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Otto Emanuel Haab (1880-1957) —
also known as Otto E. Haab —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Freedom Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
16, 1880.
Son of Michael Haab and Caroline (Schneeberger) Haab; married, September
17, 1910, to Emilie Lambarth (1882-1959).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1916.
Died, from colon
cancer, peritonitis
following surgery, and pneumonia,
in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
15, 1957 (age 77 years, 30
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Herron, Alpena
County, Mich., January
25, 1919.
Son of Lawrence Habermehl and Vernie (Smith) Habermehl; married to
Jean May.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 17,
1971 (age 52 years, 143
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Henry Allyn Haigh (1854-1942) —
also known as Henry A. Haigh —
of Michigan.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1854.
Son of Richard Haigh, Sr. (1811-1904) and Lucy Billings (Allyn) Haigh
(1815-1903); married, January
16, 1895, to Caroline S. Comstock (1870-1946; daughter of Andrew
W. Comstock).
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of William
L. Carpenter, Flavius
L. Brooke, and John
Atkinson, starting in 1889; active in promotion and construction
of electric railways,
and officer for several railroad
companies; director of the Alpena Power
Company; stockholder and director of the Peninsular Savings Bank;
director and counsel of Continental Casualty insurance
company; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1892;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1896.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Historical Association; Freemasons.
Died May 16,
1942 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dearborn, Mich.
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Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 21,
1865.
Son of R. Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight; married,
August
29, 1889, to Harriet B. Lightbody (1866-1963).
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Grandson of Zachariah
Chandler; son of Eugene
Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; cousin of Robert
Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Edward La Rue Hamilton (1857-1923) —
also known as Edward L. Hamilton —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich., December
9, 1857.
Son of Edward L. Hamilton and Margaret (Jameson) Hamilton; married to
Cora V. Eddy (died 1916).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1897-1921.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., November
2, 1923 (age 65 years, 328
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Vanzetti M. Hamilton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1969.
Still living as of 1980.
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Max Cole Hamlin (b. 1894) —
also known as Max C. Hamlin —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., September
12, 1894.
Son of Fay S. Hamlin and Dora J. (Calkins) Hamlin; married, December
16, 1926, to Minnie Bond.
Republican. Lawyer; Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1927-28; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; probate judge in Michigan,
1937; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; chair of
Manistee County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1952;
defeated, 1960;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1953.
Member, Kiwanis;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Tedford Hammond (b. 1905) —
also known as J. T. Hammond —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., October
30, 1905.
Son of Rev. John T. Hammond; married 1926 to Ruth M.
Lyon.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1939-42; defeated in primary, 1936;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. Hampton (b. 1938) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
24, 1938.
Married 1961
to Elizabeth Taft Bradley.
Republican. Lawyer; executive assistant to gubernatorial
candidate Paul
D. Bagwell, 1958 and 1960; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 65th District, 1965-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1970.
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Sherman T. Handy (b. 1867) —
of Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.; Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Morpeth, Ontario,
April
3, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson District,
1899-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry C. Hanley —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; candidate for village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1936; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Hanna (b. 1920) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Marne, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
12, 1920.
Son of William J. Hanna and Mabel (Young) Hanna; married to Leola M.
Ferris.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1951; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1962.
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James P. Hannan (1918-1987) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1918.
Married 1944
to Marian Davis.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1949-50; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1952.
Died in 1987
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elizabeth Hardy —
of Franklin, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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William D. Harriman —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1870-71, 1883-85.
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Harris (b. 1861) —
of Boyne City, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Uxbridge, Ontario,
September
10, 1861.
Son of Chester Harris and Mary Jane Harris; married, February
22, 1888, to Nellie Noyes.
Republican. Lawyer; director, First National Bank of
Boyne City; director and attorney, Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad;
Charlevoix
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1901; probate judge in
Michigan, 1901-13; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1925-28 (Charlevoix County
1925-26, Charlevoix District 1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert James Harris (1930-2005) —
also known as Robert J. Harris; Bob Harris —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
5, 1930.
Son of Louis Harris and Bertha (Herman) Harris; married to Zelma Jean
'Mimi' Porter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; law
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1969-73.
Jewish.
Lithuanian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of brain
lymphoma, in Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 10,
2005 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arborcrest
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Burton L. Hart (1871-1926) —
of Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1897-1900; Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1915-26; defeated, 1911; died in
office 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Died December
4, 1926 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) —
also known as Henry C. Hart —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
20, 1889.
Son of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart; married, November
14, 1921, to Dorothy Margaret White.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Aloysius Hart (1912-1976) —
also known as Philip A. Hart —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
10, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1950; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1952-53; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1955-58; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1959-76; died in office 1976.
Member, Urban
League.
The Hart Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., is named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1976 (age 64 years, 16
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Ray Hart (b. 1872) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 21,
1872.
Son of Henry
Hart and Maria (Parsons) Hart; married, February
8, 1900, to Flora Sias.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland
County, Mich., July 2,
1891.
Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick; married,
December
16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died August
12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Mark Harvey (b. 1873) —
also known as J. Mark Harvey —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, November
26, 1873.
Lawyer; postmaster;
farmer;
St.
Joseph County Clerk; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1914 (Progressive, 4th District),
1924 (Republican primary, 3rd District); member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1919-20; defeated (Republican), 1916
(6th District), 1938 (21st District).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Harvey (b. 1914) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., 1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1953-55; district judge in Michigan 74th
District.
Still living as of 1955.
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Hazen van den Berg Hatch (b. 1932) —
also known as H. V. Hatch —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
18, 1932.
Grandson of Jesse
M. Hatch; nephew of Blaine
W. Hatch; son of Hazen
J. Hatch and Clare (van den Berg) Hatch; married to Mary Louise
Holmes.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 2003.
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Jesse M. Hatch (b. 1858) —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in 1858.
Father of Blaine
W. Hatch and Hazen
J. Hatch; grandfather of Hazen
van den Berg Hatch.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1909-10; defeated, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Olney Hawkins —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Father of Mary C. Hawkins (who married Edward
DeWitt Kinne).
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1839-40; village
president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1844-45.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Newton Hawkins (1908-1963) —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 14,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1938, 1950; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1940, 1942; mayor of
Ecorse, Mich., 1942-44, 1950-51; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Died June 2,
1963 (age 54 years, 353
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles H. Hayden (b. 1878) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, May, 1878.
Son of Jasper Hayden and Margaret Hayden.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Byron
L. Ballard, 1917-30; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March 10,
1855.
Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October
11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18,
1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Henry T. Hazard (1844-1921) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1844.
Married to Carrie Geller.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1889-92.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August 7,
1921 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Robert C. C. Heaney (b. 1906) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
22, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1949-51; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Exchange
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George R. Heck (b. 1864) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Heckert (1840-1911) —
also known as Benjamin F. Heckert —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ohio, March, 1840.
Son of John David Heckert (1801-1844) and Salome (Hirsch) Heckert
(1808-1879); married 1868 to Emily
Metcalf Barr.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; probate
judge in Michigan; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1899; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1909-11;
died in office 1911.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1911 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., February
5, 1909.
Son of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to
Katherine Grayson Graham.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 110th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi Mu
Alpha; American
Political Science Association; American
Historical Association; Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Grandson of Herman
Henry Heimann.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
business
executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Emil Heineman (b. 1865) —
also known as David E. Heineman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1865.
Son of Emil S. Heineman and Fanny (Butzel) Heineman; married, May 14,
1919, to Tessa Demmon.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916, 1918.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Heinze (b. 1914) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Navy
League.
Still living as of 1972.
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James W. Helme, Jr. (1860-1938) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 3,
1860.
Lawyer; dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1899-1902; defeated (Democratic), 1906
(5th District), 1910 (19th District); Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1912; candidate in Democratic primary for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1920 (Liberal), 1922
(Democratic), 1924 (Democratic); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1931-38; died
in office 1938.
Member, Grange.
Died August
14, 1938 (age 78 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Fitch Hemans (1896-1971) —
also known as Charles F. Hemans; "Baron of the
Bathroom"; "Knight of the
Doublecross" —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1896.
Son of Lawton
Thomas Hemans and Minnie P. Hemans.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1926, 1928; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; defeated, 1931, 1941;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936.
Implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944; granted immunity from
prosecution and testified that he had bribed
many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case
against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to
Washington; arrested
by FBI agents and arraigned
on a federal fugitive
witness charge; tried and
convicted,
and sentenced
to four years in prison;
pleaded
guilty to bribery
in 1950 and sentenced
to five years probation
and a $1,000 fine.
Died January
29, 1971 (age 74 years, 292
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1864.
Married 1890
to Minnie P. Hill (1869-1956); father of Charles
Fitch Hemans.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; mayor of Mason, Mich., 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Son of Charles
Roswell Henry.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) —
also known as Charles R. Henry —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
29, 1856.
Father of Carl R.
Henry.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1885.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of apoplexy (cerebral
hemorrhage), after a period of heart
trouble, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., February
26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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William B. Henry (1883-1957) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born November
10, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1928.
Died December
14, 1957 (age 74 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Lewis Hensley (1871-1946) —
also known as Walter L. Hensley —
of Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo.
Born near Pevely, Jefferson
County, Mo., September
3, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Francois County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1911-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1919-20.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., July 18,
1946 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Interment at Sandy
Baptist Cemetery, Near Pevely, Jefferson County, Mo.
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J. Joseph Herbert (1894-1956) —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 26,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1940-55; defeated, 1955; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1956
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cass E. Herrington (b. 1856) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
23, 1856.
Son of Rev. Erastus C. Herrington and Sarepta (Warren) Herrington;
married, August
27, 1883, to Isabella Manning (daughter of Randolph
Manning).
