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Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., April 28,
1914.
Son of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-44; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks; Lions; Eagles.
Died in 1987
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus Michael Machrowicz (1899-1970) —
also known as Thaddeus Machrowicz —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Gostyn, Poland,
August
21, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1940; municipal judge in Michigan,
1942-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1951-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-70;
died in office 1970.
Died in Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., February
17, 1970 (age 70 years, 180
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Donald M. MacKay (b. 1871) —
also known as John D. MacKay —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August
13, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1905-10 (2nd District 1905-08, 3rd District
1909-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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David S. Magee (1920-1998) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born March 19,
1920.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1950; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1956; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1959.
Died July 19,
1998 (age 78 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Maher (1889-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889.
Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes
Catherine O'Leary (died 1937).
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's
court judge in Michigan, 1930-39; appointed 1929.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
1952
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Richard M. Maher (1933-2001) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
20, 1933.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1965-68; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1969-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-91.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital,
Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., July 20,
2001 (age 68 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Maher (1901-1957) —
also known as Thomas F. Maher —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
4, 1901.
Son of Jeremiah Maher and Margaret (Murray) Maher; married, September
21, 1929, to Marion Burns.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1936; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1945-57; appointed 1945; died in
office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
28, 1957 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Robert Mahinske (1927-1989) —
also known as Paul R. Mahinske —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born June 20,
1927.
Son of John Mahinske, Sr. and Catherine (Dutto) Mahinske; married to
Virginia Irene Kretschmer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1969-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died October
6, 1989 (age 62 years, 108
days).
Interment somewhere
in Howell, Mich.
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Son of Elwyn B. Main and Margaret (Lawrence) Main; married, December
18, 1915, to Rose E. Hoppin.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Charles Manchester (1873-1943) —
also known as William C. Manchester —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born near Canfield, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
25, 1873.
Son of Hugh A. Manchester and Rosannah (Aquires) Manchester.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 4th District,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 17,
1943 (age 69 years, 143
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) —
also known as Carl E. Mapes —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
26, 1874.
Married, August
14, 1907, to Julia Pike.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in
office 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Adolph F. Marschner (1885-1954) —
also known as A. F. Marschner —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1885.
Son of Adolph Marschner and Matilda (Lamberg) Marschner; married, June 15,
1917, to Charlotte Fairgrieve.
Republican. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alex
J. Groesbeck; justice of the peace; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-54; died in office 1954.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died September
27, 1954 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Son of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella
Dorothy Swem.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Butlin Martin, Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen
Hickam.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Grange; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick C. Martindale (b. 1865) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
December
18, 1865.
Married to Mary Tireman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1901-02; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1905-08; defeated, 1902; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1909-14; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1912, 1914, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian F. Matthews (1896-1971) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1935-38.
Died in 1971
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews; married 1886 to Mary
Roberts.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan A. May (b. 1942) —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1984;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Charles S. May (d. 1901) —
of Michigan.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1863-64.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 25,
1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas R. McAllister (1905-1977) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Huron
County, Mich., August
14, 1905.
Son of Thomas A. McAllister and Alice (Sparling) McAllister; married
to Ruth M. Lawitzke.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1930-32, 1954-62; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-40, 1943-46; chair of
Huron County Republican Party, 1946-60; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Huron County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Vance McAlvay (1847-1915) —
also known as Aaron V. McAlvay —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 19,
1847.
Married 1872
to Barbara Bassler.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1878, 1901-04; appointed 1878,
1901; resigned 1904; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1905-15; died in office 1915; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1907, 1914.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 9,
1915 (age 67 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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George Elmer McArthur (1877-1970) —
also known as G. Elmer McArthur —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Irving, Barry
County, Mich., September
25, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1917-18; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1921-22; defeated in primary, 1922;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924, 1928.
Scottish
and German
ancestry.
Died in 1970
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman H. McCall (b. 1860) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Porterfield McCallum (1871-1952) —
also known as George P. McCallum —
of Thompson, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March 27,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1899-1902;
member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1937-44.
Died in 1952
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. McCaslin (1896-1958) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born March 10,
1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940.
