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Arthur Jay Lacy (b. 1876) —
also known as Arthur J. Lacy —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nirvana, Lake
County, Mich., September
30, 1876.
Son of Francis Daniel Lacy (1838-1907) and Eunice Amelia (Stevens)
Lacy (1858-1924); married, November
1, 1898, to Beth Malissa Garwick.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Clare, Mich., 1903-07; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1906; candidate for
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1926; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William McGill Laird (b. 1890) —
also known as William M. Laird —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone, Blair
County, Pa., April 18,
1890.
Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1917-20; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest P. La Joie (1892-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born June 15,
1892.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923-25; defeated, 1941.
Died January
30, 1958 (age 65 years, 229
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred S. Lamb (b. 1863) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., September
28, 1863.
Son of Samuel H. Lamb and Emma J. (Cantwell) Lamb; married, October
20, 1896, to Delia J. Cook.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Cadillac State Bank; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1908; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1909-47; appointed 1909.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) —
of Redford, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1915-18.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Lane (b. 1879) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
8, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1931-32; defeated, 1932; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anthony La Pietra —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois.
Green. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 2000;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Oscar John Larson (1871-1957) —
also known as Oscar J. Larson —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Uleaborg (now Oulu), Finland,
May
20, 1871.
Son of Lars Larson and Anna (Kemppainen) Larson; married, November
25, 1901, to Emma Dorothy Roberts.
Republican. Lawyer; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August 1,
1957 (age 86 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Charles T. LaSata (b. 1962) —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born December
20, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 79th District, 1999-.
Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2001.
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Joseph Don Lawrence, Jr. (1904-1972) —
also known as J. Don Lawrence —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Son of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married
to Christine Marie Schultz.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Leary —
of Michigan.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 15,
1931.
Son of Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary; married, December
18, 1954, to Stephanie Lynn Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer; counsel for General
Motors, 1971-82; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1999-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arthur C. Lehman —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Elmer Lehr (b. 1868) —
of Clintonville, Waupaca
County, Wis.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
26, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Outagamie County Republican Party, 1902-04; member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1909-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Camillus Lehr (1878-1958) —
also known as John C. Lehr —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., November
18, 1878.
Son of Adam Lehr and Catherine (McCadden) Lehr; married, April 17,
1907, to Anna F. Ryan.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1906 (Democratic), 1908; candidate
for Michigan
state board of education, 1931; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1936-47.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees;
Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., February
17, 1958 (age 79 years, 91
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Isabella
County, Mich., October
1, 1902.
Son of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to
Shirley L. Hodge.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1967
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) —
also known as Robert E. LeMire —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., May 19,
1914.
Son of William
A. Lemire and Isabelle (McDonald) Lemire; married, May 27,
1944, to Virginia D. Stanton.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55.
Catholic.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Died August
28, 1985 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Peter B. Lennon (b. 1878) —
of near Lennon, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton Township, Genesee
County, Mich., August 7,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1927-32; defeated, 1924, 1932;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald S. Leonard (1903-1976) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; commissioner of Michigan State Police;
Detroit police chief; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1952 (primary), 1954, 1956 (primary); candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960.
Died in 1976
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus John Lesinski (1925-1996) —
also known as T. John Lesinski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-60); Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-76; resigned 1976.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in 1996
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Leonard Levin (b. 1926) —
also known as Charles L. Levin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1926.
Son of Theodore
Levin; first cousin of Sander
Martin Levin and Carl
Milton Levin; brother of Joseph
Levin.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-96.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1996.
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Sander Martin Levin (b. 1931) —
also known as Sander M. Levin —
of Berkley, Oakland
County, Mich.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
6, 1931.
Nephew of Theodore
Levin; first cousin of Charles
Leonard Levin and Joseph
Levin; brother of Carl
Milton Levin.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oakland County Democratic Party, 1961-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1965-70; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1968-69; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1970, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1983-2003 (17th District 1983-93,
12th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Theodore Levin (1897-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
18, 1897.
Father of Charles
Leonard Levin and Joseph
Levin; uncle of Sander
Martin Levin and Carl
Milton Levin.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1946-70;
died in office 1970.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
31, 1970 (age 73 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 3,
1876.
Son of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married, October
12, 1895, to Nellie Gray.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20.
Welsh
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1938
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilfred J. Lewis (b. 1904) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., February
16, 1904.
Son of Dr. Lee A. Lewis and Hannah (Engler) Lewis; married, November
19, 1927, to Estelle M. Larson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Leyton —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 2005-; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Frederick Lichtman (1928-2007) —
also known as Fred Lichtman —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born January
12, 1928.
Lawyer; mayor
of Farmington Hills, Mich., 1974-75.
Died January
20, 2007 (age 79 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph William Liddy (1886-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Liddy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 8,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic), 1941
(primary); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936, 1940; common pleas court judge in
Michigan.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
15, 1962 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (b. 1921) —
also known as Lawrence B. Lindemer —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1921.
Son of George F. Lindemer and Altamae (Reimers) Lindemer; married, December
31, 1940, to Rebecca Mead Gale.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1957-61; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; resigned 1975; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,
1976; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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William P. Littlewood (1893-1986) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1951-52; defeated, 1948, 1952; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1954.
Died in 1986
(age about
93 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875) —
also known as John W. Longyear —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Shandaken, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
22, 1820.
Son of Petrus Longyear (1784-1845) and Jerusha (Stevens) Longyear
(1789-1865); first cousin of Isaiah
Davis Winne; married, June 25,
1849, to Harriet Munroe (1826-1917); second cousin of Isaac
W. Longyear; father of John
Munro Longyear; second cousin once removed of Charles
Davis; grandfather of Robert
Dudley Longyear.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1863-67; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee); federal
judge, 1870.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 11,
1875 (age 54 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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George Van Ness Lothrop (1817-1897) —
also known as George V. N. Lothrop —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., August 8,
1817.
Son of Howard Lothrop and Sally (Williams) Lothrop; brother of Edwin
H. Lothrop; married 1847 to Almira
Strong; grandfather of Isabella Lothrop (daughter-in-law of Henry
Munroe Campbell).
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1848-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1856, 1860; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Minister
to Russia, 1885-88.
English
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1897
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry C. Loveridge (1856-1934) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
13, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March 2,
1934 (age 77 years, 201
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Alfred Lucking (1856-1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ingersoll, Ontario,
December
18, 1856.
Married, February
23, 1881, to Vie Loree Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1929 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Allen G. Ludington (1889-1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 16,
1889.
Son of Captain Ludington and Fandira Hemenger Ludington.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1928; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1969
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendell L. Lund (c.1906-2004) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; director of New Deal agencies in the 1930s;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1940; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died, in a nursing-care
facility in Williamsburg,
Va., December
25, 2004 (age about 98
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Daniel Lutz (1923-1999) —
also known as George D. Lutz —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born May 31,
1923.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1968.
Died January
18, 1999 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur G. Lyon, Jr. (1907-1981) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
30, 1907.
Married to Mrs.
Elzora Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.
Died in Kinderhook Township, Branch
County, Mich., January
19, 1981 (age 73 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Frank A. Lyon (b. 1855) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert R. Lyon (1835-1915) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., August
31, 1835.
Son of Daniel Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1905.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Suffered a fall down
the cellar stairs of his home, fractured his skull, and died four
days later, in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1915
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 15,
1877.
Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa
Scully.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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