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Oliver Holt Adams (1860-1946) —
also known as Oliver H. Adams —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Coe Township, Isabella
County, Mich., April 28,
1860.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; banker; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1905-08.
Died in 1946
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) —
of Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Blekinge, Sweden,
October
3, 1857.
Lumberman; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18;
defeated (Independent), 1918.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newell Avery (1817-1877) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, October
12, 1817.
Son of Enoch Avery (1781-1828) and Margaret (Shepard) Avery
(1784-1842).
Republican. Lumber merchant; village
president of Port Huron, Michigan, 1855; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1859; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1872.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1877 (age 59 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March 31,
1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Frederick Kessler Baker (b. 1861) —
also known as Fred K. Baker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Fleming, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Banker;
lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius K. Baker (1855-1929) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, August
16, 1855.
Son of Edward P. Baker and Paulina (Bloss) Baker.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1892.
Episcopalian.
Died February
5, 1929 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to May C. Foster (died 1890). |
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Stephen Benzie (b. 1893) —
of Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., March 10,
1893.
Democrat. Road
contractor; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1913
to Lillian Wilson. |
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; Governor of
Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber business; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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John Wood Blodgett (1860-1951) —
also known as John W. Blodgett —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich., July 26,
1860.
Son of Delos A. Blodgett and Jane (Wood) Blodgett.
Republican. Lumber and timber business; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1900-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1908,
1924,
1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940.
Died November
21, 1951 (age 91 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber business; salt
industry; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Zephaniah Webster Bunce (1787-1889) —
also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1787.
Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1824-27; postmaster;
lumber mill business.
Died in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
8, 1889 (age 101 years,
328 days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) —
also known as "The Lone Pine of
Michigan" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
26, 1831.
Son of Luther Burt.
Lumber and timber business; railroad
builder; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
Fusion candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904,
1908; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; Democratic
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Burt, Michigan is named for
him.
Died March 2,
1919 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Campbell —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Sawmill owner; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew W. Comstock (b. 1838) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
5, 1838.
Son of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock.
Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; banker; shipowner;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
president of railroads.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Comstock and Harriet Jane (Westbrook) Comstock; married, July 14,
1869, to Lillie J. Little; father of Caroline Comstock (who
married Henry
Allyn Haigh). |
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882).
Republican. Lawyer;
lumber business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Thurber Cornell (1885-1955) —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston
County, Mich., 1885.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1945-48;
defeated in primary, 1938 (Livingston County), 1954 (Shiawassee
District); chair of
Livingston County Republican Party, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869) —
also known as Henry H. Crapo —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., May 24,
1804.
Son of Jesse C. Crapo and Phebe (Howland) Crapo.
Republican. Lumber business; built the Flint and Holly Railroad,
which later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1860-61; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1863-64; Governor of
Michigan, 1865-69.
Christian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 22,
1869 (age 65 years, 59
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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George J. Creen (1906-1973) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
31, 1906.
Son of John H. Creen.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District;
elected 1932.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
27, 1973 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Martha Hay Ramsay. |
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Jacob Cummer (b. 1823) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1823.
Lumber business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1878-79.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wellington W. Cummer —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Son of Jacob
Cummer.
Lumber business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1888-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter E. Curry (d. 1954) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
General manager, Cobbs & Mitchell, lumber manufacturers; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1934-39; defeated, 1939.
Died in 1954.
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Chauncey Davis (1812-1888) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 15,
1812.
Republican. Lumberman; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1860, 1871; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1861-64.
Died February
9, 1888 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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George B. Davis (b. 1858) —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1858.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 1st District,
1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller;
lumber business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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George E. Dewey (b. 1854) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Pennline, Crawford
County, Pa., July 31,
1854.
Republican. Lumber business; implement
dealer; Oceana
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred A. Diggins (c.1862-1914) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born near Harvard, McHenry
County, Ill., about 1862.