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) —
of Durand, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., November
27, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1919-21.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Eugene Higgs (b. 1925) —
also known as Milton E. Higgs —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
24, 1925.
Son of Charles Higgs and Alice (Skinner) Higgs; married to Geraldine
Tarmichael.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Harry Faron Hittle (1886-1957) —
also known as Harry F. Hittle —
of Manistee
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich., July 10,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-22; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1935-57; died in office 1957.
Died February
5, 1957 (age 70 years, 210
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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G. Michael Hocking —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1985-90.
Still living as of 1990.
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Robert G. Hodges (b. 1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1935.
Son of Milton Hodges and Viola Gerrie Hodges; married to Joyce B.
Chappell.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1958; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1959-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 1st
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1962.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 1962.
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Cornelius Hoffius (1881-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Goes, Netherlands,
August
5, 1881.
Son of Martin Hoffius and Maria (De Grew) Hoffius; married, August
26, 1908, to Rose Kass; father of R.
Stuart Hoffius.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-24; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1938-43; died in office 1943.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
26, 1943 (age 62 years, 82
days).
Entombed at Graceland
Mausoleum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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R. Stuart Hoffius (1914-2005) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born July 14,
1914.
Son of Cornelius
Hoffius.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1960-85; candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1968.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Parkinson's
disease, January
19, 2005 (age 90 years, 189
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clare Eugene Hoffman (1875-1967) —
also known as Clare E. Hoffman —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Vicksburg, Union
County, Pa., September
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1935-63.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., November
3, 1967 (age 92 years, 54
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Allegan, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., August
20, 1909.
Father of Donald
E. Holbrook, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Donald E. Holbrook, Jr. (b. 1931) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
29, 1931.
Son of Donald
E. Holbrook; married to Patsy Ann Cox.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Isabella
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1965-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Dennison Franklin Holden (1835-1902) —
also known as Dennison F. Holden —
of Almira, Benzie
County, Mich.
Born in Ashford, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 5,
1835.
Son of Arnold Holden (1803-1869) and Patience (Tanner) Holden
(1803-1890); married 1862 to Mary
Hellen Wilson (1842-1894).
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1891-92.
Died in Michigan, December
12, 1902 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Hollowell —
also known as Butch Hollowell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 2002; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Harold Hood (b. 1931) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
14, 1931.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1973-77; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1977-78; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1978-82; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1990.
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Married to Elsie C. Schneider.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner;
lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Married 1868
to Emma Elizabeth Carter (1844-1909).
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent
of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Joseph C. Hooper, Sr. —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Lawrence Hooper (1877-1934) —
also known as Joseph L. Hooper —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1925-34; died in
office 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1934 (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (b. 1845) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
Son of Samuel Hopkins (1803-1875) and Freelove Burlingame (Arnold)
Hopkins; married, December
10, 1873, to Margaretta Vedder.
School
teacher; lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
chair
of Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1900.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Hosmer (1855-1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1855.
Married to Margaret Bagley (died 1892; daughter of John
Judson Bagley (1832-1881)) and Frances Bagley (daughter of John
Judson Bagley (1832-1881)).
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1888-1921; died in office 1921.
Died March 2,
1921 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Edward Howard (1837-1916) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
27, 1837.
Son of Martin Howard and Julia (Beahan) Howard; married, April 14,
1864, to Julia A. Redmond.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; college
teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1886-92.
Died July 9,
1916 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amanda L. Howe (b. 1959) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1998 (primary),
2000.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2000.
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T. Jefferson Hoxie (1903-1978) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., March 15,
1903.
Son of Walter Hoxie and Effie (Blair) Hoxie; married to Helen D.
Brumm.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of St. Louis, Mich., 1941-43; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1943-56;
defeated in primary, 1940, 1960, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1978
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bradley Polydore Hudson (1826-1853) —
also known as Bradley P. Hudson —
of Michigan.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 28,
1826.
Brother of Aaron
G. Hudson and Hiram
B. Hudson.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1853.
Died probably of typhoid,
April
22, 1853 (age 26 years, 359
days).
Interment at Dubois
Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Roberts P. Hudson (b. 1872) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., 1872.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1912; appointed 1912.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., July 7,
1911.
Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes; married, August
10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman.
Republican. Lawyer; Clare
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, in Tender Care Nursing
Home, Clare, Clare
County, Mich., November
11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1956;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan;
Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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George Magoffin Humphrey (1890-1970) —
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., March 8,
1890.
Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1953-57.
Episcopalian.
President of M.A. Hanna Company 1929-52s.
Died January
20, 1970 (age 79 years, 318
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Reed E. Hundt —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Michigan.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1993-97; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1993-97.
Still living as of 2005.
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George G. Hunter (1872-1958) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born August
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1919-22;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1923-26; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1940.
Died March 14,
1958 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe B. Huston —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; postmaster of Detroit from 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rodney E. Hutchinson —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1955-56, 1958-60; probate judge in Michigan,
1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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