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Willard James Nash (1879-1971) —
also known as Willard J. Nash —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Son of Franklin J. Nash and Rose (Albertson) Nash; married, June 24,
1908, to Donna B. MacLachlan.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bird
J. Vincent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Maccabees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
11, 1971 (age 92 years, 136
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Lucien Norbert Nedzi (b. 1925) —
also known as Lucien N. Nedzi —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1925.
Married to Margaret Garvey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1961-81 (1st District 1961-65, 14th
District 1965-81).
Catholic.
Still living as of 1998.
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Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
27, 1956.
Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died in
office 2006.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Soroptimists;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Died, of pulmonary
failure due to myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 2006 (age 49 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Aaron Neithercut (b. 1889) —
also known as William A. Neithercut —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., October
23, 1889.
Son of John M. Neithercut and Diana A. (Roloson) Neithercut; married,
August
15, 1917, to Ethel N. Gerow.
Democrat. Principal, Michigan School for the Blind, 1909-13;
lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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F. Jack Neller (1908-1987) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Croydon, England,
May
14, 1908.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1939-42; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-56; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959, 1974.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sigurd G. Nelson (b. 1890) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry P. Newblatt (1926-2002) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born February
10, 1926.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1974; lawyer.
Died April 10,
2002 (age 76 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah T. Newcomb (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Newspaper
work; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1902, 1904;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1909-12; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 1,
1854.
Married 1880
to Eleanor J. Birkett.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrea Fischer Newman (b. 1958) —
also known as Andrea L. Fischer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1958.
Daughter of Philip Fischer and Myrna Fischer; married to Frank
Newman.
Republican. Lawyer; senior vice president for governmental
affairs, Northwest Airlines;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1995-.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2005.
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Married 1922
to Mary Townsend.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died in 1991
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Albin Walter Norblad, Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Son of Albin
Walter Norblad.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.
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Melvin Nord (b. 1918) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August 3,
1918.
Son of Sol Nord and Rose (Hertzoff) Nord; married to Eleanor
Greenbaum.
Democrat. Lawyer; chemical
engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62.
Member, Sigma Xi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Harold Norris (b. 1918) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1918.
Son of Louis Norris and Jean (Richman) Norris; married to Frances
Menacer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1962.
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Walter H. North (1871-1952) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
1, 1871.
Grandfather of Walter
H. North (1933-).
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1906-27; resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-52; appointed 1927; died in
office 1952; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1952;
died in office 1952.
Died July 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Charles P. Nugent (b. 1906) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., September
6, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1936 (15th District), 1942 (17th
District); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-44; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David K. Oaks —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1976;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1984.
Still living as of 2001.
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George Donoghue O'Brien (1900-1957) —
also known as George D. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1900.
Son of John Patrick O'Brien and Ellen (O'Donoghue) O'Brien; married,
April
29, 1937, to Margaret Foley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1947;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1937-39, 1941-47,
1949-55; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1957 (age 57 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Michael Hubert O'Brien (b. 1878) —
also known as M. Hubert O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 25,
1878.
Son of Michael W. O'Brien and Martha Frances (Watson) O'Brien;
married 1912
to Zula Vail Cheney.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Edwin
Denby; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Sigma
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (b. 1868) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March 15,
1868.
Son of Patrick J. O'Brien and Mary (Green) O'Brien; married, January
23, 1897, to Bessie Kelly (died 1921); married, May 26,
1926, to Florence E. Ingram.
Democrat. Miner;
lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas James O'Brien (1842-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Brien —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 30,
1842.
Son of Timothy O'Brien and Elizabeth (Lander) O'Brien; married, September
4, 1873, to Delia Howard.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel, Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railway;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1883; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896,
1904;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1905-07; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1907-11; Italy, 1911-13.
Died in 1933
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara;
married, February
14, 1953, to Susan Puskas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John J. O'Hara (b. 1885) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Stiles, Oconto
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-20; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1930 (primary), 1934;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Son of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam (died 1909).
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Joseph O'Melia (b. 1889) —
also known as Albert J. O'Melia —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., April 4,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Mann Oren (1859-1912) —
also known as Horace M. Oren —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland, Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1859.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1899-1902; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1911-12; appointed 1911; died in
office 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., 1912
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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Herbert Pritcgard Orr (1882-1939) —
also known as Herbert P. Orr —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscola
County, Mich., September
16, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; actuary;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1931-34.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Killed, along with his wife, in an automobile
collision, in Tuscola
County, Mich., August
14, 1939 (age 56 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Washington Orr (b. 1855) —
also known as J. W. Orr —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
14, 1855.
Son of James Orr and Mary Elizabeth (Underhill) Orr; son-in-law of George
Washington Glick; married, June 21,
1883, to Jennie Glick.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-1908; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1901-07; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1924.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Married 1934
to Helen Gustine.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Russell Cowles Ostrander (1851-1919) —
also known as Russell C. Ostrander —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1851.
Third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Moses
Seymour; son of Simon Ostrander (1810-1881) and Ellen Gardner
(Cowles) Ostrander (1826-1886); married, May 8,
1878, to Zay Dora Parker or Porter (1857-1888); married, October
12, 1892, to Lou S. Davis; first cousin of La
Monte Cowles and Gardner
Cowles.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1877-80; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1885, 1887; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1900;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1905-19; died in office 1919; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1911, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1919 (age 68 years, 11
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel B. Ostrow (b. 1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ukraine,
January
12, 1900.
