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Jayno W. Adams (b. 1870) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., October
16, 1870.
Son of Jayno Charles Adams (1832-1916) and Helen M. (Ellis) Adams
(1840-1934).
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan; defeated, 1904; elected 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Holt Adams (1860-1946) —
also known as Oliver H. Adams —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Coe Township, Isabella
County, Mich., April 28,
1860.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; banker; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1905-08.
Died in 1946
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) —
also known as M. Livy Agens —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 17,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died
in office 1909.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 30,
1909 (age 53 years, 286
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; married, March 12,
1843, to Sarah J. Johnstone (1823-1886); father of David
Demerest 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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Claude D. Aldrich (1877-1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
29, 1877.
Coal
dealer; postmaster;
farmer; Citizens candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., May 19,
1900.
Father of Richard
J. Allen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64,
88th District 1965-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Grange; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther D. Allen (b. 1867) —
of Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., December
16, 1867.
Son of Joseph Allen (c.1835-1899) and Sarah (Patchett) Allen; married
1890 to Anna
Buttolph (born 1866).
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 1919; director, Pontiac Packing Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Pontiac.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) —
also known as Miles C. Allgood;
"Simon" —
of Allgood, Blount
County, Ala.
Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount
County, Ala., February
22, 1878.
Son of William Barnett Allgood and Mary Matilda (Ingram) Allgood;
married, February
1, 1917, to Willie Randall Fox; cousin of Clarence
William Allgood.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th
District 1933-35).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb
County, Ala., March 4,
1977 (age 99 years, 10
days).
Interment at Valley
Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Ala.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April 24,
1845.
Son of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict (1843-1924); married 1925 to Ann
Meade.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell
from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August 3,
1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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William H. Allswede (1874-1962) —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Son of George H. Allswede and Dora Allswede; married, June 30,
1897, to Lola M. Sanford.
Farmer; merchant;
grain
dealer; gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died in July, 1962
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Alvord (b. 1872) —
of near Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
16, 1872.
Son of Nathan
A. Alvord.
Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Alward (b. 1844) —
of Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk County, Ontario,
November
12, 1844.
Married 1867
to Alvevra Barton.
Republican. Farmer; vice-president and chairman of the board
of directors of the Kent, Allegan, and Ottawa Counties Farmers'
Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1897-1902; defeated, 1892.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Warren Amerman (1846-1931) —
also known as Warren Amerman —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, December, 1846.
Son of Isaac Amerman and Rachel Amerman; married to Harriet Bunton.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1902.
Died in 1931
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Amon (1859-1933) —
of Remus, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo County, Ontario,
November
5, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1915-18;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1919-22.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1933
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Wambold
Cemetery, Remus, Mich.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1891.
Married 1910
to Helen Howbert; married, November
22, 1934, to Alice N. Nelson.
Republican. Ranch operator; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfred G. Armstrong (1876-1954) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich., September
8, 1876.
Republican. Engineer;
farmer; mail
carrier; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1944-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1954
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Attridge (b. 1854) —
of near Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
November
6, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1905-08.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville Elbridge Atwood (1880-1939) —
also known as Orville E. Atwood —
of Newaygo, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morgan Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
23, 1880.
Son of Orville Elbridge Atwood, Sr. (1840-1910) and Martha Elvira
(Townsend) Atwood (1842-1914); married, October
1, 1910, to Evelyn
May Forman.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1923-26, 1929-30; defeated in
primary, 1926; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; director, Michigan
Sales Tax Division, 1939.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Killed, along with auto executive Frank Longyear, in a collision
with a bus at Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 15,
1939 (age 59 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lansing, Mich.
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Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) —
also known as Theron W. Atwood —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in White Oak, Ingham
County, Mich., January
3, 1854.
Son of H. P. Atwood; father of Theron
Wilson Atwood (1893-1980).
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-94; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1899-1902; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912;
instrumental in building an electric
railroad connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso.
Died, from pneumonia
and complications of appendicitis,
in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., September
27, 1917 (age 63 years, 267
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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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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Herbert F. Baker (b. 1862) —
of Weadock, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Dover Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
13, 1862.
Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1907-12; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1911-12; Progressive
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1914; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1919-22; candidate in Republican
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922; candidate in Republican primary for
Governor
of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Elks; Grange; Woodmen.
Interment at Munro
Township Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Frank J. Balcer, Sr. (1896-1992) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
16, 1896.
Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960.
Died, in Hills and Dales Hospital,
Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., June 25,
1992 (age 95 years, 314
days).
Interment at Millington
Township Cemetery, Millington, Mich.
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William Ball (b. 1830) —
of Hamburg, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 7,
1830.
Married 1858
to Catherine Powers.
Republican. Farmer; supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1863-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1865-68, 1881-82 (Livingston
County 1st District 1865-68, Livingston County 1881-82); member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1889-90; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1890.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Barlow (b. 1785) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Father of Nathan
Barlow, Jr..
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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Erastus N. Bates (1845-1917) —
of Moline, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Geauga
County, Ohio, March 1,
1845.
First cousin of Erastus
Newton Bates.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1885-88; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1907-10.
Member, Grange.
Died in Lynn Haven, Bay
County, Fla., November
26, 1917 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Jones
Cemetery, Dorr Township, Allegan County, Mich.
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Leonard Baumgaertner (b. 1859) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
30, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1904 (Saginaw County 2nd
District 1899-1902, Saginaw County 1st District 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer A. Beamer (b. 1881) —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Lenawee
County, Mich., 1881.
Son of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer; married, November
28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter.
Republican. Livestock producer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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George K. Beamer (1816-1899) —
of Irving, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Pekin, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
26, 1816.
Farmer; Supervisor, Irving Township, 1847-48, 1853; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1861-62.
Died March 18,
1899 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Alonzo P. Beeman (b. 1841) —
of Jones, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Erie
County, Pa., 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cass County, 1907-10.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph H. Begick (1898-1988) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Frankenlust Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
24, 1898.
Brother of Paul
Begick.
Republican. Farmer; secretary, Monitor Coal
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1943-44; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1944, 1946.
Lutheran.
Died in Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich., December
9, 1988 (age 90 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Paul Begick (1892-1941) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
19, 1892.
Brother of Adolph
H. Begick.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; coal
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1939-41; died in office 1941.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died July 16,
1941 (age 49 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole; married, April 22,
1839, to Harriet Miles; great-grandfather of Charles
Begole Cumings.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Eugene H. Belden (1840-1898) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson
County, Mich., December
14, 1840.
Farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,
1881-82; Industrial candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1890.
Died in 1898
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Harold Cagwin Bellows (1895-1966) —
also known as Harold C. Bellows —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Bay
County, Mich., September
19, 1895.
Son of George W. Bellows and Stella E. Bellows.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; gas and oil
dealer; poultry farmer; Bay
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1938.
Died February
27, 1966 (age 70 years, 161
days).
Interment at Roseburg
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
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Fay E. Benjamin (1892-1949) —
of Cedar Springs, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Nelson Township, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1892.
Married 1916
to Mildred L. Davis.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1949; died in office 1949.
Died December
23, 1949 (age 57 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Married 1901
to Hilda Catherine Anderson (1877-1966).
Republican. Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 26,
1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Cassius R. Benton (1862-1922) —
of Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth Township, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1862.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1905-08.
Died in 1922
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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William H. Berkey (1874-1952) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Son of Joshua Berkey and Barbara (Mahan) Berkey; married, June 8,
1911, to Olive K. Gard.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; farmer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Berkey Hall, a classroom and office building at Michigan State
University, is named for
him.
Died in 1952
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Bierd (b. 1872) —
of near Auburn, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Carrollton, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
25, 1872.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1907-14; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1919-20.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) —
also known as Kinsley S. Bingham —
of Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Camillus, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
16, 1808.
Married 1833
to Margaret Warden (died 1834; sister of Robert
Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); married, June 10,
1839, to Mary Warden (sister of Robert
Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); brother of Ira
P. Bingham.
Lawyer;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston
District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of
Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861.
Died in Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich., October
5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.;
reinterment at Old
Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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William C. Bird (1885-1976) —
of Hesperia, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Denver Township, Newaygo
County, Mich., November
29, 1885.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
dealer; Newaygo
County Sheriff, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1939-46.
