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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 6,
1896.
Son of John Elliott and Anna (Hyde) Elliott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;
resigned 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Adrian
Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
21, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; motor court
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Wella Caine. |
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Arnell Engstrom (1897-1970) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-68 (Grand Traverse County
1941-44, Grand Traverse District 1945-64, 104th District 1965-68);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Grand Traverse County Republican Party, 1950; director,
Traverse City State Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1970
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Mareda Heiges. |
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W. Scott Ensign (1909-1983) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. President,
Battle Creek Federation of Labor, 1956-62; vice-president,
AFL-CIO Calhoun County Council, 1962-64; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Optimist
Club; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; International
Typographical Union.
Died in 1983
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claud Robert Erickson (1900-1993) —
also known as Claud R. Erickson —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., January
8, 1900.
Son of Carl Erickson and Mary (Hall) Erickson.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961-62.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Tau Beta
Pi; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died December
18, 1993 (age 93 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Thelma Olga Lewis. |
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John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) —
also known as John P. Espie —
of Eagle, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., February
14, 1881.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32,
1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died December
2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Interment at North
Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Robert Estes (1894-1957) —
also known as Howard R. Estes —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 10,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1945-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1957
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) —
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 15,
1788.
Miller; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1839-40.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., February
18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham (1806-1888). |
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M. L. Evens (b. 1865) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Butler Township, Branch
County, Mich., February
24, 1865.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1915-16;
defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Ewing (b. 1869) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., July 13,
1869.
Republican. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1911-12, 1915-22.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Billie Sunday Farnum (1916-1979) —
also known as Billie S. Farnum —
of Drayton Plains, Oakland
County, Mich.; Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 11,
1916.
Democrat. Steward and international
rep, United Auto Workers; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1944; administrative aide, U.S. Sen. Blair
Moody, 1952-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1961-64; appointed 1961; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1967-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972.
Congregationalist.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
18, 1979 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Ellis E. Faulkner (1877-1959) —
of Delton, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Lowell, Kent
County, Mich., October
2, 1877.
Son of Herbert E. Faulkner and Harriet (Gibson) Faulkner.
Republican. Druggist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Barry
County Probate Judge; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1935-44.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Anna Grace Matter. |
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Robert E. Faulkner (b. 1910) —
of Coloma, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Delton, Barry
County, Mich., 1910.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1951-52; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1953-58; defeated in primary, 1948;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 7th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Henry Fead (1877-1943) —
also known as Louis H. Fead —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 2,
1877.
Son of John Lawrence Fead and Augusta (Walther) Fead.
Republican. Lawyer; Luce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-12; vice-president, Newberry
State Bank; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1913-28; resigned 1928; worked
with the Red Cross in France during and after World War I; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated,
1937; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack while suffering from throat
cancer, in the University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
4, 1943 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960). |
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Grant Fellows (1865-1929) —
of Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April 13,
1865.
Son of Nelson H. Fellows and Sarah M. (Perry) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1913-16; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1917-29; died in office 1929; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1922.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died July 16,
1929 (age 64 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert G. Ferguson (b. 1858) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,
October
22, 1858.
Son of Adam Ferguson and Catherine (Golden) Ferguson.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; president, First National Bank of
Sault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Christenna Helen Bain. |
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Cornelius Ferris, Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 26,
1866.
Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Finch (1917-1999) —
of Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 30,
1917.
Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Geraldine Halsted. |
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Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March 30,
1910.
Son of Charles Finkbeiner (1873-1948) and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
A library in Belleville, Michigan, and an elementary school in
Taylor, Michigan, are named for
him.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1963
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Son of Ferris
S. Fitch.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) —
also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., January
27, 1885.
Son of John
Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1924,
1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of
Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Maccabees;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., March 16,
1939 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
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Ray M. Flavin (b. 1912) —
of Swartz Creek, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., August
25, 1912.
Democrat. Flint Township Supervisor; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 83rd District, 1965-66; defeated
in primary, 1966, 1968.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James N. Folks (1897-2001) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., October
19, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd
District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died at Tender Care nursing
home, Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
20, 2001 (age 103 years, 93
days).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Jennie Strait. |
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Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877) —
of Hale, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Steuben
County, Ind., November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15.
Member, Grange; Gleaners;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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Henry Ford (1863-1947) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1863.
Son of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford
(c.1839-1876).
Engineer;
inventor;
founder, Ford Motor
Company, 1903; candidate for Republican nomination for President,
1916;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Belgian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Publisher, in 1919-27, of the Dearborn Independent newspaper,
which promoted anti-Semitic
ideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World's
Problem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, a libel
lawsuit against Ford over these writings led him to shut down
the paper and publicly recant
its contents.
Died, from a stroke, in
Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1947 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ford
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Ford (1826-1905) and Mary (Litogot) Ford (c.1839-1876);
married, April 11,
1888, to Clara Jane Bryant (1866-1950); uncle of Clarence
M. Ford. |
| | | Cross-reference: James
Couzens — Herman
Bernstein — Alfred
J. Murphy — Martin
C. Ansorge |
| | | Personal motto:
"Efficiency." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Henry Ford: Douglas
Brinkley, Wheels
for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,
1903-2003 — William A. Levinson, Henry
Ford's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy, Henry
Ford : Building Cars for Everyone (for young
readers) — David Weitzman, Model
T : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Henry Ford: Max
Wallace, The
American Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of the
Third Reich — Neil Baldwin, Henry
Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
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Ransom L. Ford (1878-1973) —
of Montrose, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Byron, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
12, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1973
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas G. Ford, Sr. (1918-1995) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1965-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1995
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Ford (1927-2004) —
also known as William D. Ford —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 6,
1927.
Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,
13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
United
Church of Christ. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Ernest Foulkes (1878-1960) —
also known as George E. Foulkes —
of Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hartford, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
13, 1960 (age 81 years, 354
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Mich.
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William A. French (1849-1903) —
also known as Billy French —
of Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich.; Bell, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Pelham, Ontario,
March
2, 1849.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County 2nd District,
1883-84; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1894-1900; appointed 1894.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in
St. Mary's Hospital,
Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1903 (age 53 years, 363
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Dundee, Mich.
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Louis Herbert Freye (1912-1973) —
also known as Louis H. Freye —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 12,
1912.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 1st District,
1943-48, 1951; defeated, 1948; resigned 1951.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1973
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer C. Fritsch (1894-1957) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Piqua, Miami
County, Ohio, July 23,
1894.
Chemist;
executive vice-president, Parke Davis pharmaceutical
company; village
president of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, 1948-50; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1950-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Collapsed and died in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec,
April
8, 1957 (age 62 years, 259
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Theodore I. Fry (1881-1962) —
also known as "Mr. Democrat" —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., July 25,
1881.
Democrat. Banker;
director, Fremont Canning
Company; Michigan
state treasurer, 1933-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938, 1942; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in Gerber Hospital,
Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., January
28, 1962 (age 80 years, 187
days).
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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