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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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Anna Buttolph (born 1866). |
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Joseph Bahorski (b. 1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., March 10,
1882.
Republican. Bakery business; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1923-28 (2nd District 1923-26, 3rd District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Civitan;
Sigma
Nu Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Bradley (1859-1925) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Spencer Township, Kent
County, Mich., February
26, 1859.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; mayor of Greenville, Mich.,
1908-09; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1909-12.
In 1911, he was accused of bribery
by Sherman M. Townsend, a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the state
senate; an investigation
was conducted; a resolution to
expel him from the Senate failed on a vote of 14 to 15.
Died in 1925
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Greenville, Mich.
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March 20,
1874.
Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim N.
Brown. |
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memorial |
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1939 |
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John J. Castenholz —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Progressive. Partner in Castenholz Bros. and Co., proprietors of the
Muskegon Stockyards; nominated in primary for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich. 1915, but withdrew before election.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted Donald Clark (1920-1980) —
also known as Ted D. Clark —
of Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1920.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
and furniture
business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Appanoose County, 1949-51; member
of Iowa
state senate 3rd District, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 3,
1980 (age 59 years, 326
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Mystic, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married to Gracie May Frost. |
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) —
also known as Henry S. Dean —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 14,
1830.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; miller;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Michigan.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Son of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle (1817-1903) and Zoe
(Riopelle) DeLisle (1823-1891).
Democrat. Builder;
grocer; real
estate and insurance
business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., September
13, 1899.
Democrat. Minister;
grocer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958
(Wayne County 9th District).
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hawkins. |
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Joseph Dubosh (born c.1923) —
of Michigan.
Born about 1923.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1954, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Ate Dykstra (1865-1953) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
1, 1865.
Republican. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; political editor of a weekly newspaper;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-34, 1939-42, 1945-46; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
18, 1953 (age 87 years, 291
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Feenstra (died 1938). |
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Alfred M. Fleischhauer (b. 1867) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario,
March
31, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1897-1900;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 25th District,
1907-08; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., July 25,
1881.
Democrat. Banker;
director, Fremont Canning Company; Michigan
state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Gerber Hospital,
Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., January
28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Gayde (b. 1878) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., January
2, 1878.
Republican. Grocer; hardware
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1915-18.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Henry J. P. Graebner (1865-1957) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankentrost, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1865.
Son of Casper B. Graebner.
Republican. Grocer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1939-46.
Died in 1957
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Gustafson (b. 1856) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Sodermanland, Sweden,
September
5, 1856.
Democrat. Grocer; hardware
merchant; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1898.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Hammell (1859-1916) —
also known as Jim Hammell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., August
13, 1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; grocer; cigar
manufacturer; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1900-03.
Died in 1916
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Michael James Hart (1877-1951) —
also known as Michael J. Hart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Quebec,
July
16, 1877.
Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart.
Democrat. School
teacher; president, Schemm Brewing
Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,
1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Moose.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Theodore Henry Hinchman (1818-1895) —
also known as Theodore H. Hinchman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denville, Morris
County, N.J., March 6,
1818.
Son of John Redding Hinchman (1782-1859) and Mary Morris (DeCamp)
Hinchman (1789-1860).
Grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1877.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 12,
1895 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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James Johnston (d. 1944) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1904-06, 1913-15, 1918-19, 1922-23; defeated,
1906, 1909, 1915.
Died in 1944.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Maybee, Monroe
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Northside
Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Lee (b. 1900) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., May 10,
1900.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; retail food business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1944; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mildred Hileman. |
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Peter Lind (b. 1851) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1851.
Son of John Lind (1822-1876) and Catherine Lind.
Republican. Lumber
business; grocer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor
of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. C. Lyon (1814-1891) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
19, 1814.
Son of Wakeman Lyon.
Democrat. Grocer; hardware
business; Genesee
County Register of Deeds, 1859-61.
Died in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., February
6, 1891 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Esther W. Riggs. |
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Frank Marxer —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Grocer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Son of Thomas Henry Merry and Candida (Xavier) Merry.
Steamship
captain; wholesale grocer; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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John A. Neelands —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Grocer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen S. Nisbet (1895-1986) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Son of James Nisbet and Laura (Black) Nisbet.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Vice-president of Gerber Baby Foods.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorcas Sammons. |
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons.
Wholesale grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1868.
Democrat. Meat merchant; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Died in 1954
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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David Sloan —
of Michigan.
Born in Poland.
Socialist. Confectioner; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Smith —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Meat merchant; nominated in primary for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich. 1916.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
29, 1913.
Democrat. Beer
distributor; potato chip manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state
legislators) with bribery
conspiracy; pleaded
guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the
others were eventually dismissed.
Catholic.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
25, 1999 (age 85 years, 330
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Wesley J. Stearns (1868-1966) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, May 20,
1868.
Republican. Meat merchant; farmer; Montcalm
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
98 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Teal —
of Milan, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Confectioner; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harold Todd, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Paul H. Todd, Jr. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
22, 1921.
Son of Paul H.
Todd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; founded and
led Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. (now Kalsec); candidate for
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
2nd District, 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1962, 1966, 1974.
Protestant.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Chemical Society.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Walsh (b. 1846) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
1846.
Republican. Grocer; coal
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1900;
mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Weter (b. 1857) —
of Richmond, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1857.
Republican. Wholesale produce business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1909-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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