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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Henry E. Walbridge (1850-1927) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Glover, Orleans
County, Vt., March 31,
1850.
Second cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
William Walbridge and Henry
Sanford Walbridge; third cousin once removed of David
Safford Walbridge and Hiram
Walbridge; son of Henry Walbridge (born 1820) and Zilpha (Allen)
Walbridge; half-brother of John
Hill Walbridge; fourth cousin once removed of Cyrus
Packard Walbridge.
Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 19th District,
1907-08.
Died in 1927
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Married 1951
to Helen Miller.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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Myron H. Walker (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1855.
Son of Silas Walker, Jr. and Louisa (Everett) Walker; married 1888 to Nettie
Stevens.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1894 (Prohibition),
1902 (Democratic); Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1914-22; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel J. Wall (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Courtland Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 10,
1851.
Son of Samuel Wall and Mary (Morris) Wall.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; Wexford
County Clerk, 1889-96; chair of
Wexford County Republican Party, 1892-1900; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1894-96; postmaster.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., September
24, 1905 (age 54 years, 76
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Ward I. Waller (b. 1891) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in 1891.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1943-51; appointed 1943;
resigned 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norton D. Walling (1858-c.1922) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 24,
1858.
Lawyer; mayor of
Everett, Wash., 1894-95.
Died about 1922 (age about 64
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel F. Walsh (b. 1930) —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1930.
Lawyer; district judge in Michigan, 1969-72; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1973-74; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1975-88; resigned 1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1988.
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Joseph F. Walsh (b. 1867) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Gilkison Wanger (b. 1933) —
also known as Eugene G. Wanger; Gil Wanger —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1933.
Son of Eugene Wanger and Roka Gilkison Wanger; married to Marilyn
Rose Morris.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, Jaycees;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Theta
Xi; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1982.
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Michael Thomas Ward (1884-1951) —
also known as M. Thomas Ward —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Harvard, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1884.
Son of Michael Ward and Mary (Kain) Ward; married to Vera Wilkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1924,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
10, 1951 (age 66 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dale Warner (b. 1941) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., February
3, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1967-74.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi Eta
Sigma; Lions.
Still living as of 1999.
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Fred L. Warner (b. 1877) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Beecher Warren (1870-1936) —
also known as Charles B. Warren —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April 10,
1870.
Son of Robert L. Warren; married, December
2, 1902, to Helen Wetmore.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate; member, Rules
Committee; speaker),
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1912-20; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1921-22; Mexico, 1924.
Died, of heart
disease, in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1936 (age 65 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John R. Watkins (b. 1892) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., February
21, 1892.
Son of Amos Watkins and Agnes W. (Harvey) Watkins; married 1920 to Louise
Stoddard.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1928-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Milton Watkins (b. 1874) —
also known as Roy M. Watkins —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rockford, Kent
County, Mich., October
17, 1874.
Grandson of Milton
C. Watkins; son of Ervin
C. Watkins.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Register of Probate, 1907-11; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude A. Watson (b. 1885) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wexford
County, Mich., June 26,
1885.
Son of Joseph A. Watson and Emma Jane (Dove) Watson; married, December
27, 1911, to Maude L. Hagar.
Ordained
minister; lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936; Prohibition candidate for
California
state attorney general, 1938, 1942, 1946; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948.
Free
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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George C. Watson (1880-1943) —
of Capac, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 20,
1880.
Son of George
C. Watson (1846-?).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1923-38.
Died in 1943
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Watson —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-32; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1941.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Flint C. Watt —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Douglas
Welch; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1950.
Still living as of 1955.
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J. Clyde Watt (1875-1937) —
of Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich.; Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., October
4, 1875.
Son of Samuel A. Watt and Alice A. (Cotton) Watt; married, March 1,
1905, to S. Pearl Flint.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1905-08; Ionia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died July 1,
1937 (age 61 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Watts (1895-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario,
March
14, 1895.
Lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-66; died in office
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 1,
1966 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George William Weadock (1853-1937) —
also known as George W. Weadock —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, November
6, 1853.
Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; brother of Thomas
Addis Emmet Weadock; married, September
16, 1878, to Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (died 1893; sister of John
Charles Tarsney and Timothy
Edward Tarsney); married, April 14,
1896, to Mary
Grace McTavish; father of George
Leo Weadock; grandfather of George
William Weadock II.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1929; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
4, 1937 (age 84 years, 28
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) —
also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1850.
Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; married 1874 to Mary E.
