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Paul Lincoln Adams (1908-1990) —
also known as Paul L. Adams —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Bath Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., April 9,
1908.
Son of John Newton Adams and Angela (Moloney) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1938-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1942; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1956-57; resigned 1957; Michigan
state attorney general, 1958-61; appointed 1958; resigned 1961;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1962, 1964-72; appointed 1962;
defeated, 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert P. Aitken (born c.1819) —
of Flint Township, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Son of William Aitken and Helen (Chalmers) Aitken.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Flint Township, Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1865-68.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868.
Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston) Armstrong.
Republican. Engineer;
insurance
broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Silas R. Arnold (1810-1875) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1810.
Mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1853, 1864-65.
Episcopalian.
Died March 9,
1875 (age 64 years, 204
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nelson Axford (b. 1880) —
also known as John N. Axford —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 30,
1880.
Son of Hiram Axford and Mary Jane (Needham) Axford.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor of
Owosso, Mich., 1936-38.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter F. Bagley (1892-1952) —
of Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Menominee
County, Mich., November
4, 1892.
Son of Hugh Bagley and Rebecca (Moyles) Bagley.
Republican. Road
construction foreman; farmer; horse and
cattle dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944, 1946, 1948.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1952
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Son of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to May C. Foster (died 1890). |
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Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) —
also known as Henry P. Baldwin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., February
22, 1814.
Son of John Baldwin and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1869-72; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Byron L. Ballard (b. 1890) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
21, 1890.
Son of Walter Elgin Ballard and Jennie (Peden) Ballard.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Charles
H. Hayden, 1917-30, and of Edmund
C. Shields, 1931; chair of
Ingham County Democratic Party, 1920-24; candidate for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1926; treasurer of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1937; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Barlow (b. 1785) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant;
farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) —
also known as Charles L. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
18, 1871.
Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for
Michigan
state attorney general, 1936.
Episcopalian. Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary C. Carpenter. |
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George N. Bashara, Jr. (1934-2002) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 7,
1934.
Son of George
N. Bashara, Sr..
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1969-72; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1973-82; appointed 1973;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1985-92; defeated, 1992.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
NAACP;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich., April 8,
2002 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Son of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter.
Republican. Telephone
engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes (1837-1918).
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Son of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman.
Republican. Manufacturer;
treasurer
of Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucretia Comstock. |
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N. Lorraine Beebe (b. 1910) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., 1910.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1967-70; defeated, 1964, 1970;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1974.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1974.
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Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Son of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel.
Republican. Accountant;
treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1936-39.
Episcopalian.
He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat
Foundation.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
15, 1984 (age 85 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Ingram (died 1986). |
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Alvin M. Bentley, Jr. (b. 1941) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 27,
1941.
Son of Arvilla (Duescher) Bentley and Alvin
Morell Bentley.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1968;
chair
of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1968-73.
Episcopalian. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
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Ralph Harman Booth (1873-1931) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
September
29, 1873.
Son of Henry Wood Booth and Clara L. (Gagnier) Booth.
Newspaper
publisher; president, Booth Newspapers;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1930-31.
Episcopalian.
Died June 20,
1931 (age 57 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP.
Died October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Robert Bryant, Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as William R. Bryant, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 4,
1938.
Son of William Robert Bryant and Mary Frances (Fisk) Bryant.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-96 (1st District 1971-72,
13th District 1973-92, 1st District 1993-96).
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Martin D. Buth (b. 1917) —
of Comstock Park, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., October
18, 1917.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
Plainfield Township Trustee; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-82 (Kent County 3rd District
1959-64, 90th District 1965-82).
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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Ruth Gibson Butler (1891-1981) —
also known as Ruth G. Butler —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Republic, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1891.
Daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice (Quinn) Gibson.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1961-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Houghton
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1962.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in March, 1981
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jesse C. Butler. |
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Katharine Edgar Byron (1903-1976) —
also known as Katharine E. Byron; Katharine
Edgar —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1903.
Daughter of Gen. Clinton Goodloe Edgar and Mary (McComas) Edgar.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williamsport, Md.
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Henry Munroe Campbell (1854-1926) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 18,
1854.
Son of James
Valentine Campbell.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1907-08.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 16,
1926 (age 71 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Son of Joseph William Chinn and Gaybriella (Brockenbrough) Chinn.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
5, 1838.
Son of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock.
