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John Atkinson (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
30, 1875.
Son of John Atkinson and Lyda (Lyons) Atkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Attridge (b. 1854) —
of near Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
November
6, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1905-08.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Tripp Bennett (1882-1964) —
also known as Frank T. Bennett —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 8,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1907-08; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1920-21.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1964
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Bierd (b. 1872) —
of near Auburn, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Carrollton, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
25, 1872.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1907-14; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1919-20.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Walter B. Brady (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 10,
1870.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burney Eslie Brower (1880-1956) —
also known as Burney E. Brower —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., June 18,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1917-20; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1921-26.
Dutch
and Irish ancestry.
Died July 3,
1956 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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James N. Callahan (1932-2007) —
of Mt. Morris, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Mt. Morris, Mich.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1967-70; defeated
in primary, 1964; candidate for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Northside Hospital,
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
6, 2007 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bay
Pines National Cemetery, North Bay Pines, Fla.
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Matthew F. Callahan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-28; defeated (Republican), 1924, 1944; candidate in Democratic
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1928 (Republican
primary), 1942 (Democratic primary), 1948 (Republican primary), 1950
(Republican primary).
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Callahan —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1995; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District; elected 1998.
Catholic.
Irish, Polish,
and German
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Michael F. Cavanagh (b. 1940) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
21, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1975-82; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1983-; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1991-95.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2011.
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Martin J. Cavanaugh (1866-1930) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 23,
1866.
Son of Mathew Cavanaugh (died 1891) and Mary (Dealy) Cavanaugh.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
W. Wedemeyer, and later George
J. Burke; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 10th District,
1907-08; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1909.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, January
23, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Cavanaugh —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907-19; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1915; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1922; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael J. Clancy (b. 1913) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in County Clare, Ireland,
September
9, 1913.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40; defeated in primary, 1942; charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes, but not tried and convicted with the others.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Cleary (1870-1952) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born near Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., May 14,
1870.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Berrien
County Surveyor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1943-50.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1952
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Vincent Coumans (1909-1988) —
also known as Joseph V. Coumans —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April 21,
1909.
Son of Lewis
P. Coumans.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1937-38.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1988 (age 79 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis P. Coumans (1859-1918) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bruce County, Ontario,
1859.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1916; appointed 1916; defeated,
1916.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1918
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Son of Benjamin F. Darragh and Catharine (Bard) Darragh.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August
14, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; Tuscola
County Sheriff, 1903-06; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1907-08.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
21, 1926 (age 53 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Bayard G. Davis (1864-1963) —
of Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Aurelius Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. School
teacher; general superintendent, Anchor Line steamship
company, Chicago; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
99 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Davis (b. 1847) —
of near Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, October
4, 1847.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1907-10.
Dutch
and Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Michael J. Doyle (1854-1928) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1854.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1891-92;
resigned 1892; defeated, 1916 (Menominee County); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1918; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1928
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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Thurman B. Doyle (1896-1974) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in 1896.
Son of Michael
J. Doyle.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1944,
1948;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1944, 1946; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; candidate in primary
for circuit
judge in Michigan 41st Circuit, 1954.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., 1974
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Menominee, Mich.
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W. F. Doyle (1897-1988) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
13, 1897.
Son of Michael
J. Doyle.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1988
(age about
90 years).
Interment at St.
Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester A. Ferris (1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil A. Fitch (b. 1860) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Middlebury Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 21,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1919-20,
1925-28; defeated in primary, 1930, 1938; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-24; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1928; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Fitzgibbon (1873-1948) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Point Edward, Ontario,
January
1, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1911-12; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1913-16.
Irish ancestry.
Died in 1948
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Fitzpatrick (1910-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., March 20,
1910.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-64, 25th District
1965-66); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1966 (25th
District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (25th District), 1974 (17th
District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1986
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1939
to Olivia Perez. |
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Felix H. H. Flynn (1881-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., May 4,
1881.
Republican. Wexford
County Clerk, 1909-24; automobile
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1928-33; appointed 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1933-40, 1951-53; defeated in
primary, 1948; died in office 1953; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1940.
Catholic.
German
and Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Maccabees.
Died in 1953
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Sheridan Ford (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., January
28, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; art critic;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Forshee (1896-1991) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 10,
1896.
Son of John Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940.
Irish and German
ancestry.
Died, of a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
15, 1991 (age 94 years, 219
days).
Cremated.
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Ray Louis Forshee (1884-1974) —
also known as Ray L. Forshee —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, March 19,
1884.
Son of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee.
Democrat. Clothing
salesman; candidate for supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1941.
Irish and German
ancestry.