Tarsney (died 1889; sister of John
Charles Tarsney and Timothy
Edward Tarsney); married 1893 to Nannie
E. Curtiss (died 1927); brother of George
William Weadock (who married Grace
Mary Weadock); uncle of George
Leo Weadock; granduncle of George
William Weadock II.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1930; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1932;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
18, 1938 (age 88 years, 321
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Charles P. Webster —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932 (primary), 1934.
Member, American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Walter Wedemeyer (1873-1913) —
also known as William W. Wedemeyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 22,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Martin
J. Cavanaugh, from 1896; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1905; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912; died in office 1913.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Accidentally drowned
in the harbor at Colón, Panama,
January
2, 1913 (age 39 years, 286
days); his remains were never
recovered.
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Stanley E. Wedge (b. 1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich., July 30,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; dairy farmer;
bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Branch
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-26; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1941-44.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Weeks (1839-1904) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., August 3,
1839.
Cousin of John
Wingate Weeks.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney; probate judge in Michigan, 1870-76;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1899-1903; defeated,
1884, 1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
17, 1904 (age 65 years, 136
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl M. Weideman —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935;
appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1972 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George A. Weins —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1950.
Still living as of 1951.
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Joseph M. Weiss (1856-1937) —
of Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 25,
1856.
Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; one of the founders of
professional baseball
in Detroit; helped organize the Cass Baseball Club in 1881; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1907-08.
Jewish.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
11, 1937 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Douglas Reynolds Welch (1913-1994) —
also known as Douglas Welch —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., October
22, 1913.
Son of Henry T. Welch and Blanche (Reynolds) Welch; married, October
20, 1938, to Winifred McKendry.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Flint
C. Watt; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 28,
1994 (age 80 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Frederick Welday, Sr. (1902-1991) —
also known as Donald F. Welday; Don Welday —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Allen Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
12, 1902.
Son of Thomas Franklin Welday and Emma Welday; married to Anne Deska;
grandfather of Paul
Frederick Welday.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1952.
Died, in a hospital
at Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich., 1991
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Glen
Eden Cemetery, Livonia, Mich.
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Hezekiah G. Wells (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Married 1840
to Achsah Strong.
Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1840;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1860;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Wells Hall at Michigan State University is named for
him.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Sybrant Wesselius (c.1859-1926) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., about 1859.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1889; Independent candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1908; candidate in Republican primary for
Governor
of Michigan, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 9,
1926 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank S. Weston (b. 1873) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1873.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
insurance
business; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred C. Wetmore (1867-1953) —
of Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
23, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1910-14, 1930-33,
1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1953
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Thomas J. Whinery (1899-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1899.
Son of Dr. Joseph B. Whinery and Fannie (Barker) Whinery; married, January
14, 1939, to Elizabeth Morrill Atkinson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1940 (Kent County 1st
District), 1944 (Kent County 1st District), 1948 (Kent County 1st
District), 1964 (93rd District).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Order of the
Coif.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1982 (age 82 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1990.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kathy White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1998.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining company.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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Justin Rice Whiting (1886-1965) —
also known as Justin R. Whiting —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 29,
1886.
Son of Justin
Rice Whiting (1847-1903) and Emily (Owen) Whiting; married, October
1, 1910, to Nellie L. Howell; sister of Frances Whiting (who
married William
Hatton).
Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
president and chairman, Consumers Power
Company, 1949-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Istanbul, Turkey,
March
1, 1965 (age 78 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Joseph Wicksall (1872-1910) —
also known as Guy J. Wicksall —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
19, 1872.
Son of Joseph Wicksall.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
23, 1910 (age 38 years, 126
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, South Haven, Mich.
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Howard Wiest (1864-1945) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., February
24, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1900-21; resigned 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1921-45; appointed 1921; died in
office 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1923, 1930, 1938.
Died September
16, 1945 (age 81 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Merlin Wiley (b. 1875) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich., May 7,
1875.
Son of Edgar James Wiley and Leona (Cummins) Wiley; married 1910 to Helen
Seymour.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1915-20; Michigan
state attorney general, 1921-23; resigned 1923.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton Smith Wilkinson (1819-1894) —
also known as Morton S. Wilkinson —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Wells, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
22, 1819.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1849-50; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1859-65; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1869-71; defeated
(Democratic), 1888; member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1874-77.
Died in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
4, 1894 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Mankato, Minn.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Son-in-law of Charles
Larned.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
postmaster;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke and
died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Philip John Williams (b. 1901) —
also known as Philip J. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kastrion, Arcadia, Greece,
February
17, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 4th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Married to Jane Ingersoll.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Ellis F. Wilson —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Shiawassee
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollin Robbins Winslow (b. 1893) —
also known as Rollin R. Winslow —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., August
11, 1893.