Died in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., April 22,
1976 (age 90 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence D. Birkholm (1876-1960) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., July 7,
1876.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in 1960
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin A. Blakeslee (b. 1865) —
of Galien, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Galien, Berrien
County, Mich., July 18,
1865.
Republican. Farmer; banker; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) —
also known as G. Elwood Bonine —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.; Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., December
21, 1896.
Son of James
Gordon Bonine; married, October
6, 1923, to Ruth L. Morse.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936
(alternate), 1952;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1976 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Albert H. Bosch (b. 1869) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 5,
1869.
Married 1891
to Anna Van Koevering.
School
teacher; farmer; auctioneer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated (Democratic), 1902.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Everett Bostwick (b. 1840) —
also known as Edward E. Bostwick —
of Union Township, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Otisco, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 27,
1840.
Third cousin twice removed of Jabez
Bostwick; second cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Warner Bostwick; son of Nathaniel Bostwick (1809-1896) and Emily
(Everett) Bostwick; nephew of Ezra
Bostwick.
Farmer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1884; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1897-98; defeated (Democratic), 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis Bow (b. 1829) —
of Bridgeport Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Penobscot
County, Maine, April 18,
1829.
Son of Edmund B. Bow and Elizabeth Bow; married, June 1,
1850, to Ellen Dupaw (1831-1857); married, October
28, 1858, to Arloa D. Andrews (died 1861); married, December
18, 1862, to Mattie S. Cone.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Bridgeport Township, Michigan, 1868-69, 1870-72.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse George Boyle (1883-1963) —
also known as Jesse G. Boyle —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Hills Corners, Berrien
County, Mich., November
27, 1883.
Republican. Fruit farmer; director, Buchanan State Bank;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated in primary, 1922, 1932.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Son of David
H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake; married, January
1, 1917, to Marjorie Valentine.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 24,
1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David H. Brake (1864-1937) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario,
1864.
Father of D.
Hale Brake.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County
1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32).
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Maccabees.
Died in 1937
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett R. Bristol —
of Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1948, 1950;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lapeer County,
1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Clark Louis Brody (1879-1961) —
also known as Clark L. Brody —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fabius, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
1, 1879.
Son of James Polk Brody (1845-1915) and Emma L. (Seeley) Brody
(1853-1904); married, November
14, 1906, to Margaret Ellen York (1879-1960).
Republican. Farmer; county agricultural agent, 1915-21;
executive with Farm Bureau; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1921-59; appointed 1921; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Zeta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
12, 1961 (age 82 years, 253
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Addison Makepeace Brown (1859-1931) —
also known as Addison M. Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
15, 1859.
Son of Ebenezer
Lakin Brown and Mary Ann (Miles) Brown; married to Mollie Eliza
Earl; grandfather of Garry
Eldridge Brown.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1899-1900; defeated in primary, 1928.
Died in 1931
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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John L. Browne —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan.
Republican. Real estate
business; farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-08, 1911-12 (35th
District 1901-08, 38th District 1911-12); member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Brownell (b. 1853) —
of Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Metamora, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1853.
Son of Ellery
A. Brownell.
Republican. Farmer; vice-president, First National Bank of
Lapeer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1898-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helmer Bruce (1877-1953) —
of Bark River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in 1953
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bark
River Cemetery, Bark River, Mich.
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Ernest J. Bryant (1873-1971) —
of Sand Creek, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, May 2,
1873.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1907-10; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1917-22; defeated, 1914, 1922, 1930.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1971
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman; married 1876 to Emma C.
Harvey.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Earl L. Burhans (b. 1884) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in New Buffalo, Berrien
County, Mich., April 12,
1884.
Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans; married 1917 to Harriet
E. Breed.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
farmer; banker; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude E. Burton (1902-1972) —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich., March 30,
1902.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1962 (Eaton District), 1966 (56th District), 1968 (56th District),
1970 (56th District).
