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George Samuel Barnard (1876-1943) —
also known as George S. Barnard —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bainbridge, Berrien
County, Mich., January
19, 1876.
Son of Rufus P. Barnard and Mary (Metras) Barnard.
Republican. Druggist; chemist;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1919-24; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1927-30; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1930, 1934.
Congregationalist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alma B. McClurg. |
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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Son of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman.
Republican. Manufacturer; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucretia Comstock. |
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Arthur Orin Bement (1847-1915) —
also known as Arthur O. Bement —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, May 22,
1847.
Republican. Mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1892-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Founder, with his father, of the E. Bement Sons implement and stove
manufacturing firm.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles A. Brethen (b. 1896) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Nappanee, Ontario,
July
4, 1896.
Son of George J. Brethen and Frances (Burley) Brethen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary,
All Metal Products Co. (toy manufacturer); president, National
Bank of
Wyandotte; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin A. Campbell (1866-1933) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Brussels, Ontario,
December
16, 1866.
Republican. Railway
conductor; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 66 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Son of Lyman Casey and Annie M. Casey.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry A. Conant (1844-1925) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., May 5,
1844.
Lawyer;
banker;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1878; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1880; Windsor, 1905-17; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1883-86.
Died January
28, 1925 (age 80 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) —
also known as Solomon R. Dresser —
of Bradford, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
1, 1842.
Son of Parker Dresser and Lydia (Cronkhite) Dresser.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1903-07.
Died in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., January
21, 1911 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.
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Joseph Flesheim (1847-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1847.
Son of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim.
Republican. President, Menominee Electric Company,
manufacturer of telephone
switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
Committed suicide,
February
26, 1900 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian Gallmeyer (1850-1932) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin in Adams
County, Ind., October
4, 1850.
Son of Ernst Gallmeyer and Sophia (Reinking) Gallmeyer.
Manufacturer; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1918-20.
Died December
2, 1932 (age 82 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1877
to Elizabeth Lisette Hilsman. |
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Frank Porter Glazier (1862-1922) —
also known as Frank P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 8,
1862.
Son of Emily J. (Stimson) Glazier and George
Pickering Glazier.
Republican. Pharmacist;
President of Glazier Stove Company (manufacturer of stoves for
cooking and heating); president of Chelsea Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1903-04; Michigan
state treasurer, 1905-08; resigned 1908.
Forced to
resign as state treasurer in 1908; convicted
of embezzlement;
served two years in prison;
pardoned
in 1920.
Died near Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
1, 1922 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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William A. Hanrahan —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Democrat. President, Lorraine Manufacturing Co.; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ottawa County,
1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles R. Herrick (b. 1858) —
of Fenwick, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-28 (18th District 1925-26, 25th District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Herrig (b. 1847) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1895-1900; candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ladd J. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer; founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Custer MacKinnon (1870-1957) —
also known as Arthur C. MacKinnon —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August 3,
1870.
Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) MacKinnon.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1923-32, 1941-42, 1945-48,
1951-52 (Bay County 1st District 1923-32, 1941-42, Bay County
1945-48, 1951-52); defeated, 1932 (Bay County 1st District), 1934
(Bay County 1st District), 1936 (Bay County 1st District), 1942 (Bay
County 1st District), 1948 (Bay County), 1952 (Bay County).
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merrill I. Mills (1819-1882) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1819.
Democrat. Stove manufacturer; founder of Banner Tobacco
Company; director of First National Bank of
Detroit; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1866-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876.
Died in 1882
(age about
63 years).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker; real estate
sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Frederick Seyferth (b. 1913) —
also known as Don F. Seyferth —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 14,
1913.
Son of Otto Seyferth and Alma (Sundell) Seyferth.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Marian Justin. |
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Henry B. Smith —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Manufacturer; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1908;
candidate for mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph J. Swope (born c.1897) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1897.
Democrat. Patternmaker; worked for Kaiser-Frazer;
candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1949, 1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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August J. Weier (b. 1871) —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1871.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 1st District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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