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Burt Duward Cady (b. 1874) —
also known as Burt D. Cady —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 25,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-04; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1907-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1928
(alternate); Michigan
Republican state chair, 1919-25.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Cahill (1843-1922) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August 3,
1843.
Grandnephew of Epaphroditus
Ransom.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890.
Died July 27,
1922 (age 78 years, 358
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Lee Camp (b. 1953) —
also known as Dave Camp —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., July 9,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-90; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1991-2003 (10th District 1991-93,
4th District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel J. Campau (b. 1852) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
20, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1886-90; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1899-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert James Campbell (1857-1907) —
also known as Albert J. Campbell —
of Lake
County, Mich.; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Married, April 23,
1879, to Ella J. Mann.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-88; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1897; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1899-1901.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1907 (age 49 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Colin Percy Campbell (b. 1877) —
also known as Colin P. Campbell —
of Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Walker Township (now Walker), Kent
County, Mich., July 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1907-10; defeated, 1910; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1909-10.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard L. Campbell (d. 1968) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1948-59; appointed 1948.
Died in 1968.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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James Valentine Campbell (1823-1890) —
also known as James V. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
25, 1823.
Father of Henry
Munroe Campbell.
Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1858-90; died in office 1890; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1870-71, 1878-79,
1886-87.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 26,
1890 (age 67 years, 29
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas G. Campbell —
Father of Walter
Moore Campbell.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 3rd District; elected
unopposed 1956; elected 1958.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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James N. Canham —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1961-77; appointed 1961.
Acted as a go-between between Michigan Court of Appeals Judge S.
Jerome Bronson and an attorney from whom a bribe was
solicited. Arrested
in November 1986; in return for immunity from prosecution, he helped
to implicate Judge Bronson, who killed himself the same day he was
arrested. Because he aided and
abetted bribery, Canham's license to practice law was
subsequently revoked.
Still living as of 1986.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball
player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach
of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball
team; legal advisor to boxer
Jack Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Seth L. Carpenter (b. 1825) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, 1825.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; Alpena
County Clerk, 1871-72; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1871.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Leland Carpenter (1854-1936) —
also known as William L. Carpenter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born near Orion (now Lake Orion), Oakland
County, Mich., November
9, 1854.
Son of Charles K. Carpenter and Jennette (Coryell) Carpenter;
married, October
15, 1885, to Elizabeth C. Ferguson (died 1927).
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Flavius
L. Brooke, John
Atkinson, and Henry
A. Haigh, from 1889; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1894-1902; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1902-08; resigned 1908; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1906; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1909-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1932
(alternate).
Died January
21, 1936 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lake Orion, Mich.
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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Son of Eli French Carr and Eva (Walker) Carr; married, August 6,
1913, to Roxie Irene Lindow (1889-1982).
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 27,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Son of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G. Oliver.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jay Carton (b. 1856) —
also known as John J. Carton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., November
8, 1856.
Son of John Carton and Ann (Maguire) Carton; married, November
22, 1898, to Addie C. Pierson.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
Genesee
County Clerk, 1881-84; lawyer; law partner of George
H. Durand; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1899-1904; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 13th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Denis Cash (1897-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Cash —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
21, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1948-51.
Was fishing
when a freak
storm overturned his
boat and drowned
him, on a lake in Michigan, August 2,
1952 (age 54 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Patrick Cavanagh (1928-1979) —
also known as Jerome P. Cavanagh; Jerry
Cavanagh —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 16,
1928.
Son of Sylvester J. Cavanagh and Irene (Timmons) Cavanagh; married,
November
22, 1952, to Mary Helen Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1962-69; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1974.
Catholic.
Died in 1979
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Mt.
Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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;
married, November
6, 1889, to Mary C. Seery; brother of Thomas
J. 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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Dennis O. Cawthorne (b. 1940) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., April 29,
1940.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1967-78.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 1978.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive
heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Married, February
8, 1897, to Etta Bartle.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert D. Chandler (1874-1947) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 19,
1874.
Son of Spencer G. Chandler and Viola (Doolittle) Chandler; married,
August
10, 1910, to Carolyn Fitch.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1914-15; appointed 1914; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lenawee County,
1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1937-43; defeated, 1943; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 73 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman.
Republican. School
teacher; economist;
lawyer; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August 3,
1835.
Son of Daniel Chatterton and Betsy (Jewett) Chatterton; married, June 2,
1864, to Mary A. Morrison (1836-1923).
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank,
1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Charles W. Cheeney (1873-1956) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 4,
1873.
