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Robert Harold Acker (b. 1928) —
of Weidman, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., February
13, 1928.
Son of Harold E. Acker and Hazel C. (Miller) Acker.
Republican. Insurance agent; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1972-75; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Powell. |
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John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Son of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams.
Lawyer;
insurance business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Robert Alward (b. 1844) —
of Georgetown Township, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk County, Ontario,
November
12, 1844.
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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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Alvevra Barton. |
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Enoch Ernest Anderson (1891-1937) —
also known as Enoch Anderson —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., August
14, 1891.
Son of August Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson.
Democrat. Insurance agent; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1936; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1937
(age about
45 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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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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John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) —
also known as John J. Bagley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., July 24,
1832.
Son of John Bagley and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley.
Republican. Cigar
manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
Company, 1867-72; bank
director; Governor of
Michigan, 1873-76.
Unitarian.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
27, 1881 (age 49 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Son of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker
(1841-1918).
Republican. Insurance executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Died February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Robert W. Baldwin (1882-1953) —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ida, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1882.
Son of Charles W. Baldwin (Methodist clergyman) and Mary A. (Sykes)
Baldwin.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1945-48.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died December
9, 1953 (age 71 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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William B. Baum (1856-1947) —
also known as Billy Baum —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Frankenmuth, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
23, 1856.
Son of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901).
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
insurance agent; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-90; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1893-94; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
23, 1947 (age 91 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin B. Baum (1834-1890) and Katherina Baum (1835-1901);
married, January
12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger (1855-1923); married 1924 to Nellie
J. Moore. |
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Son of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley.
Republican. Dairy farmer; real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Biggerstaff (b. 1858) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
18, 1858.
Republican. Builder;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Lolita Lamb (died 1897); married 1899 to Effie
J. Grant. |
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.;
coal
dealer; insurance business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker;
insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Sarah P. Hall. |
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Ross K. Bower —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1941-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence L. Bower. |
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Charles A. Boyer (1911-1991) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, August
19, 1911.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1955-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died April 17,
1991 (age 79 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin R. Bradley (1888-1976) —
of Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., April 1,
1888.
Son of Robert Bradley and Josephine (Johnson) Bradley.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; postmaster;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1923-24,
1927-34; defeated, 1924; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1933-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-51.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Jennie Wallen. |
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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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Earnest C. Brooks (1891-1981) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
8, 1891.
Democrat. Insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (Ottawa County 1st
District), 1926 (Ottawa County); candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938,
1942; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1943-44; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1944.
Died in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 16,
1981 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Brown, Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Son of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Son of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942).
Democrat. Pastor;
insurance and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold (1902-1968); married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz. |
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is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
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George James Burke, Sr. (1885-1950) —
also known as George J. Burke —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 1885.
Son of Anthony Burke and Ellen (Dealy) Burke.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh; president, Citizens Mutual Auto Insurance
Co.; counsel and director, International Radio Co.;
director, Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Farmers and Mechanics Bank,
Michigan Life Insurance Co.; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1920;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
served as a judge in the Nuremburg war crimes trials.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
3, 1950 (age 64 years, 302
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born March 26,
1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor store
owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
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.
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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Samuel E. Crawford (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near North Branch, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 15,
1876.
Republican. Life insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1917-20; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Cora Wilson. |
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Will A. Crosby (b. 1863) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek Township (now part of Battle Creek), Calhoun
County, Mich., June 11,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
insurance agent; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-70);
chair, New York State Harness Racing Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 13,
1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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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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James Del Rio (b. 1924) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
30, 1924.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 24th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2000.
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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; real
estate and insurance business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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James D. Dotsch (1904-1986) —
of Garden, Delta
County, Mich.; Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., March 9,
1904.
Democrat. Insurance business; fish broker;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1934; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1940.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., November
24, 1986 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at New
Garden Cemetery, Garden, Mich.
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Stanley Wayne Elder (1909-1986) —
also known as Stanley W. Elder —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., June 4,
1909.
Son of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44;
defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th
District), 1966 (38th District).
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Mareda Heiges. |
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Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (1873-1959) —
also known as Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
22, 1873.
Son of Addie E. (Miller) Ferry and Dexter
Mason Ferry.
Republican. President, Ferry-Morse Seed
Co.; president, Standard Accident Insurance Co.; director,
Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-04; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1959
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March 26,
1893.
Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland
(1852-1950).
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance agent; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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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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John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich., May 11,
1879.
Son of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster.
Republican. Insurance business; organinzer, treasurer, general
manager, Petoskey Portland Cement Co.;
mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1924;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 1960
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorene Buell. |
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Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) —
also known as Augustus H. Gansser —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
July
5, 1872.
Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912,
1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in 1951
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Gillespie (1883-1960) —
of Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Argentine Township, Genesee
County, Mich., March 20,
1883.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; director, Gaines Telephone
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1939-40, 1943-48, 1951-60; defeated, 1940, 1948; died in office 1960.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1960
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Franklin Graham (b. 1885) —
also known as James Graham —
of Freeland, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Thomas Township, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1885.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1939-42; defeated in primary, 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Clara David. |
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John W. Haarer (b. 1876) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 21,
1876.
Republican. Insurance business; banker;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1902; Michigan
state treasurer, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
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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Robert J. Hamilton (1890-1967) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., August
12, 1890.
Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1937-39; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945-48.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1967
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lisa E. Eaves. |
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Bernard E. Harkins —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor;
insurance business; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Still living as of 1960.
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William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) —
also known as William B. Harrison —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 28,
1889.
Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison.
Republican. Insurance adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; secretary-treasurer, Foundry
Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet
County, Mich., July 13,
1948 (age 58 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James H. Heinze (b. 1914) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
insurance executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Navy
League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Charles Wayne Holden (b. 1860) —
also known as Charles Holden —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
7, 1860.
Son of Elizabeth (Smith) Holden (1832-1915) and Ebenezer
Gregg Danforth Holden.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1895-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Delbert C. James (1872-1949) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1919-20; defeated in primary, 1922.
Died in 1949
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of
Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Son of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; druggist;
insurance business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William D. Kelly (b. 1865) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1865.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1895-1900; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Knollenberg (b. 1933) —
also known as Joe Knollenberg —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., November
28, 1933.
Republican. Insurance executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1993-2003 (11th District 1993-2003,
9th District 2003).
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Garland B. Lane (1919-1995) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 28,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1949-74 (13th District 1949-64, 29th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died January
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Morton Langworthy (b. 1909) —
also known as Harold M. Langworthy —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 12,
1909.
Son of Eaber H. Langworthy (1875-1934) and Lucy (Morton) Langworthy
(1877-1926).
Republican. Insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1954.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Irving Latimer (b. 1836) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Big Rapids, Mich.; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1876; Michigan
state auditor general, 1879-82; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta County, 1895-96;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman B. Lawson —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich.; elected 1906; defeated, 1913, 1915, 1916,
1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert B. Loomis (1832-1907) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, September
25, 1832.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1897-1902; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1904.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
16, 1907 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; shoe
merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. McCullough —
of Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Farmer;
president, Shiawassee 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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George W. Millen (b. 1863) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1863.
Republican. Insurance business; vice-president, Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Ann
Arbor; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene N. Murphy (born c.1908) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1908.
Democrat. District manager for Superior Life Insurance;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph F. Nagel (1902-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1902.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1935-46; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1946.
Member, Eagles.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard F. O'Brien, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
11, 1934.
Son of Bernard
F. O'Brien.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1960,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
actuary; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile
collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal
worker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Mary A. Hogle. |
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Manual 1917 |
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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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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (died c.1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940.
Died about 1959.
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Irving Pennington (b. 1886) —
of Sparta, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Algoma Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
25, 1886.
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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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Mae E. Mosher (died 1922); married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley. |
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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Son of Dr. John Rankin.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Son of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day (died 1969); married 1971 to Mildred
Hutchinson. |
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Carlos A. Reading —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance business; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter F. Remer (1897-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1935-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Died in Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., December
2, 1985 (age 88 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Joseph C. Roosevelt (1900-1987) —
also known as Joe Roosevelt —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1900.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1937-38; defeated in primary, 1938,
1940, 1942; implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944 as a go-between providing
bribes to legislators; granted immunity from
prosecution, and testified against others.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., May 6,
1908.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Dorothy McDonald. |
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Eugene F. Sawyer (b. 1848) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 8,
1848.
Lawyer;
insurance business; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 27th District,
1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate M. Sipley. |
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Carl J. Scheffler (born c.1911) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1911.
Insurance business; director of industrial relations, Parts
and Equipment Division, Ford Motor
Company; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1953-54.
Member, Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbert V. Smith (b. 1864) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Castleton Township, Barry
County, Mich., October
26, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Stanley —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Hoyt Sterrett (b. 1926) —
also known as James H. Sterrett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
2, 1926.
Son of Dee Sterrett and Maribel (Sill) Sterrett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
executive; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy Helen Coffey. |
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Albert Stoll (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1852.
Republican. Cigar
business; insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also 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.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Cornelius W. Tuomy —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer; real
estate and insurance business; gasoline
retailer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myrl G. Underwood —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Insurance business; supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1947-51.
Still living as of 1951.
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Robert Ure (1823-1891) —
of Saginaw Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1823.
Son of Andrew Ure (1778-1857) and Agnes (Gardner) Ure (1801-1880).
Farmer;
insurance business; supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died December
11, 1891 (age 68 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Hugh Edward Van de Walker (1876-1943) —
also known as Hugh E. Van de Walker —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 15,
1876.
Son of Arthur E. Van de Walker.
Republican. Insurance business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1924-28.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 8,
1943 (age 66 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March 23,
1912.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster;
real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George William Weadock II (1908-1971) —
also known as George W. Weadock II —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
30, 1908.
Son of George
Leo Weadock.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
Died September
17, 1971 (age 62 years, 352
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
insurance business; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Wickstrom (b. 1878) —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Massachusetts, 1878.
Democrat. Insurance business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1922, 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1935-38; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. Dodge Williams (1879-1945) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Brookfield Township, Eaton
County, Mich., October
18, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Barry and
Eaton Counties; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1935-42;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 65 years, 349
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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James M. Wilson (1893-1967) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomingdale, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 16,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1929-36; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Wozniak (b. 1927) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 23,
1927.
Son of Paul Wozniak and Teofila Wozniak.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
agent; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1951; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-62, 1991-92 (Wayne County
3rd District 1953-54, Wayne County 14th District 1955-62, 9th
District 1991-92); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 3rd
District), 1962 (Wayne County 14th District), 1992 (9th District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Amvets; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1992.
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