Son of Franklin Diggins and Ellen (Blodgett) Diggins.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1912;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1892-94, 1896-1900.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., July 7,
1914 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; shingle manufacturer; wholesale lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Fay —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Oliver Fisher (1843-1919) —
also known as Spencer O. Fisher —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
3, 1843.
Democrat. Lumber business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1883-85; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1885-89; defeated,
1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1896.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., June 1,
1919 (age 76 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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James K. Flood (b. 1846) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Oxford County, Ontario,
of American parents, July 24,
1846.
Republican. Druggist; banker;
lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1895-96;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskegon, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). |
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1911 |
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Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born near Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
13, 1852.
Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner.
Democrat. Farmer;
lumber business; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1912;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Universalist.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 24,
1938 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 30,
1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president,
Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Gordon (b. 1851) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Silver Hill, Ontario,
February
15, 1851.
Republican. Lumberman; hotelier;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1899-1902, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Humphrey Snell Gray (b. 1869) —
also known as Humphrey S. Gray —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Huron County, Ontario,
September
8, 1869.
Republican. Lumber inspector; lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Green (1880-1956) —
of Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in Montmorency
County, Mich., March 26,
1880.
Republican. Lumberman; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1929-36, 1939-44; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
indicted
for bribery
on December 2, 1944 (along with Frank
D. McKay); the case collapsed when the star witness, Sen. Warren
G. Hooper was murdered; indicted
again on different bribery
charges
on December 16, 1944; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison.
Died in 1956
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Harris (b. 1852) —
of Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
September
19, 1852.
Republican. Miner;
lumberman; merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1905-10,
1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872
to Margaret Barry. |
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John Hawley (b. 1860) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., November
11, 1860.
Son of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley.
Democrat. Lumber business; real estate
business; Village president of Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate
business; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods
merchant; lumber business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1833-1894) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 8,
1833.
Son of John Howard and Nancy (Hubbard) Howard.
Republican. Lumber business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1873-76; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1892-94; died in office 1894.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 24,
1894 (age 61 years, 77
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George D. Jackson (b. 1862) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Algonac, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1862.
Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1891-95; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1904,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis Wells Johnson (b. 1855) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., March 12,
1855.
Republican. Lumber business; farm wagon
manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) —
of Tekonsha, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Lumber and coal
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Angus W. Kerr (b. 1873) —
of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1873.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 1st District,
1899-1902; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Kott (b. 1949) —
also known as Pete Kott —
of Eagle River, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1949.
Republican. Part-owner and operator of Kott's Hardwood
Flooring; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1993-2007 (24th District
1993-2003, 17th District 2003-07); Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 2003-04; arrested
in May 2007, along with Bruce
Weyhrauch and Vic
Kohring, and charged
with bribery
and extortion
over soliciting and receiving money and favors from VECO Corporation
(including the promise of a job as a lobbyist),
in return for votes on an oil tax; tried and
convicted
in September 2007; sentenced
to six years in prison
and fined
$10,000.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Peter Lind (b. 1851) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1851.
Son of John Lind (1822-1876) and Catherine Lind.
Republican. Lumber business; grocer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor
of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) —
also known as John C. Lodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
12, 1862.
Son of Dr. Edwin Albert Lodge and Christiana Hanson Lodge.
Newspaper
reporter; lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-10; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Detroit's John C. Lodge Expressway is named for
him.
Died February
6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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George Alvin Loud (1852-1925) —
also known as George A. Loud —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Geauga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1852.
Son of Henry
M. Loud.
Republican. Lumber business; staff member for Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17;
defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry.
Killed in an automobile
accident at Myrtle Point, Coos
County, Ore., November
13, 1925 (age 73 years, 148
days).
Interment at Au
Sable Cemetery, Oscoda, Mich.
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Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) —
also known as Luke Lugers —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, Laketown Township, Allegan
County, Mich., February
2, 1853.
Son of Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1907-08.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
25, 1927 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Graafschap
Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucretia A. Ellenbaas. |
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Gottlob Luick —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Co-owner, Ann Arbor Steam Planing Mill, makers of
lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899-1901; defeated, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Son of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin.
