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Austin N. Kimmis (1813-1897) —
of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington
County, N.Y., August
21, 1813.
Son of Samuel Kimmis; married, October
26, 1849, to Rhoda M. Coldren.
Shoemaker;
farmer; Oakland
County Sheriff, 1861-65; supervisor
of Novi Township, Michigan, 1868-69.
Died in 1897
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Kingott (b. 1857) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1857.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 3rd
District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kirk (1879-1957) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Fairgrove Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., July 30,
1879.
Son of Elizabeth Kirk and William
Kirk; married, July 7,
1904, to Jane Catherine 'Janie' Borland (1880-1971); father of Shuford
Kirk.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1943-50;
defeated in primary, 1950; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1954.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 159
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Grandson of William
Kirk; son of James
Kirk and Jane Catherine 'Janie' (Borland) Kirk (1880-1971);
married, May 26,
1928, to Bernice Braun (1906-2006).
Republican. Chemist;
farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Exchange
Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 14,
1869.
Married, December
19, 1894, to Lillie M. Eldridge.
Fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18,
1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934
(Republican primary).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Grange;
Gleaners.
Died in 1947
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Birdsey Knight (b. 1851) —
of Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Avon Township (now Rochester Hills), Oakland
County, Mich., July 18,
1851.
Son of Nathan
Knight and Harriet (Stephens) Knight; married, November
21, 1876, to Eren A. Hilker.
Democrat. Farmer; Hampton Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1891-94 (Bay County 1st District
1891-92, Bay County 3rd District 1893-94); candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1904.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blaque Knirk (1916-1992) —
of Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., August
18, 1916.
Son of Frederick Knirk and Cora (Sprout) Knirk; married to Mae
Arlouine Rosendahl (1919-1999).
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 9th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died December
20, 1992 (age 76 years, 124
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.
Married, November
11, 1919, to Bertha Byers.
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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Palmer Landon (1873-1953) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Chippewa Township, Isabella
County, Mich., February
5, 1873.
Married 1891
to Mary Hall.
Republican. Farmer; cheesemaker;
Isabella
County Sheriff, 1907-10, 1921-24, 1933-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Isabella County 1939-44,
Isabella District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948.
Member, Gleaners.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Leidlein (b. 1864) —
of Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34;
defeated, 1900, 1902; Saginaw
County Register of Deeds, 1913-17.
German
ancestry.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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George Leland (b. 1858) —
of Fennville, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, June 11,
1858.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1923-34; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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David J. Leveque (b. 1882) —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich., May 22,
1882.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1917-18.
French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Locher (b. 1844) —
of Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ben E. Lohman (1898-1982) —
of Hamilton, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Manlius Township, Allegan
County, Mich., April 28,
1898.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1951-62;
defeated in primary, 1962 (Allegan County), 1964 (54th District),
1966 (54th District).
Christian
Reformed. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1982
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Son of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long; married, March 18,
1915, to Mabel J. Hays.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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George T. Mason (b. 1842) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1842.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1930.
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; farmer; member of Michigan Union Silver Party
State Central Committee, 1899; Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 10,
1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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William J. McCullough —
of Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Farmer; president, Shiwassee Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Association; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Shiawassee
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William McKay (1840-1908) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland,
September
9, 1840.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1899-1902, 1905-06
(Tuscola County 2nd District 1889-90, 1899-1902, Tuscola County
1905-06); member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Died February
15, 1908 (age 67 years, 159
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. McNaughton (b. 1861) —
of Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ada Township, Kent
County, Mich., May 1,
1861.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1909-12; defeated in primary, 1934; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1913-14, 1919-24; defeated, 1916,
1924, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Mercer (b. 1795) —
of Hamburg Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Devon, England,
1795.
Son of William Mercer; married, October
26, 1831, to Mary Williamson.
Farmer; bookkeeper;
supervisor
of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1860-63.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel C. Merriman (b. 1852) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in South Butler, Wayne
County, N.Y., 1852.
Married 1879
to Ann M. Clark.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester A. Miller (b. 1846) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1846.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 2nd District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Mosher (1822-1889) —
of Michigan.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
2, 1822.
Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1st
District, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1886.
Methodist.
Died May 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mosherville
Cemetery, Mosherville, Mich.
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John S. Mowat, Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
12, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
fruit farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1971-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1979-82; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1981.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1982.
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J. Pomeroy Munson —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Fruit grower; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 2nd
District, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Murdoch (b. 1847) —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
1847.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher Murphy (b. 1842) —
of Sanilac Center (now Sandusky), Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in England,
1842.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County 1st District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Nash (b. 1846) —
of Grattan, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1846.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bartlett A. Nevins (b. 1854) —
of Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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August Niedermeier (b. 1842) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1842.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Nixon (1876-1958) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., January
15, 1876.