Democrat. Lumber
manufacturer; banker; shipowner;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
president of railroads.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14,
1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who
married Henry
Allyn Haigh). |
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Son of William B. Comstock (1842-1905) and Myra (Rapelji) Comstock
(1844-1921).
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate
business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1913-14; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian. Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Catherine Moore Cushman (b. 1916) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1916.
Daughter of George Edwin Moore and Gertrude (Snow) Moore.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
16th District, 1961-62.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Edward Lowell Cushman. |
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Malcolm Gray Dade (1903-1991) —
also known as Malcolm G. Dade —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
27, 1903.
Son of Isiah C. Dade and Margaret (Warfield) Dade.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1991 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isiah C. Dade and Margaret (Warfield) Dade; married to Bonnie Jean
Denham; father of Malcolm
G. Dade, Jr.. |
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Robert William Davis (b. 1932) —
also known as Robert W. Davis; Bob Davis —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 31,
1932.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1967-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 37th District, 1971-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1979-93.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller; lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Clarence B. Dell (1899-1998) —
of Ozark, Mackinac
County, Mich.; St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Fibre, Chippewa
County, Mich., May 11,
1899.
Son of John Dell and Clarice (King) Dell.
Republican. Postmaster;
realtor;
Mackinac
County Treasurer, 1931-55, 1957-62; chair of
Mackinac County Republican Party, 1940-54; secretary to U.S. Rep.
Victor
A. Knox; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Chippewa
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1998 (age 99 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene A. Davis. |
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Edwin Denby (1870-1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
18, 1870.
Son of Charles
Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1903-04; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Nugent Dodds (b. 1887) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., June 17,
1887.
Son of Francis
Henry Dodds and Mollie (Nugent) Dodds.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., August 3,
1919.
Son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; chair of
Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died August
24, 1998 (age 79 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of Philo
Doty; son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to
Roberta Boswoth. |
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Silas Hamilton Douglas (1816-1890) —
also known as Silas H. Douglas; Silas H.
Douglass —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
27, 1816.
Son of Benjamin Douglas (1785-1848) and Lucy (Townsend) Douglas
(1792-1840).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
26, 1890 (age 73 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lorenzo Thurston Durand (1849-1917) —
also known as Lorenzo T. Durand —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Morehouseville, Hamilton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1849.
Democrat. Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-82; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1902; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1917.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1917 (age 67 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Prince L. Edwoods (b. 1889) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1889.
Son of Cornelius Edwoods and Rebecca (Johnson) Edwoods.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Laura Henderson. |
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) —
also known as John P. Espie —
of Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32,
1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949.
Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died December
2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Interment at North
Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
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Howard Robert Estes (1894-1957) —
also known as Howard R. Estes —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 10,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1945-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1957
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert M. Ewert —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County,
1933; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) —
also known as Charles L. Follo —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 7,
1905.
Son of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,
1961-62.
Episcopalian. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1979
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Iona Bergman Dixon. |
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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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Henry Ford (1863-1947) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1863.
Son of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford
(c.1839-1876).
Engineer;
inventor;
founder, Ford Motor
Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President,
1916;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918.
Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish
and Belgian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper,
which promoted anti-Semitic
ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's
Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel
lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut down
the paper and publicly recant
its contents.
Died, from a stroke, in
Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1947 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ford
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford (c.1839-1876);
married, April 11,
1888, to Clara Jane Bryant (1866-1950); uncle of Clarence
M. Ford. |
| | | Cross-reference: James
Couzens — Herman
Bernstein — Alfred
J. Murphy — Martin
C. Ansorge |
| | | Personal motto:
"Efficiency." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Henry Ford: Douglas
Brinkley, Wheels
for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,
1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry
Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry
Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young
readers) — David Weitzman, Model
T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Henry Ford: Max
Wallace, The
American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the
Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry
Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
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Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Mary Emma Menafee. |
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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.
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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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Son of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edverta Eunice Motley. |
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Hicks George Griffiths (1910-1996) —
also known as Hicks G. Griffiths —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1949-50; probate judge in Michigan, 1950;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953.
Episcopalian. Member, Eagles; Maccabees.
Died in 1996
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
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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John P. Hansen (born c.1942) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1942.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1999-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Marie Dreis. |
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Blaine W. Hatch (b. 1889) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Son of Jesse
M. Hatch and Ella M. (Willard) Hatch.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1920-27; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1927-59; appointed 1927.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hazen van den Berg Hatch (b. 1932) —
also known as H. V. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
18, 1932.
Son of Hazen
J. Hatch and Clare (van den Berg) Hatch.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974.
Episcopalian. Member, Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2003.
