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Ural Stebbins Acker (1879-1950) —
also known as Ural S. Acker —
of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Son of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker.
Republican. Papermaker;
deputy sheriff; Kalamazoo
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Kalamazoo
County Clerk, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died June 18,
1950 (age 71 years, 21
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Bert Agnoli (1890-1969) —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born February
14, 1890.
Democrat. Police chief; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1935-36; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1952.
Died in June, 1969
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Herbert Bearup (1879-1944) —
also known as George H. Bearup —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Martin Township, Allegan
County, Mich., December
31, 1879.
Son of Justus Enos Bearup (1839-1926) and Elizabeth Bearup.
Republican. Telephone
company agent; chief deputy sheriff; candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in May, 1944
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 19,
1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Stanley Michael Christmas (b. 1949) —
also known as Stanley Christmas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 24,
1949.
Security guard; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Alexander D. Cuthbertson (b. 1887) —
also known as Alex D. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Parole officer; personnel
director; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Son of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper
reporter; school
teacher; real estate
agent; probation officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-38; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Edgar (1925-2003) —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
29, 1925.
Son of James R. Edgar and Edith (Adams) Edgar.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police officer;
lawyer;
district judge in Michigan 55th District, 1965-68.
Died, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 2003 (age 78 years, 109
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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William Oliver Raymond Greene (b. 1906) —
also known as William O. Greene —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
31, 1906.
Son of William Greene and Ethel (Glover) Greene.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1956, 1958; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edverta Eunice Motley. |
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Gail Handy (1898-1970) —
of Eau Claire, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Coon Rapids, Carroll
County, Iowa, January
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fruit
farmer; sheriff's deputy; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1939-42, 1959-64; defeated, 1942 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1944
(Berrien County 2nd District), 1948 (Berrien County 2nd District),
1950 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1952 (Berrien County 2nd
District), 1964 (44th District).
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Grange.
Died in 1970
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert R. Hill (b. 1931) —
also known as Gil Hill —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1931.
Police officer; candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2001.
African
ancestry.
Portrayed Inspector Douglas Todd in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies.
Still living as of 2001.
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C. Arvid Johnson (1903-1975) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Michigan, August
11, 1903.
Fire fighter; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1954-56.
Died in Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., December
28, 1975 (age 72 years, 139
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew J. Kehoe (born c.1924) —
also known as Matt Kehoe —
of Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Police officer; lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972; candidate in
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 38th Circuit, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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William H. Martz (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1877.
Republican. Deputy sheriff; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1911-18; defeated in primary, 1922, 1924, 1934.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Novak (1917-2003) —
also known as Mike Novak —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
25, 1917.
Democrat. Bailiff; restaurant
business; professional
golfer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne
County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District
1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,
1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),
1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Died January
2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Ruth Gillespie. |
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Michael J. O'Brien (1907-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1907.
Son of Thomas
Cornelius O'Brien.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; sanitation
inspector; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 4th District 1955-64);
defeated, 1946; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1965-74; died in office 1974.
Catholic.
Died in 1974
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willie W. Payne (b. 1955) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Spearsville, Union
Parish, La., 1955.
Police officer; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 2002-.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy sheriff; police chief; restaurant
business; shoe
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart
attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus C. Stopczynski (b. 1940) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1940.
Son of Stephen
J. Stopczynski.
Democrat. Police officer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1973-82; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1982.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Still living as of 1982.
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Bart T. Stupak (b. 1952) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Democrat. Police officer; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harvey C. Whetzel —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois.
Democrat. Mayor
of East Grand Rapids, Mich., 1932-33; defeated, 1933; U.S.
internal revenue agent; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1948; candidate for Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1949.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles N. Youngblood, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 24,
1932.
Son of Lucille (Stoll) Youngblood and Charles
Nicholas Youngblood.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
deputy sheriff; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-74 (1st District 1963-64, 2nd District
1965-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Delores Mary Buttigieg. |
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