Son of Charles Bertrand Winslow and Cynthia Kelly (Robbins) Winslow;
married 1922
to Mary Locke Macgowan.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, 1920-21; Vladivostok, 1922-23; Batavia, 1923; Soerabaya, 1923-25; U.S. Consul in Soerabaya, 1925; Winnipeg, 1926-28; Trieste, 1930-34; Plymouth, 1934-35; Quebec City, 1943.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert E. Winsor (1850-1920) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Sterling Hill, Sterling, Windham
County, Conn., October
22, 1850.
Son of Horace W. Winsor and Sabra (Gallup) Winsor; married, October
10, 1876, to Mary G. Eldredge.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1901-02; defeated, 1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1920 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., March 16,
1932.
Married, September
25, 1952, to Ruth Wayrynen.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 2002
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Solomon L. Withey (1820-1886) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., April 21,
1820.
Married 1845
to Marion L. Hindsill.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1861-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 5th District, 1873.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 25,
1886 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott;
married 1927
to Grace Sullivan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James C. Wood (b. 1872) —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 31,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Schoolcraft
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-10; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1913-18; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Woodbridge (1780-1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., August
20, 1780.
Third great-grandson of William
Leete; son of Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus)
Woodbridge (1757-1817); third cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin; married, June 29,
1806, to Julianna Trumbull (1786-1860); fourth cousin of Dudley
Woodbridge (1782-1844); father-in-law of Henry
T. Backus; first cousin twice removed of George
Douglas Perkins.
Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1807; member of Ohio state
senate, 1813-15; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1815-28; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820;
justice
of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1838-40; Governor of
Michigan, 1840-41; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1841-47.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
20, 1861 (age 81 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) —
also known as Ari H. Woodruff —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., November
1, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1915-24; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District
1927-32); defeated, 1932.
Irish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Bell Woodworth (b. 1841) —
also known as Thomas B. Woodworth —
of Huron
County, Mich.
Born in 1841.
Father of Fred
Langdon Woodworth and Paul
O. Woodworth; father-in-law of Margaret
Woodworth.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1877-78;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael E. Wooley —
Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 2007.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2007.
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Henry Lumsden Woolfenden (1906-1988) —
also known as Henry L. Woolfenden —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Denver,
Colo., November
25, 1906.
Son of Henry Lumsden Woolfenden and Carrie (Thomas) Woolfenden;
married to Helen Vincentia Braden.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
3rd District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., December
7, 1988 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) —
also known as Hamilton M. Wright —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
26, 1852.
Son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright; married
1871 to Anne
Dana Fitzhugh.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1883-86; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan,
1889-1900.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James K. Wright (b. 1844) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Jackson
County, Mich., March 3,
1844.
Son of Deotatus E. Wright and Sarena (Fox) Wright; married, February
15, 1869, to Lorinda Housman (died 1883); married, November
12, 1884, to Carrie E. Reed.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gratiot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72, 1875-76, 1883-84; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Wright (1895-1950) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Morenci, Lenawee
County, Mich., April 12,
1895.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1947-48.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Married 1943
to Thelma Randall.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracey A. Yokich (b. 1960) —
of St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1960.
Daughter of Stephen
P. Yokich.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-96 (74th District 1991-92,
26th District 1993-96); Macomb
County Probate Judge, 2003-.
Female.
Serbian
and Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Horace Olin Young (1850-1917) —
also known as H. Olin Young —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in New Albion, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., August 4,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1879-80; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913.
Died in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., August 5,
1917 (age 67 years, 1
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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Richard Arthur Young (b. 1927) —
also known as Richard A. Young —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
16, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-94 (33rd District 1965-72,
32nd District 1973-92, 16th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Association of University Professors; Elks; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Robert Preston Young, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 13,
1951.
Married to Linda Hotchkiss.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-.
African
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2011.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Joseph R. Zanglin (1914-1992) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta,
July
7, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1949-50; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial
District, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Eagles; Jaycees.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1992 (age 77 years, 346
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence P. Zatkoff (b. 1939) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1976; probate judge
in Michigan, 1978-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1982-86; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1986-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federalist
Society; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Hal W. Ziegler (b. 1932) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
23, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (50th District 1967-72,
23rd District 1973-74); member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1975-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1978.
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Frederick C. Ziem (1916-2000) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born March 17,
1916.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1960-85.
Died March 22,
2000 (age 84 years, 5
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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