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 29,
1972 (age 70 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ambrose G. Bushnell (1863-1944) —
also known as A. G. Bushnell —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
14, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; merchant;
director, First State Savings Bank of
Bronson; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1929-32,
1935-36; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry F. Buskirk (b. 1856) —
of Wayland Township, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Hopkins, Allegan
County, Mich., November
26, 1856.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1897-1900; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-09; appointed 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Buys (b. 1864) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
16, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1926, 1932.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Miles M. Callaghan (1868-1944) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Ionia
County, Mich., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1929-36,
1943-44; resigned 1944; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1937-40; defeated in primary, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; pleaded
guilty and testified against others.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., August
22, 1944 (age 75 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Married 1859
to Catherine Fisher.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Moore Campbell (b. 1890) —
also known as Walter M. Campbell —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
21, 1890.
Son of Thomas
G. Campbell; married to Mary A. Palasty.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1943-44.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barnabas Case (1799-1880) —
of Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., November
19, 1799.
Son of William Pitt Case (1762-1826) and Anna Case; married to
Clarissa M. Squires (1803-1882).
Democrat. Farmer; distiller;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1851-52.
Died in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 2,
1880 (age 80 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton J. Chambers (b. 1864) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Crawford
County, Ohio, September
23, 1864.
Son of Aaron J. Chambers and Harriet A. (McKee) Chambers (1843-1907);
married, October
8, 1890, to Emma A. McWilliams.
Republican. Farmer; Gratiot
County Clerk, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1907-12.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; flour and grain
business; farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Webster Childs (1826-1882) —
also known as J. Webster Childs —
of Augusta Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Hampshire, June 16,
1826.
Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs; married, August
30, 1848, to Lucy A. Hubbard (born 1825).
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1859-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66,
6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange.
Died November
8, 1882 (age 56 years, 145
days).
Interment at Childs
Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Herb Clements (b. 1890) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 30,
1890.
Married 1917
to Florence Seyfried.
Republican. Farmer; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-56 (Sanilac County 1951-54,
St. Clair District 1955-56).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hans Ole Clines (1883-1968) —
also known as H. O. Clines —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., March 7,
1883.
Democrat. Sailor;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1933-38;
defeated, 1938, 1940.
Died in 1968
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Whitney Cobb (1911-1975) —
also known as Andrew W. Cobb —
of Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Duplain Township, Clinton
County, Mich., February
12, 1911.
Married, October
31, 1936, to E. Jean Mansfield (1912-2005).
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-64 (Clinton County 1950-54,
Eaton District 1955-64); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., January
21, 1975 (age 63 years, 343
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Elsie, Mich.
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Benjamin Colvin (b. 1827) —
of Brant Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August 3,
1827.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 3rd District,
1897-1900; defeated, 1900.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Conley —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1911-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollo G. Conlin (1903-1974) —
of Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 1,
1903.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-66 (Lenawee County 1945-64,
40th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 7,
1974 (age 71 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Baldwin Cook (1873-1955) —
also known as Albert B. Cook —
of near Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Agricultural College (now East Lansing), Ingham
County, Mich., August
11, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1903-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1913.
Died in 1955
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Maple
River Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Thurber Cornell (1885-1955) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., 1885.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1945-48;
defeated in primary, 1938 (Livingston County), 1954 (Shiawassee
District); chair of
Livingston County Republican Party, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Cotcher (1833-1908) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1833.
Republican. Farmer; hardware store
owner; banker;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1900.
Died in 1908
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Mich.
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Byron W. Courter (b. 1877) —
of Imlay City, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Goodland Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., March 24,
1877.
Married, August 6,
1902, to Grace Hether.
Republican. Farmer; road
contractor; Lapeer
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Lapeer
County Sheriff, 1929-32; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1935-48;
defeated in primary, 1950.
Member, Gleaners;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Cowan (1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Son of John Cowan and Isabella Cowan; married, December
12, 1900, to Flora Beard; father of Fred A.
Cowan.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George D. Cowdin (b. 1835) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., October
21, 1835.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1907-08.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracy Freeman Crandall (1884-1952) —
also known as Tracy F. Crandall —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., January
16, 1884.
Son of Frank R. Crandall and Libbie (Richmond) Crandall; married, February
27, 1907, to Ada E. Howe.
Republican. Farmer; director, First National Bank of
Howell; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Lawrence Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
6, 1952 (age 68 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark L. Crawford (b. 1877) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, 1877.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1948,
1952; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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