Married to Merta Pray (died 1933); married 1940 to Maurine
Jones (1893-1957).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Died in Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 23,
1956 (age 82 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Chesaning, Mich.
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Henry Martyn Cheever (b. 1832) —
also known as Henry M. Cheever —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1832.
Son of Rev. Ebenezer Cheever (1791-1866); married to Sarah Buckbee
(died 1890).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Son of Joseph William Chinn and Gaybriella (Brockenbrough) Chinn;
married, December
14, 1899, to Sarah Fairfax Douglas (died 1932).
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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John Logan Chipman (1830-1893) —
also known as J. Logan Chipman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 5,
1830.
Grandson of Nathaniel
Chipman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1865-66; superior court judge in Michigan of Detroit, 1879-87; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1887-93; defeated,
1866; died in office 1893; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1891.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1893 (age 63 years, 73
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clyde C. Chittenden (b. 1860) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman; married to
Arietta O. VanNess.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Sandra A. Cicirelli —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Westland, Mich., 2002-06; district judge in Michigan 18th
District, 2007.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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George M. Clark (b. 1875) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in West Williams, Ontario,
November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919-33; appointed 1919; defeated,
1933; resigned 1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1924, 1932.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Saskatchewan,
May 5,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi.
Still living as of 1972.
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Harry Camp Clark (b. 1883) —
also known as Harry C. Clark —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 8,
1883.
Son of Heman E. Clark and Melissa (Heath) Clark; married, June 6,
1911, to Georgia L. Kessinger.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kappa
Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hansen Clarke (b. 1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 2,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-92, 1999-2002 (16th District
1991-92, 7th District 1999-2002); defeated in primary, 1992, 1994;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 2003-; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2005.
African
and Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) —
also known as Owen J. Cleary —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1900.
Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks)
Cleary; married to Marie DeWaele.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; president,
Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1954.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Moose.
Died September
10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Raymond Francis Clevenger (b. 1926) —
also known as Raymond F. Clevenger —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1989.
Still living as of 2011.
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Claude W. Coates (1904-1982) —
of Munising, Alger
County, Mich.; Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., June 13,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1929-32.
Died in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., July 7,
1982 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment somewhere
in Munising, Mich.
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George A. Coe (c.1811-1869) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in New York, about 1811.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1846, 1847 (4th District 1846, 3rd District 1847);
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1855-58; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., October
21, 1869 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Sheridan J. Colby (1864-1909) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Woodhull Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
2, 1864.
Son of William Colby; married, August 3,
1893, to Eva Mitte (died 1895).
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1904, 1907-09; died in office 1909.
Died May 19,
1909 (age 44 years, 168
days).
Interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.
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Arthur E. Cole (1853-1937) —
of Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Osceola Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
3, 1853.
Son of Enos Cole and Laura (Mason) Cole; married, December
30, 1872, to Ruth E. Stanfield (died 1933).
Lawyer; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1885-89; People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1892; member of
Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., February
13, 1937 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole; married, August 9,
1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Married 1939
to Mary
Leslie Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings; married
1939 to Creighton
R. Coleman.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American
Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Son of Rebecca Wyman (Richardson) Collingwood (1815-1886) and Joseph
Walworth Collingwood (1822-1862); married, August
18, 1887, to Harriet Campbell Thomas (1861-1921).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster;
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester L. Collins (1847-1916) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Coshocton
County, Ohio, June 13,
1847.
Son of Adgate W. Collins and Susan (Olive) Collins; married, May 12,
1874, to Sarah Miller.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1906-16; died in office 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta
Theta Pi; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March 20,
1916 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Collins (1873-1948) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1873.
Son of Jeremiah Collins and Margaret (O'Shea) Collins; married, June 28,
1911, to Lena B. Jeandheur.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-1901; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-15; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1918-48; died in office 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 5,
1948 (age 75 years, 12
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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William A. Collins (b. 1879) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1909-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry A. Conant (1844-1925) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 5,
1844.
Lawyer; banker; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1878; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1880; Windsor, 1905-17; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1883-86.
Died January
28, 1925 (age 80 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Married 1884
to Miss L. W. Mears (died 1919); married 1923 to
Gertrude L. Roper.
Republican. School
teacher; dry goods
merchant; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882);
married, November
5, 1849, to Emily Jane Barker (1824-1866); brother of Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-?); first cousin of Edwin
Hurd Conger; uncle of Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963).
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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John W. Conlin (born c.1904) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Thomas Conlon (1889-1958) —
also known as Ernest T. Conlon —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born August
18, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1929-32; defeated in primary, 1942,
1944, 1954, 1956; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1932; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1942, 1944.