Son of Morris Ostrow and Freda (Zitomer) Ostrow; married to Dorothy
Kozlow.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theobald Otjen (1851-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in West China, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
27, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1892, 1893, 1906.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 11,
1924 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Son of Capt. I. T. Palmer (born 1818) and Mary M. Palmer; married 1892 to H. May
Shrigley.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer; Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) —
also known as Lewis G. Palmer —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Son of Morgan Lewis Palmer and Mary Palmer; brother of John
H. Palmer; married, November
12, 1874, to Una Rice.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Michigan
state senate; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1911
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Panchuk (1904-1981) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1961; candidate in primary
for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1961; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968.
Died in 1981
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James S. Parker (1872-1937) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
15, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-13; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1925-37; died in office 1937.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Owosso Memorial Hospital,
Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
13, 1937 (age 64 years, 364
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) —
also known as John G. Parkhurst —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida Castle, Oneida
County, N.Y., April 17,
1824.
Son of Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1860
(Convention
Secretary), 1888
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1888-89.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 6,
1906 (age 82 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Leonard J. Paterson (1897-2001) —
of Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Applegate, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 20,
1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Sanilac
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1939-42; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1953.
Died August
24, 2001 (age 104 years,
126 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce Patterson (b. 1947) —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1999-.
Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Martin Paulsmo (1891-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born August
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate in
primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941.
Died March 7,
1958 (age 66 years, 202
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Payant (1935-2001) —
of Kingsford, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., August
22, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Jaycees;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
5, 2001 (age 66 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jay H. Payne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1947.
Still living as of 1947.
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Harry Pell (b. 1889) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in 1889.
Lawyer; Allegan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. Pellow (b. 1927) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich., December
13, 1927.
Son of William F. Pellow and Katherine Pellow; married to Betty Lou
Mattice.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gogebic
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1957-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Harvey A. Penney (b. 1866) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 26,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Perry (1848-1920) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
11, 1848.
Son of Abram Perry and Sophia (Adams) Perry; married to Sallie
Hoffman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1872; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died February
12, 1920 (age 71 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollin H. Person (1850-1917) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Iosco Township, Livingston
County, Mich., October
15, 1850.
Son of Cornelius Harlow Person (1822-1899) and Lucinda Spafford
Person (1827-1899); married to Ida
M. Madden; uncle of Seymour
Howe Person.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1891-99; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1915-16; defeated, 1912, 1913;
appointed 1915; defeated, 1916.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
1917 (age 66 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seymour Howe Person (1879-1957) —
also known as Seymour H. Person —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Howell Township, Livingston
County, Mich., February
2, 1879.
Nephew of Rollin
H. Person.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Patrick
H. Kelley; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1915-20; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1931-33; defeated,
1932, 1942.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 7,
1957 (age 78 years, 64
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Albert Edward Petermann (b. 1877) —
also known as Albert E. Petermann —
of Keweenaw
County, Mich.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., March 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Keweenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1903-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. Peterson —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1960-78.
Still living as of 1978.
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Herbert E. Phillipson, Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Herb Phillipson —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born, in Lee Memorial Hospital,
Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., December
25, 1923.
Nephew of Fred
E. Phillipson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-60; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1968-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
Cass
County Probate Judge, 1982-95.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2003.
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Frank Albert Picard (1889-1963) —
also known as Frank A. Picard —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Saginaw
County 1st District, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1939.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1963 (age 73 years, 132
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw, Mich.
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Alfred P. Pierson —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1936; appointed 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Charles Pliskow (1907-1971) —
also known as Julius C. Pliskow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
10, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1971 (age 63 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Pominville (b. 1933) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich., 1933.
Lawyer; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1969-71.
Still living as of 1971.
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Dave Porteous (b. 1952) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., October
30, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; appointed 1996; defeated,
1996; elected 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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William W. Potter (1869-1940) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry
County, Mich., August 1,
1869.
Son of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter; married to Margaret
D. Richardson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924; Michigan
state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in
office 1940; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following an automobile
accident, July 21,
1940 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Wilcox
Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
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Victor L. Power (b. 1880) —
of Hibbing, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Michigan, 1880.
Son of John Power and Elizabeth Power.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Hibbing, Minn., 1913-21, 1923; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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Loomis King Preston (1883-1955) —
also known as Loomis K. Preston —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., July 22,
1883.
Son of Wallace A. Preston and Mary (King) Preston.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican
candidate for Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1955
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie; married 1924 to Flora
Gerberding.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl C. Pugsley (1885-1976) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., April 17,
1885.
Son of Milton Pugsley and Jennie (Cash) Pugsley; married to Alice E.
Hutchins.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1930-59; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1942; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Newaygo
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) —
also known as Henry H. Pulver —
of Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., September
2, 1843.
Son of James Pulver; married to Achsah Hardy; married 1872 to Rosalia
Feezler; father of Seth
Quarles Pulver.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1885-86; postmaster.
Died in 1936
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth Quarles Pulver (1879-1943) —
also known as Seth Q. Pulver —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 20,
1879.
Son of Henry
Hamilton Pulver and Rosalia (Feezler) Pulver; married, October
30, 1901, to Grace M. Galusha.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Theron
W. Atwood; later, attorney for the Ann Arbor Railroad
and for the Michigan Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1927-28; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., July 3,
1943 (age 63 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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