His legs were
amputated due to arteriosclerosis.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Whitehall Convalescent
Center, Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
5, 1974 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Forshee and Virginia (Cowen) Forshee; married to Ida Lerg;
brother of Frank
J. Forshee. |
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Francis O. Gaffney (1858-1922) —
also known as Frank O. Gaffney —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1858.
Son of John Gaffney and Ellen (Foy) Gaffney.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1904,
1916
(alternate), 1920;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1904; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1910-11; defeated, 1911, 1912; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1911.
Irish ancestry.
Died January
18, 1922 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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James Sedgwick Gorman (1850-1923) —
also known as James S. Gorman —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lyndon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
28, 1850.
Son of Peter Gorman (1816-1886) and Katherine (Conlon) Gorman
(c.1817-1903).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1881-82; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1891-95.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1923 (age 72 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Ezra S. Hall (b. 1860) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Ailsa Craig, Ontario,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; Missaukee
County School Commissioner, 1895-1910; postmaster;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1917-22.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Hanley (b. 1886) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
27, 1886.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1913-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1918.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hayden (b. 1939) —
also known as Tom Hayden —
of Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
11, 1939.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988
(member, Platform
Committee), 1996,
2000.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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John Francis Kelly (b. 1949) —
also known as John F. Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1976; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1979-94; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1980, 1992; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994; candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1998; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Common
Cause; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2000.
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James H. Kinnane (born c.1860) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo
County, Mich., about 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1907-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Michael Lane (1917-1974) —
also known as Thomas M. Lane; Tom Lane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
7, 1917.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Wayne
County 12th District), 1960 (Wayne County 10th District); candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate, 1948 (21st District), 1954 (18th District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1974
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 3,
1876.
Son of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20.
Welsh
and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1938
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Mary Roberts. |
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Son of James Alfred McGarry (1822-1904) and Catherine (McGlynn)
McGarry (1828-1906).
Hotel-keeper;
first village president, Walker, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort
owner.
Irish ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Edward B. McKenna (b. 1883) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Upper Peninsula (unknown
county), Mich., 1883.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell) McKone
(1842-1907).
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Samuel
Bell; son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell)
McKone (1842-1907); married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend (1869-1937). |
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1911 |
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Frank H. McPhillips (b. 1848) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chili, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 8,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1913-14; defeated, 1918, 1922, 1924; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1915-16; defeated, 1916.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton.
Republican. College
instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 7,
1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Albert F. Milford, Jr. (died 1977). |
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Michael Moore (b. 1954) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 23,
1954.
Elected to Davison school board at age 18; founder and publisher
of the Flint Voice alternative newspaper,
which later became the Michigan Voice; Citizens candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
editor, Mother Jones magazine;
directed
and appeared in Roger and Me and other movie
documentaries; host of the 1994-95 television
series "TV Nation".
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Murphy (b. 1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., January
12, 1878.
Son of Frank Murphy .
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Murphy (1890-1949) —
also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William
Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich., April 13,
1890.
Son of John
F. Murphy and Mary (Brennan) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court
judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936;
Governor
of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1939-40; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1949 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Our
Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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James A. Murphy (1889-1939) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich., March 31,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1933-39; died in office 1939.
Irish ancestry.
Killed in an automobile
accident, March 19,
1939 (age 49 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Murphy —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1902; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1914.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan.
Republican. Stenographer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish and German
ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April 11,
1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 23,
1872.
Son of Samuel Raymond and Rebecca (Burgess) Raymond.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Swiss
and Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Wayne Remington Rice (b. 1885) —
also known as Wayne R. Rice —
of White Cloud, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Plainfield Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Newaygo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1913-18; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1917-18.
Irish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Saul (1871-1941) —
of Munising, Alger
County, Mich.
Born in Grattan Township, Kent
County, Mich., October
11, 1871.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1939-41; died
in office 1941.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 1,
1941 (age 69 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., 1910.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, February
25, 1965 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) —
of Rawsonville, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
15, 1843.
Son of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen (died 1888).
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904.
German
and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Sullivan (b. 1922) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 30,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Wayne
County Clerk, 1970; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-86; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1980; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1986-; appointed 1986.
Catholic.
Irish ancestry.
Still living as of 1987.
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Patrick Walsh (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham, England,
January
1, 1892.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; boilermaker;
member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954
(4th District), 1966 (6th District).
Catholic.
Irish ancestry. Member, Moose.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
25, 1978 (age 86 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) —
also known as Ari H. Woodruff —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., November
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1915-24; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District
1927-32); defeated, 1932.
Irish and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Langdon Woodworth (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred L. Woodworth —
of Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., January
8, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Bell Woodworth and Mary Gertrude (Smith) Woodworth.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1909-12; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1913-16; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1928; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Michigan, 1932; chair of
Wayne County Republican Party, 1934-35.
Irish and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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