Lumber business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March 26,
1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. McCormick (b. 1817) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1817.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander McEwan (b. 1856) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., 1856.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1897-1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Duncan McRae (b. 1869) —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., February
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
lumber business; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1917-22.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Gleaners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Mershon —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Moore —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
President, Michigan Forest Products Co.; treasurer and
director, Citizens Telephone
Co.; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1913-15; defeated in Republican primary, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph W. Muncy (1902-1992) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Cedar, Leelanau
County, Mich., April 26,
1902.
Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud (Ackley) Muncy.
Forester; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor
candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan
Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of
Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for
Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor
state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd
District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966.
English,
Scottish,
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, following myocardial
infarction, at University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 28,
1992 (age 89 years, 337
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Albert Pack (d. 1899) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Son of George Pack.
Lumber business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1872.
Died in 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack.
Republican. Forester; president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Alice Gertrude Hatch. |
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Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) —
also known as Thomas W. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 1830.
Son of Thomas Palmer and Mary A. (Witherell) Palmer.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate business; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1913 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 19,
1822.
Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge.
Republican. Lumber business; real estate
business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Samuel A. Plummer (b. 1835) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, 1835.
Lumber business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1886-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Son of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber,
hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing
Company; president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan (died 1883); married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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Robert Henry Rayburn (1866-1944) —
also known as Robert H. Rayburn —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
31, 1866.
Son of Robert Rayburn and Elizabeth (Steele) Rayburn.
Democrat. Lumber dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1913-14;
defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1944
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Elizabeth Mason Wilkinson. |
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Orrin W. Robinson (b. 1834) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., August
12, 1834.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1895-96; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1897-98; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. M. Salliotte —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lumber business; village
president of Ecorse, Michigan, 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
29, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
forester; surveyor;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District
1965-70).
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 2001
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) —
also known as Henry W. Seymour —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 21,
1834.
Son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour
(born 1804).
Lawyer;
farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th
District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated
(Democratic), 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1906 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Caleb
Seymour Pitkin; first cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy
(Pixley) Seymour (born 1804); fourth cousin of David
Lowrey Seymour; second cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and McNeil
Seymour; third cousin of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherill Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour, Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; married, October
27, 1869, to Isabel Randell (died 1874); married, June 30,
1875, to Elizabeth Craig (died 1876); married, June 29,
1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton
G. Seymour. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Son of Mahlon A. Smith (c.1830-1892) and Louise (Reddick) Smith (born
1834).
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Justus Smith Stearns (1845-1933) —
also known as Justus S. Stearns —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Pomfret town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 10,
1845.
Son of Heman S. Stearns.
Republican. Lumber business; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1892;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., February
14, 1933 (age 87 years, 310
days).
Interment somewhere
in Ludington, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Paulina Lyon (died 1904). |
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Ross O. Stevens (1905-1967) —
of Atlanta, Montmorency
County, Mich.
Born in Atlanta, Montmorency
County, Mich., November
21, 1905.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1960-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1967
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Van Etten —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1871-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar S. Wagar (b. 1850) —
of Edmore, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
30, 1850.
Republican. Lumber business; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District,
1893-96; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1897-1900.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington (b. 1851) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
1851.
Democrat. Lumberman; Bay
County Sheriff; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1878; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orville A. Watrous (b. 1835) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1835.
Shingle manufacturer; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1889-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Watson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Merchant;
lumber business; real estate
investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adonijah Strong Welch (1821-1889) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 12,
1821.
Republican. First principal,
in 1851-65, of the Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Mich.
(later Eastern Michigan University); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1863-66; established a lumber
mill at Jacksonville, Fla.; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1868-69; first president,
in 1869-83, of the Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, Iowa (later
Iowa State University); college
professor; author.
Welch Hall, at Eastern Michigan University, is named for him.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 336
days).
Interment at Iowa
State College Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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John F. Wood (1887-1976) —
of Luce
County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., October
1, 1887.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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