tufts (b. 1856) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1856.
Republican. Mason
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1911-16; member
of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1917-22.
Scottish
and English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank H. Vandenboom (b. 1873) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette Township, Marquette
County, Mich., February
22, 1873.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
Dutch
and English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert E. Walter (1877-1939) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Grand
Traverse County Clerk, 1901-08; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1911-16.
English ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Warner (b. 1877) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Edwin Warner (1870-1956) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner; Joe E.
Warner —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 14,
1870.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1921-30, 1937-56 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1921-26, Washtenaw County 1927-30, 1937-44,
Washtenaw County 2nd District 1945-56); defeated, 1912 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District), 1930 (Washtenaw County), 1934 (Washtenaw
County); died in office 1956.
English ancestry. Member, Grange; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 16,
1956 (age 86 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1893
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Perry Watling —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Son of Fountain Watling (born 1825) and Harriet (White) Watling (died
1874).
Republican. Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1916-18.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Webb (b. 1808) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., 1808.
Son of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb.
Republican. Physician;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1857-60; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1861-62.
English ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb; married, February
19, 1835, to Larinda Enos; father of Frederick Webb (killed in
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Fred B. Wells (1861-1932) —
of Lagrange Township, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne Township, Cass
County, Mich., February
16, 1861.
Son of Fanny (Beverstock) Wells (1829-1903) and Homer Wells
(1830-1904).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1915-26; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1925-26; candidate
in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1926.
English ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Michigan, November, 1932
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. (1817-1899) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan, March 17,
1817.
Son of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler.
Republican. Inventor
and manufacturer of agricultural
implements; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1881-86, 1889-90.
English ancestry.
Died March 25,
1899 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler; married to Harriet Trumbull, Susan Tracy
and Jane Barker. |
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Harry Clark White (b. 1870) —
also known as Harry C. White —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 24,
1870.
Democrat. Printer;
organist;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1912, 1918, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1924.
English and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) —
also known as Edwin B. Winans —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Avon, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 16,
1826.
Son of John Winans and Eliza (Way) Winans.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1861-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in
Michigan, 1877-80; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
Governor
of Michigan, 1891-92.
Episcopalian.
German
and English ancestry.
Died in Hamburg, Livingston
County, Mich., July 4,
1894 (age 68 years, 49
days).
Interment at Hamburg
Cemetery, Hamburg, Mich.
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Jason Woodman (b. 1860) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., 1860.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1911-23.
English ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March 14,
1876.
Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Fred Langdon Woodworth (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred L. Woodworth —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., January
8, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Bell Woodworth and Mary Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1913-16; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1928; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Michigan, 1932; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35.
Irish
and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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