Died March 16,
1958 (age 62 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley; married to
Jeanette E. Poet.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Charles McClung (b. 1926) —
also known as David C. McClung —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
22, 1926.
Son of John William McClung and Daisy (Knight) McClung; married, October
29, 1948, to Mildred Kim Tai Fong.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1980;
member of Hawaii
state senate, 1967-70; Hawaii
Democratic state chair, 1968-70.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Gamma Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1980.
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Thaddeus G. McCotter (b. 1965) —
also known as Thad McCotter —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., August
22, 1965.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. (1920-1987) —
also known as Wade H. McCree, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, July 30,
1920.
Son of Wade Hampton McCree and Lulu (Harper) McCree; married, July 29,
1946, to Dores B. McCrary.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned
1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; U.S. Solicitor General,
1977-81; law
professor.
Unitarian.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
attack and bone
cancer in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
30, 1987 (age 67 years, 31
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John J. McCune (1919-2001) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 20,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1953-56.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died April 23,
2001 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Son of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald; married 1896 to Adelia
J. Duncan.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald McDonell (b. 1833) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Nova
Scotia, 1833.
Lawyer; hardware store
owner; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1876-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald S. McGowan (b. 1946) —
of Virginia.
Born in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to Portugal, 1997-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Marjorie Frances McGowan (b. 1930) —
also known as Marjorie McGowan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1930.
Daughter of Austin McGowan and Cassie (Durrettee) McGowan.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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LeRoy B. McInally (1906-2000) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born December
19, 1906.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1946, 1948.
Died January
1, 2000 (age 93 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William K. McInally (1905-1964) —
also known as W. K. McInally —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Otisville, Genesee
County, Mich., September
18, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1960-64; died in office 1964;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Methodist.
Died August
22, 1964 (age 58 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David William McKeague (b. 1946) —
also known as David W. McKeague —
of Michigan.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
5, 1946.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1988;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, 1992-.
Catholic.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 1999.
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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James Campbell McLaughlin (1858-1932) —
also known as James C. McLaughlin —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Beardstown, Cass
County, Ill., January
26, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-91; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1907-32; defeated,
1932; died in office 1932.
Died in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., November
29, 1932 (age 74 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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John A. McLaughlin (b. 1869) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March 18,
1869.
Son of William McLaughlin and Catherine (Power) McLaughlin; married
to Kate McShannock.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1928,
1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence John McLeod (1895-1959) —
also known as Clarence J. McLeod —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 3,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1920-21, 1923-37,
1939-41; defeated, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1937.
Catholic.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1959 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Sharon McPhail (born c.1950) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1950.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1993, 2005 (primary), 2009 (primary).
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Meader (1907-1994) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., September
13, 1907.
Son of Robert E. Meader and Jennie (Gibson) Meader.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1951-65; defeated,
1948, 1964, 1966.
English
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis.
Fell in
his bathtub, struck his head, suffered complications, and died two
weeks later, in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
15, 1994 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Mark S. Meadows —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan.
Lawyer; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1997-2005.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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John E. Merrill (b. 1897) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 16,
1897.
Son of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill; married, October
16, 1926, to Mae R. Sullivan.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smith Mesick (1856-1942) —
also known as William S. Mesick —
of Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
26, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1897-1901; defeated,
1900.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
1, 1942 (age 86 years, 97
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Earl Cory Michener (1876-1957) —
also known as Earl C. Michener —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born near Attica, Seneca
County, Ohio, November
30, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Lenawee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1919-33, 1935-51;
defeated, 1932.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 4,
1957 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April 18,
1925.
Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate
in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick T. Miles (1911-1989) —
of Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
7, 1911.
Son of Fred T.
Miles and Dena D. Miles; married to Mari Ann Robinson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1943-46;
defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Died in 1989
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Miles (1789-1850) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 5,
1789.
Lawyer; law partner of Alexander
S. Diven, around 1840; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1846-50; died in office 1850.
Died in 1850
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Son of Elijah Miles; married, November
29, 1840, to Maria C. Partridge (1823-1908).
