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Russell Alexander Alger (1836-1907) —
also known as Russell A. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Lafayette Township, Medina
County, Ohio, February
27, 1836.
Son of Russell Alger (died 1848) and Caroline (Moulton) Alger (died
1848).
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Governor
of Michigan, 1885-86; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1902-07; appointed 1902; died in office
1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1907 (age 70 years, 331
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Atkinson (b. 1875) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
30, 1875.
Son of John Atkinson and Lyda (Lyons) Atkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868;
Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Henry Stewart Dean (1830-1915) —
also known as Henry S. Dean —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., June 14,
1830.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; miller;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1894-1907; appointed 1894;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
18, 1915 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
of Michigan.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August 2,
1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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