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Fulton B. Eaglin —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Son of Marguerite
Eaglin.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1984.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Frank D. Eaman (b. 1877) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., November
15, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-17; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Scully Earl (b. 1936) —
also known as Anthony S. Earl —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1983-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1988.
Member, Common
Cause.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick L. Eaton (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred L. Eaton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1917-18.
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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Frank Lewis Edinborough (b. 1874) —
also known as Frank L. Edinborough —
of Michigan.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., July 6,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norma Dee Edwards (b. 1912) —
also known as Dee Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson
County, Mich., July 11,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-50; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 2nd District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1950; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961.
Female.
Still living as of 1961.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19,
1915, to Lina Moser.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; municipal judge in Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon,
1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Bob Eleveld —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edgar Clarence Ellis (1854-1947) —
also known as Edgar C. Ellis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Vermontville, Eaton
County, Mich., October
2, 1854.
Son of Elmer Eugene Ellis and Jane Maria (Halstead) Ellis; married,
July
20, 1882, to Emily Hatch Roy (died 1931); married, November
5, 1936, to Katherine M. Morgan.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1905-09, 1921-23,
1925-27, 1929-31; defeated, 1922, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 15,
1947 (age 92 years, 164
days).
Cremated.
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Keith Ellison (b. 1963) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 4,
1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 2003-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 2007-.
Muslim.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James I. Ellman —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Emerick (1847-1932) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1882-87, 1900-29; resigned 1929.
Died in 1932
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Harold H. Emmons (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1875.
Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married, February
10, 1910, to Marion Clark Scotten.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car
Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation
engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;
officer, Stout Metal Airplane
Co.; organizer and director, National Air
Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft
Development Corp., Northwest Airways,
Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft
Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Raymond Empson (b. 1872) —
of Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England,
March
6, 1872.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1915-16.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Joseph Engel (1888-1959) —
also known as Albert J. Engel —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in New Washington, Crawford
County, Ohio, January
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Missaukee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20, 1925-26; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1921-22, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1935-51; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1924, 1932, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1950.
Alsatian
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
2, 1959 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Lake
City Cemetery, Lake City, Mich.
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Fremont Evans (1878-1946) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Township, Berrien
County, Mich., October
7, 1878.
Son of David S. Evans (1827-1918) and Johanna (Lemon) Evans
(1837-1904); married, June 30,
1915, to Winifred Kelly (died 1928); married, January
14, 1930, to Evelyn Standing.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1924; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1931; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1936-46; defeated, 1917; died in
office 1946.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Died October
7, 1946 (age 68 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Evans (b. 1853) —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Bronson, Branch
County, Mich., December
3, 1853.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 5th District,
1898-1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Cleage Evans (born c.1949) —
also known as Warren C. Evans —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1949.
Nephew of Albert
B. Cleage, Jr..
Lawyer; Wayne
County Sheriff, 2003-; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stanley Everett (1918-1992) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
2, 1918.
Son of Arthur Everett and Blanche (Stanley) Everett; married to
Elizabeth C. Enright.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1975.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets.
Died September
26, 1992 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Alger Fancher (b. 1833) —
also known as Isaac A. Fancher —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Florida, Montgomery
County, N.Y., September
30, 1833.
Son of Jacob Schuyler Fancher and Eunice (Alger) Fancher; married, June 6,
1860, to Althea May Preston.
Republican. Lawyer; surveyor;
postmaster;
railroad
promoter; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-66, 1871-72; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1873-74;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1875-76; law partner of Peter
F. Dodds, 1875-82; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878-80; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1899.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead; married, September
19, 1919, to Marion McPherson.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Joseph M. Fee (1888-1938) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 15,
1888.
Son of Thomas M. Fee (judge); married to Mary Hopwood.
Lawyer; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938; died in office 1938.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 15,
1938 (age 49 years, 335
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960).
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Alpheus Felch (1804-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Limerick, York
County, Maine, September
28, 1804.
Married 1837
to Lucretia Lawrence (daughter of Wolcott
Lawrence); father of Caroline L. Felch (who married Claudius
Buchanan Grant).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1835-37;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1840; Michigan
state auditor general, 1842; resigned 1842; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1842-45; Governor of
Michigan, 1846-47; resigned 1847; defeated, 1856; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1847-53.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 13,
1896 (age 91 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Grant Fellows (1865-1929) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April 13,
1865.
Son of Nelson H. Fellows and Sarah M. (Perry) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1908;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1913-16; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917-29; died in office 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1922.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 16,
1929 (age 64 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010) —
also known as Ned Fenlon —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.; Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., October
7, 1905.
Son of James Fenlon (1875-1910) and Anna D. (McLaughlin) Fenlon
(1876-1960).
Democrat. Lawyer; studied law under Prentiss
M. Brown; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936;
Mackinac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-44; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1951-67; appointed 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in California, September
19, 2010 (age 104 years,
347 days).
Interment at Fenlon
Cemetery, Mackinac County, Mich.
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William Matthew Fenton (1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Son of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845); married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall (1812-1868); second cousin thrice removed of Walter
Samuel Fenton.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Zolton A. Ferency (1922-1993) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Son of John Ferency and Mary (Jankovics) Ferency; married, June 14,
1947, to Ellen Jane Dwyer.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member,
Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director, Michigan
Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 23,
1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Fenner Ferguson (1814-1859) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb.
Born in Nassau, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 25,
1814.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1849; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1857-59.
Died in Bellevue, Sarpy
County, Neb., October
11, 1859 (age 45 years, 169
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson; married 1913 to Myrtle
Jones.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Ferguson, Jr. (b. 1970) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
4, 1970.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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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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Cornelius Ferris, Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 26,
1866.
Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris; married, June 20,
1900, to Mary Elizabeth Beadle.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) —
also known as Elisha P. Ferry —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., August 9,
1825.
Married to Sarah Brown Kellog (1827-1912); father of Eliza P. Ferry
(1851-1935; who married John
Leary).
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1852;
village
president of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1859; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Lake County, 1862;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget Sound
National Bank; Governor of
Washington, 1889-93.
Died of pneumonia
and congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
14, 1895 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Robert A. Ficano (b. 1952) —
also known as Bob Ficano —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1980; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1983-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004,
2008;
Wayne
County Executive, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2008.
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Geoffrey Fieger (b. 1950) —
of West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born December
23, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1998.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert V. Fink (1913-2002) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born May 18,
1913.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Died February
18, 2002 (age 88 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Lee I. Fisher (b. 1951) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 7,
1951.
Son of Stan Fisher and Elaine Fisher; married to Margaret
R. Zone.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1981-82; member of Ohio state
senate, 1982-90; Ohio
state attorney general, 1991-95; defeated, 1994; Presidential
Elector for Ohio, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1998; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 2007-.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2010.
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Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
2, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died July 13,
1984 (age 91 years, 193
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Homer L. Fitch (b. 1876) —
of Crawford
County, Mich.; Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 12,
1876.
Son of Lewis W. Fitch and Elizabeth L. (Love) Fitch; married 1916 to Madge
Stewart.
Lawyer; Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-32.
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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Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) —
also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
11, 1955.
Great-grandson of John
Wesley Fitzgerald; grandson of Frank
Dwight Fitzgerald; son of John
Warner Fitzgerald and Lorabeth Fitzgerald.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,
71st District 1993-96).
United
Church of Christ.
Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
9, 2004 (age 49 years, 28
days).
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.
Brother of William
B. Fitzgerald; uncle of William
B. Fitzgerald, Jr..
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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John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) —
also known as John W. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
24, 1924.
Grandson of John
Wesley Fitzgerald; son of Frank
Dwight Fitzgerald; father of Frank
Moore Fitzgerald.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association.
Died July 7,
2006 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. (1942-2008) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 12,
1942.
Nephew of George
S. Fitzgerald; son of William
B. Fitzgerald; married 1986 to
Margaret O'Neill.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-74 (4th District 1971-72,
12th District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1975-78; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1978, 1982 (primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of colon
cancer, February
3, 2008 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Fitzgerald (b. 1891) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, August
30, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
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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Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) —
also known as Richard C. Flannigan —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
12, 1857.
Son of James Flannigan and Ellen (Sullivan) Flannigan; married, November
11, 1884, to Anna Haessly.
Lawyer; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;
resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died in
office 1928; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office
1928.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
17, 1928 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Fleming (b. 1929) —
of Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1961-66; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1967-74; circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1975-85.
Still living as of 1985.
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William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) —
also known as William A. Fletcher —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H., June 26,
1788.
Lawyer; member
Michigan territorial council, 1830-31; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
19, 1852 (age 64 years, 85
days).
Original interment at Ann
Arbor Cemetery (which no longer exists), Ann Arbor, Mich.;
reinterment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Charles Flowers (b. 1845) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles R. Foote (1871-1942) —
of Alto, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., December
13, 1871.
Married, November
23, 1897, to Josephine M. Rounds.
Republican. Lawyer; hotelier;
hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1913-18.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Alto, Kent
County, Mich., June 1,
1942 (age 70 years, 170
days).
Interment at Green
Cemetery, Near Belding, Ionia County, Mich.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.
(1890-1962); married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr..
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Melbourne Haddock Ford (1849-1891) —
also known as Melbourne H. Ford —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 30,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1885-86; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1887-89, 1891;
defeated, 1888; died in office 1891.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 20,
1891 (age 41 years, 294
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 6,
1927.
Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene
Sletten.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Woodworth Foster (1873-1947) —
also known as Charles W. Foster —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 28,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1915-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Died in 1947
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Antrim
County, Mich., April 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1931-34.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Delta Theta; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Foster (b. 1859) —
also known as William H. Foster —
of Somonauk, DeKalb
County, Ill.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in South Manitou Island, Leelanau
County, Mich., May 10,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perle L. Fouch (1875-1952) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Burnips, Allegan
County, Mich., March 30,
1875.
Son of Bilzure B. Fouch and Rosetta (Gregory) Fouch.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1907-10; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18, 1945-46; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939.
Member, Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died in 1952
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Ernest Foulkes (1878-1960) —
also known as George E. Foulkes —
of Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
13, 1960 (age 81 years, 354
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Mich.
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George A. Francis —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1942;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gregory H. Frederick (b. 1896) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
29, 1896.
Son of Henry Frederick and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Frederick; married,
June
6, 1932, to Frances Carroll.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1931-36.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald R. Freeman (1921-2005) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born May 20,
1921.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1967-87; defeated, 1959;
candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1970, 1974.
Died September
6, 2005 (age 84 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenwood C. Fuller (b. 1881) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Clio, Genesee
County, Mich., October
14, 1881.
Son of Charles K. Fuller and Frances E. (Howe) Fuller; married, February
6, 1915, to Lulu D. Fairbanks.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938; defeated, 1935; appointed
1938; defeated, 1938, 1947.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philo Case Fuller (1787-1855) —
also known as Philo C. Fuller —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
14, 1787.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1829-30; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1831-32; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1833-36; resigned
1836; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1841; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1841; resigned 1841;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1841; New York
state comptroller, 1850-51.
Died near Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
16, 1855 (age 68 years, 2
days).
Interment at Temple
Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Father of Helen Josephine Furber (niece by marriage of George
McGillivray).
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate
developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1924;
elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing a
meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in St.
Elizabeth Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Fyfe (b. 1863) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
April
27, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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