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Joseph Edward Taglia (1900-1957) —
also known as Joseph E. Taglia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 1,
1900.
Son of Paul Taglia and Rose Taglia.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bridgman, Berrien
County, Mich., June 1,
1957 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Bridgman, Mich.
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Victor Targonski (1914-1990) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
17, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1944, 1946; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; Michigan
state auditor general, 1955-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-59; appointed 1956;
defeated, 1959; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Jaycees;
Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1990 (age 76 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ross Taylor (born c.1858) —
also known as Walter R. Taylor —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1905; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1909-12, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James M. Teahen, Jr. (1916-1997) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
7, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1997 (age 80 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Graham L. Teall —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 2003-06.
Still living as of 2006.
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Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) —
also known as Laurie O. Telfer —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
November
20, 1893.
Son of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma E.
Hueber.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; St.
Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jay M. Terbush, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Married, January
6, 1952, to Geraldine Porterfield.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Still living as of 1962.
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Rufus Hildreth Thayer (b. 1853) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Michigan, June 29,
1853.
Lawyer; Judge of the United States Court for China, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
NAACP;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 1966.
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Charles Howard Thomas (1870-1929) —
also known as Charles H. Thomas —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich., 1870.
Lawyer; Barry
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08.
Member, Maccabees.
Died, of stomach
cancer and heart
problems, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., November
20, 1929 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edward Hughes Thompson (1810-1886) —
also known as Edward H. Thompson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England,
June
15, 1810.
Lawyer; read law in the Buffalo law office of Millard
Fillmore; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1848-49; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1859-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
2, 1886 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Ruth Thompson (1887-1970) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Whitehall, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
15, 1887.
Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson.
Republican. Muskegon
County Register of Probate, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan,
1925-36; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1939-40; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in
primary, 1956.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Methodist.
First
woman to represent Michigan in Congress; first
woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Died in Plainwell Sanitorium,
Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 5,
1970 (age 82 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakhurst
Cemetery, Whitehall, Mich.
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Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) —
also known as Enos T. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
21, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1815-16; circuit
judge in New York, 1823; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1829; Governor of
New York, 1829-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1838-41.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
1, 1874 (age 90 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Peter and St. John Churchyard, Auburn, N.Y.
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Rashida Tlaib (b. 1976) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1976.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2009-.
Female.
Muslim.
Palestinian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Arnette Towne (1858-1928) —
also known as Charles A. Towne —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1858.
Son of Judson Towne and Laura (Fargo) Towne.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1900-01; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1905-07.
Died, from asthma and
pneumonia,
in Southern Methodist Hospital,
Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., October
22, 1928 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Tucson, Ariz.
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Tracy L. Towner —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1910-12.
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August 3,
1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Transue (1903-1995) —
also known as Andrew J. Transue —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksville, Ionia
County, Mich., January
12, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Genesee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 24,
1995 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Seneca Chamberlain Traver (b. 1867) —
also known as Seneca C. Traver —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newton, Jasper
County, Iowa, May 17,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1905-08.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Bob Traxler (b. 1931) —
also known as J. Bob Traxler —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich., July 21,
1931.
Married 1962
to Louida Repkie.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Bay County 1963-64,
101st District 1965-74); resigned 1974; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ray Trucks (b. 1884) —
of Baldwin, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Montpelier, Williams
County, Ohio, November
27, 1884.
Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-20; Lake
County Probate Judge, 1921-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Speer Tubbs (1897-1982) —
also known as Robert S. Tubbs —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
23, 1897.
Son of Levi Tubbs and Myrtle (Speer) Tubbs; married to Lorraine Joyce
Burgess.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., December
11, 1982 (age 85 years, 322
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Son of John Turanchik; married 1992 to Jenny
Pierson.
Anderson Coalition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1980;
lawyer; real estate
developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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James Turner (b. 1878) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 18,
1878.
Son of James
M. Turner and Sophie Porter (Scott) Turner; married, October
30, 1907, to Pamela Waterman Tappey.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond Turner (b. 1884) —
also known as Ray Turner —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich., July 30,
1884.