Married to Clara L. Stewart (died 1960).
Republican. Farmer; Wexford
County Sheriff, 1921-24, 1929-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1937-42.
Died in 1958
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Howard Nugent (1879-1952) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born near Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1935-46,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1930; died in office 1952; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1939-46; candidate
in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946.
Died May 29,
1952 (age 72 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Oberdorffer, Jr. (1855-1957) —
of Stephenson Township, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
March
18, 1855.
Son of William J. Oberdorffer, Sr.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1897-1900,
1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1905-11; appointed 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1957
(age about
102 years).
Interment at Stephenson
Township Cemetery, Stephenson Township, Menominee County, Mich.
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Philip O'Connell (1872-1944) —
of McGregor, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1872.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1923-26;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1927-30.
Died in 1944
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur U. Odell (b. 1868) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., 1868.
Married 1892
to Ethel O'Brien.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42
(Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County
1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Olds (1798-1872) —
of Batavia Township, Branch
County, Mich.; Yamhill
County, Ore.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., March 14,
1798.
Married 1843
to Temperance Parker.
Farmer; Batavia Township Supervisor, 1836-42; Branch
County Probate Judge, 1837-44; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1843; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Yamhill County,
1857.
Died in Washington
County, Ore., November
21, 1872 (age 74 years, 252
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa H. Otis (1797-1856) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., 1797.
Second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Alleyne Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848) and Lauren
Ford Otis; son of Matson Otis (1772-1857) and Deborah (Wetheral)
Otis; third cousin of Oran
Gray Otis, David
Perry Otis and Harrison
Gray Otis (1837-1917); married to Mary Goodell; fourth cousin of
John
Otis, William
Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris
F. Otis and James
Otis; second cousin once removed of Norton
Prentiss Otis; third cousin twice removed of Ralph
Chester Otis.
Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1850.
Died in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., 1856
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Alleyne Otis; third cousin twice removed of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848); first cousin once removed of Oran
Gray Otis; third cousin once removed of Asa H.
Otis and Ralph
Chester Otis; second cousin once removed of David
Perry Otis and Harrison
Gray Otis (1837-1917); son of Newton Otis and Elizabeth D.
(Eager) Otis; fourth cousin of Norton
Prentiss Otis; married, August
14, 1872, to Mary McLallen (died 1884); married, December
28, 1902, to Nettie E. Davis.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; fruit grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel H. Pangborn (b. 1874) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born near Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 19,
1822.
Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge; married, September
13, 1845, to Olive Miranda Wright.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Paul (b. 1849) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
April
1, 1849.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; Kent
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Pearson (b. 1853) —
of Urban, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1853.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County 2nd District,
1895-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving Pennington (b. 1886) —
of Sparta, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Algoma Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
25, 1886.
Married 1908
to Mae E. Mosher (died 1922); married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley.
Republican. Farmer; secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1950-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman A. Phelps (1806-1887) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hebron, Tolland
County, Conn., November
10, 1806.
Son of Alexander Phelps (1769-1852) and Elizabeth (Eno) Phelps
(1773-1868); married, May 12,
1835, to Mary Ann Young (1812-1883); uncle of William
Walter Phelps; granduncle of Sheffield
Phelps; great-granduncle of Phelps
Phelps.
Farmer; supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1844-45.
Died in Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
12, 1887 (age 80 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank E. Phillips (b. 1863) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1863.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County; elected
1928; elected unopposed 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer R. Porter (1888-1971) —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born August
16, 1888.
Married to Jennie L. King.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1937-64.
Died in 1971
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Post (1881-1958) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1933-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1948.
Died in 1958
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Posthumus (b. 1950) —
also known as Dick Posthumus —
of Alto, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Alto, Kent
County, Mich., July 19,
1950.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1972,
2000;
farmer; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1983-98; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1996;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1999-2002; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Herbert Ernest Powell (1866-1954) —
also known as Herbert E. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ronald Township, Ionia
County, Mich., April 27,
1866.
Married 1888
to A. May Waterbury; father of Stanley
Maurice Powell.
Farmer; banker; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-04 (Ionia County 1st
District 1901-02, Ionia County 1903-04); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 18th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1913-16.
Died in 1954
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) —
also known as Stanley M. Powell —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., July 7,
1898.
Son of Herbert
Ernest Powell and Alice (Waterbury) Powell; married to Eleanor
Grace Partridge.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County
1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,
1932; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,
1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1988
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?); married, October
3, 1906, to Mary Dulany Fitzhugh; uncle of George
A. Prescott (1913-1988).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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