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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.
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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Frank Heath (1886-1954) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in England,
June
28, 1886.
Republican. Coal mining
superintendent; ice cream
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1945-54; nominated, but died before
the election 1954; died in office 1954; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however,
four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Lewis Taylor Hubbs, Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Lewis T. Hubbs —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in North Glenside, Montgomery
County, Pa., September
24, 1923.
Son of Lewis T. Hubbs, Sr. and Mary (Hainsworth) Hubbs.
Republican. Chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1960-62; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 28th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Eloise Ward. |
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1956;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan;
Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) —
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., March 8,
1890.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
President of M.A. Hanna Company 1929-52.
Died January
20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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.
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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David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) —
also known as David H. Jerome —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
17, 1829.
Son of Horace Jerome (died 1831) and Elizabeth Rose (Hart) Jerome.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District
1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of
Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 23,
1896 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment somewhere
in Saginaw, Mich.
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Louise Johnson (b. 1871) —
also known as Louise Powers —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1871.
Daughter of Julius C. Powers and Sarah C. (Brown) Powers.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1927-; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Son of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian or Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Lions;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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George J. Laundy (1864-1953) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
January
17, 1864.
Son of Thomas Laundy and Catherine Laundy.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1934-37; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Woodmen.
Died September
15, 1953 (age 89 years, 241
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Estelle Haynes. |
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Son of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley L. Hodge. |
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 7,
1914.
Son of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren.
Republican. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th
District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th
District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Francis New. |
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Son of Cornelius W. Mack and Lucy (Deacon) Mack.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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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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William C. Marshall (1921-2000) —
also known as William Marshall; Bill
Marshall —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., 1921.
Democrat. Bus
driver; president of
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1303 for ten years; exective vice-president,
secretary-treasurer,
and then president
Michigan AFL-CIO, 1971-83; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1972,
1980;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1973-81.
Episcopalian.
Died, of heart
failure, in Gilbert, Maricopa
County, Ariz., August
22, 2000 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Cotter Maybury (1848-1909) —
also known as William C. Maybury —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
20, 1848.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1883-87; defeated,
1880; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1897-1904; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1900.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Homer McGraw (1856-1915) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Baltimore, Macomb
County, Mich., January
22, 1856.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915; died in office 1915.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy E. McCorkell. |
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Frederick Daniel Miller (b. 1942) —
also known as Dan Miller —
of Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Florida 13th District, 1993-2003.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Minnema (1893-1964) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
17, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1954-60; defeated in primary, 1952,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in 1964
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Morton (1857-1911) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857.
Son of Julius
Sterling Morton.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1911 (age 53 years, 273
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Edward Mundy (1794-1851) —
of Michigan.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., April 14,
1794.
Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District, 1835;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1835-40; Michigan
state attorney general, 1847-48; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1848-51; died in office 1851.
Episcopalian.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 13,
1851 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of Ada Elizabeth Meeker (who married Israel
C. Smith). |
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Rosemary Mason Ogden (b. 1909) —
also known as Rosemary Ogden —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
6, 1909.
Republican. Librarian;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Gustine. |
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Son of Simon Ostrander (1810-1881) and Ellen Gardner (Cowles)
Ostrander (1826-1886).
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Paddock and Helen R. Paddock.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1915-.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Rodney C. Paine (1806-1873) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Connecticut, 1806.
Banker;
Berrien
County Treasurer, 1836; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1848-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1873
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Palmer II (1914-1994) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; California.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1914.
Son of Robert Woodbury Palmer and Helen Marie (Bush) Palmer.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1940; Nairobi, 1941-45; U.S. Consul in London, 1949; U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1960-64; Libya, 1969.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1994
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter R. L. Peirce (1821-1878) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 25,
1821.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1869-70; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1873-74, 1875-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
12, 1878 (age 57 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) —
also known as James K. Pollock —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa., May 25,
1898.
Son of James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died October
4, 1968 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Marie Haun. |
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Eugene Barnum Power (1905-1993) —
also known as Eugene B. Power —
of Barton Hills, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 4,
1905.
Son of Glenn Warren Power and Annette (Barnum) Power.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1955, 1963.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Founder of University Microfilms in 1938; merged with Xerox
Corporation 1962.
Died December
6, 1993 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 23,
1872.
Son of Samuel Raymond and Rebecca (Burgess) Raymond.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian. Swiss and
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Robertson —
also known as James Robertson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Son of William Barr Robertson and Mary Hay (Stewart) Robertson.