Son of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner; married 1919 to Esther
Junell.
Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard J. Turner —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Son of Ogden Valorous Tuttle and Julia Elizabeth (McArthur) Tuttle;
married, March 11,
1903, to Jessie B. Stewart (died 1912).
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone
Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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Orin G. Tuttle (b. 1863) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Fulton, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 19,
1863.
Gratiot
County School Commissioner, 1889-99; lawyer.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie III —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., January
2, 1931.
Son of Sanford
Martin Tweedie, Jr. and Gladys (Jones) Tweedie; married to Pat
Rae Benedict.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Delta
Upsilon; Toastmasters.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 25,
1991 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel W. Twichell (d. 1901) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1862; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1876.
Died April 1,
1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) —
also known as Edwin F. Uhl —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rush, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
14, 1841.
Son of David M. Uhl and Catherine (De Garmo) Uhl; married, May 1,
1865, to Alice Follett (daughter of Benjamin
Follett).
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand Rapids
National Bank,
1881-93; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1896-97.
Died May 17,
1901 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Charles Upson (1821-1885) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March 19,
1821.
Son of Lydia (Webster) Upson (1781-1861) and Asahel Upson
(1783-1867); second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Upson; married, August 4,
1852, to Sophia Upham; third cousin once removed of William
Hanford Upson; fourth cousin of Harvey
Washington Upson; brother of Gad
Ely Upson; third cousin of Andrew
Seth Upson; fourth cousin once removed of James
Wesley Upson and William
Hazlett Upson.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1881-82 (17th District 1855-56, 10th
District 1881-82); village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1859-60; Michigan
state attorney general, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1863-69; circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1869-73; resigned 1873; member
of Michigan
state constitutional commission 3rd District, 1873; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1877-78.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., September
5, 1885 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Victor E. Van Ameringen —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Married to Carol
VanderJagt.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Franklin Vander Veen (1922-2006) —
also known as Richard F. Vander Veen —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974-77; defeated,
1958, 1976; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
2006 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Vanderwerp (1866-1939) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 25,
1866.
Married 1889
to Agnes Vogel; uncle of Don
VanderWerp.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Clarence
W. Sessions, 1901-05, and of John Q.
Ross, 1910; probate judge in Michigan, 1897-1901; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1911-12, 1939; died in office 1939;
circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1918-35.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died August
11, 1939 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Campbell Van Dusen (1925-1991) —
also known as Richard C. Van Dusen —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., July 18,
1925.
Son of Bruce Van Dusen and Helen (Campbell) Van Dusen; married to
Barbara Congdon.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1954-56; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
4th District, 1961-62; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1964;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-91; appointed 1979; died in
office 1991.
Episcopalian.
Died June 8,
1991 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon F. Van Eenenaam (b. 1902) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 4,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1929-36; defeated in primary, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Van Peursem (b. 1912) —
of Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
18, 1912.
Married 1936
to Gladys Dillman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1951-59;
resigned 1959; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1957-58; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1961-63.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard D. Verdier (b. 1877) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
19, 1877.
Father of Virginia Verdier (who married Glenn
S. Allen, Jr.).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Kent
County Clerk; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1909-12; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1913-16; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1922-32; appointed 1922; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1932-59; appointed 1932.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred Ann Vlaich (b. 1922) —
also known as Mildred Vlaich —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born October
16, 1922.
Lawyer; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Donaldson Voelker (1903-1991) —
also known as John D. Voelker; Robert
Traver —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., June 29,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-52; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937-39; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1954; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1956-60; appointed 1956;
resigned 1960.
Author
of the best-selling novel Anatomy of a Murder (later a movie
starring Jimmy Stewart), and other books.
Died of a heart
attack, in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., March 18,
1991 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Ishpeming
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Paul W. Voorhies (1875-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Married 1902
to Fay Bodmer.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; Michigan
state attorney general, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1952
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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