Died June 29,
1958 (age 68 years, 315
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred B. Connable, Sr. (1871-1951) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., October
18, 1871.
Son of Ralph Connable; father of Alfred
Barnes Connable, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1913-14; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Died in Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 4,
1951 (age 79 years, 168
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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John Conyers, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Brother of Nathan
G. Conyers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2003 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1972,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1989.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Son of Thomas Cooley (1778-1847) and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley
(1790-1869); married, December
30, 1846, to Elizabeth Horton (1830-1890); father of Fanny Cooley
(1857-1934; who married Alexis
Caswell Angell).
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. is named for
him.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry H. Coolidge (d. 1884) —
of Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich.; Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Married to Sarah A. Mead; father of Orville
W. Coolidge.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1872-78; appointed 1872; resigned
1878.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville W. Coolidge (1839-1918) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich., October
9, 1839.
Son of Sarah (Mead) Coolidge and Henry
H. Coolidge; married 1867 to Katie
Pettengill.
Lawyer; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1890-91; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1894-1911.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
15, 1918 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Daniel S. Cooper (b. 1930) —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 10,
1930.
Married to Hilda Winshall.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1971-78; defeated in primary, 1978;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1978.
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877); married, July 19,
1835, to Mary Jane Wilson (died 1888); fourth cousin once removed
of George
Morey Copeland; brother of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland; uncle of Royal
Samuel Copeland.
Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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A. Ward Copley (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., 1867.
Son of Alexander
B. Copley.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-14, 1917-22; defeated in primary, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Blaisdell Corliss (1851-1929) —
also known as John B. Corliss —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Richford, Franklin
County, Vt., June 7,
1851.
Son of Hezekiah Corliss (1815-1907) and Lydia (Rounds) Corliss
(1822-1904); married, December
5, 1877, to Elizabeth Nancy Danforth (1854-1886); father of John
Blaisdell Corliss, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
24, 1929 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Gerald John Cotter (1903-1978) —
also known as Gerald J. Cotter —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
12, 1903.
Son of John B. Cotter and Mary Ellen (McCarthy) Cotter; married, October
30, 1929, to Alta T. Dettling.
Republican. Lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1947.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 14,
1978 (age 74 years, 214
days).
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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Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
23, 1867.
Married, October
2, 1895, to Catherine Cruice.
Republican. Lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in
office 1935.
Died January
11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April 23,
1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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Louis Convers Cramton (1875-1966) —
also known as Louis C. Cramton —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
2, 1875.
Married 1903
to Fame Kay (died 1950); married 1951 to Alice
(Cary) White; father of Louis
K. Cramton.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1909-10,
1949-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1913-31; defeated in
primary, 1930, 1932; circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1934-41; defeated, 1941;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1966 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
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Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March 14,
1822.
Son of Louisa Crofoot (1790-1855) and Charles Crofoot; married to
Annie E. Fitch.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oakland
County Probate Judge, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., May 11,
1884 (age 62 years, 58
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich.
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Jesse R. Cropsey (b. 1866) —
of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Brady Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 27,
1866.
Married, October
28, 1891, to Carrie B. Yates.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Orien S. Cross —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1912-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell; married 1852 to Lucy M.
Eddy (died 1868); married to Elizabeth Musgrove.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor;
lawyer; Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) —
also known as William B. Cudlip —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 4,
1904.
Son of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip; married to
Lynwood Rockwell Bope.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
13th District, 1961-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich., November
12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; founder, Little Stick (satirical newspaper);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Begole Cumings (b. 1908) —
also known as Charles B. Cumings —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
1, 1908.
Great-grandson of Josiah
Williams Begole; married 1937 to Mary
Thayer Davison.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1939-40; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alva Marvin Cummins (b. 1869) —
also known as Alva M. Cummins —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
24, 1869.
Son of Jeptha Cummins and Phoebe Heaton (Dickerson) Cummins; married
1892 to
Jennie Osborne; married, February
22, 1900, to Fannie E. Fitch (daughter of Charles
Carroll Fitch); father of Charles
Fitch Cummins.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1910, 1912; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1924;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1926; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) —
also known as Thomas B. Curtis —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 14,
1911.
Married, June 28,
1941, to Susan Ross Chivvis.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd
District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., January
10, 1993 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon; married, June 22,
1863, to Marie Annie Warner.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868;
Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Walter P. Cynar (1919-2007) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
14, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1967-78; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1978-; defeated, 1974;
appointed 1978.
Died December
2, 2007 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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