Cartoonist;
laundry
owner; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1953-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Barbara J. Sawyer (b. 1948) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., December
7, 1948.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976;
Menominee
County Treasurer, 1977-84; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1979-94.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1994.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Duncan Schuette (b. 1953) —
also known as Bill Schuette —
of St. Charles, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
13, 1953.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1985-91; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1990; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1995-; Michigan
state attorney general; elected 2010.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2010.
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Don Frederick Seyferth (b. 1913) —
also known as Don F. Seyferth —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1913.
Son of Otto Seyferth and Alma (Sundell) Seyferth.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1962.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Marian Justin. |
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Horatio Seymour, Jr. (1844-1907) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., January
8, 1844.
Son of John Forman Seymour (1814-1890) and Frances Antill (Tappan)
Seymour (1815-1860).
Democrat. Civil
engineer; worked on railroad
construction; New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1878-81.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
21, 1907 (age 63 years, 44
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April 28,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Son of Franklin Campbell Smith and Mary (Majors) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
of Michigan.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August 2,
1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian. Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1962.
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Victor R. Steeh (b. 1923) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 8,
1923.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 75th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982.
Episcopalian. Member, Amvets; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1982.
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William C. Sterling (1898-1962) —
also known as Win Sterling —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1936, 1950;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1959-62; died
in office 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion.
Died June 6,
1962 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Carrie M. Blatt. |
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Potter Stewart (1915-1985) —
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
23, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., December
7, 1985 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Wesley Stone (1838-1922) —
also known as John W. Stone —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Wadsworth, Medina
County, Ohio, July 18,
1838.
Son of Rev. Chauncey Stone and Sarah (Bird) Stone.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Clerk, 1860-64; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1864-70; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1873-74, 1890-1909 (20th Circuit 1873-74, 25th
Circuit 1890-1909); resigned 1874; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1877-81; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1882-86; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1910-22; died in office 1922; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 24,
1922 (age 83 years, 249
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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John Strong, Sr. (1798-1881) —
of Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England,
November
26, 1798.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1835-36.
Episcopalian.
Attacked
by a burglar, wounded, and died as a result, in Greenfield Township
(now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1881 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Forrest Sweet (1847-1935) —
also known as Edwin F. Sweet —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Dansville, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
21, 1847.
Son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1904-06; defeated, 1906; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1908, 1912; Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1913-21; candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Ojai, Ventura
County, Calif., April 2,
1935 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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James M. Teahen, Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Crosley Tennant (1850-1896) —
also known as William C. Tennant —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario,
May 9,
1850.
Physician;
mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1892-94.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 11,
1896 (age 46 years, 2
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Jay M. Terbush, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Still living as of 1962.
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Richard L. Thomson (1903-1969) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 20,
1903.
Son of Albert R. Thomson and Ethel (Farrell) Thomson.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1947-54; defeated, 1954, 1956; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Campbell Van Dusen (1925-1991) —
also known as Richard C. Van Dusen —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 18,
1925.
Son of Bruce Van Dusen and Helen (Campbell) Van Dusen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1954-56; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1964;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-91; appointed 1979; died in
office 1991.
Episcopalian.
Died June 8,
1991 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Congdon. |
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Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) —
also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Kingston, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 18,
1898.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., June 12,
1986 (age 88 years, 86
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Helen Miller. |
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Henry N. Walker (1811-1886) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., November
30, 1811.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1844; Michigan
state attorney general, 1845-47.
Episcopalian.
Died February
24, 1886 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hezekiah G. Wells (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1840;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1860;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Wells Hall at Michigan State University is named for
him.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1840
to Achsah Strong. |
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Enoch Thomas White, Jr. (1913-1995) —
also known as Ink White —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 8,
1913.
Son of Enoch Thomas White and Jacqueline
White.
Republican. Journalist;
chair
of Clinton County Republican Party, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1963.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., November
4, 1995 (age 82 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Jane Raymond. |
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 29,
1886.
Son of Justin
Rice Whiting (1847-1903) and Emily (Owen) Whiting.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
president and chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 20,
1824.
Son of Allen Willard and Eliza (Barron) Willard.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 26,
1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Amvets; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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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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Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering
illustrator
for General
Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1954.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Son of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Vincentia Braden. |
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Anne Dana Fitzhugh. |
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Hal W. Ziegler (b. 1932) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
23, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (50th District 1967-72,
23rd District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1975-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1978.
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