Postmaster;
St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Nelson A. Miles (b. 1902) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Dorr Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 9,
1902.
Son of Lester D. Miles (Methodist minister) and Susie R. Miles;
married 1925
to Helen L. Zick.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1937-44.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard; married to Dorothy
E. McCorkell.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Miller (b. 1872) —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich., September
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1910-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Miltner —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1949.
Still living as of 1952.
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John W. Miner —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19, 1927; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1940;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Jackson
County 1st District, 1933; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell;
married to Martha Beall.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Francis Monaghan (b. 1875) —
also known as George F. Monaghan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1899-1900; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907.
In 1899, at the age of 24, was the youngest-ever member of the
Michigan State Senate.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce L. Monks (b. 1923) —
of Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; supervisor
of Clinton Township, Michigan, 1961-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1966.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe; married,
July
13, 1882, to Emma C. Mitchell.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Morris Montgomery (1849-1920) —
also known as Robert M. Montgomery —
of Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., May 12,
1849.
Married to Theodosia C. Fincher; father of Stanley
D. Montgomery.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Oceana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-79; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1882-88; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892-1910; resigned 1910; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1900-01, 1910; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1910-20; died in office
1920.
Died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., June 27,
1920 (age 71 years, 46
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Stanley D. Montgomery (1878-1957) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
13, 1878.
Son of Robert
Morris Montgomery.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1907; resigned 1907.
Died December
17, 1957 (age 79 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Blair Moody, Jr. (1928-1982) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1928.
Son of Arthur
Edson Blair Moody.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1977-82; defeated, 1974; died in
office 1982.
Died November
26, 1982 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Moore —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., October
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died December
2, 1935 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Son of Jacob J. Moore and Hapsibeth (Gillett) Moore; married, December
3, 1872, to Ella L. Bentley.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1884;
circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Peter Morey (1798-1881) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., 1798.
Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1837-41.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, 1881
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael H. Moriarty (b. 1859) —
of Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
27, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Iron
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1903-12; defeated, 1912; Iron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Keeler, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
20, 1917.
Married to Edith Elaine Michael.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in 1983
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Morris (1925-1960) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., October
30, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1957-60; died
in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1960
(age about
34 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl D. Mosier (b. 1887) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., October
7, 1887.
Son of William Mosier and Myrtice (Downing) Mosier; married to Ruth
Hendryx.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1948-59; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Joseph
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ted Mrozowski (b. 1921) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., November
19, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1969-72; defeated in
primary, 1965 (2nd District), 1966 (2nd District), 1972 (19th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Polish
National Alliance; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Earl Wright Munshaw (1886-1944) —
also known as Earl W. Munshaw —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
7, 1886.
Married 1908
to Merry E. Morgan.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1933-44; died in office 1944.
Died December
9, 1944 (age 58 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Orin Murfin (b. 1875) —
also known as James O. Murfin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, January
7, 1875.
Son of James Orin Murfin and Josephine Hurd (Smith) Murfin; married,
April
24, 1907, to Jane B. Macklem.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1908-11; appointed 1908; resigned
1911; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1918-33, 1934-37; appointed 1934;
defeated, 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Murphy (1890-1949) —
also known as William Francis Murphy; Francis William
Murphy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich., April 13,
1890.
Son of John
F. Murphy and Mary (Brennan) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1920; recorder's court
judge in Michigan, 1924-30; resigned 1930; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1930-33; Governor of
the Philippine Islands, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936;
Governor
of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1936;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1939-40; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 19,
1949 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Our
Lady of Lake Huron Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Joseph C. Murphy (1907-1987) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August 3,
1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April 10,
1945.
Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-; appointed 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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William H. Murray (1875-1958) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born February
15, 1875.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1899; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1935.
Died August
25, 1958 (age 83 years, 191
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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James Alfred Murtha (b. 1870) —
also known as James A. Murtha —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
3, 1870.
Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1894; National
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1911-18; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Myers (1877-1954) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1877.
Married to Adelaide Love (1900-1975).
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1933.
Died in 1954
(age about
77 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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