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John R. MacDonald (1857-1946) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., March 30,
1857.
Progressive. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1914-15.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Injured in a fall at his
home, and died at Hurley Hospital,
Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January, 1946
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Avondale
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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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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Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; West Bloomfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive assistant to Mayor Coleman
A. Young of Detroit; director of legislative affairs for Gov. James
J. Blanchard; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1990-99; appointed 1990; resigned
1999; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1997-99.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) —
also known as Carl E. Mapes —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., December
26, 1874.
Son of Selah Warrington Mapes (1836-1920) and Sarah Ann (Brooks)
Mapes (1839-1917).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-06; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in
office 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in his hotel room
at New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Son of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons; Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Tella Dorothy Swem. |
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Frederic J. Marshall (1903-1969) —
of Allen, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Allen Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 1,
1903.
Republican. Hillsdale
County Sheriff, 1938-48; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-69 (Hillsdale District
1951-64, 41st District 1965-69); died in office 1969.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Grange.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Berenece Helen Plum. |
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Vincent A. Martin (b. 1870) —
of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1870.
Republican. Train
master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric
railway; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Mary Roberts. |
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Thomas R. McAllister (1905-1977) —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Huron
County, Mich., August
14, 1905.
Son of Thomas A. McAllister and Alice (Sparling) McAllister.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1930-32, 1954-62; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-40, 1943-46; chair of
Huron County Republican Party, 1946-60; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Huron County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth M. Lawitzke. |
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John Samuel McDonald (b. 1865) —
also known as John S. McDonald —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
February
8, 1865.
Son of Samuel McDonald and Anna (Locke) McDonald.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1908-22; appointed 1908;
resigned 1922; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1922-33; appointed 1922; defeated,
1933; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1925, 1933.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Adelia J. Duncan. |
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Homer McGraw (1856-1915) —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Baltimore, Macomb
County, Mich., January
22, 1856.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915; died in office 1915.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; American Bar
Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. McIntosh (b. 1892) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; school
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1940, 1942.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Mary L. McCormick. |
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Frank E. McKee School in North Muskegon is named for
him.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Lakeside
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell) McKone
(1842-1907).
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Samuel
Bell; son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell)
McKone (1842-1907); married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend (1869-1937). |
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1911 |
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of a stroke, in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Walter T. McMahon (1897-1978) —
of Hazel Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-58 (Oakland County 5th
District 1949-54, Oakland County 6th District 1955-58); defeated in
primary, 1958, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Teamsters
Union; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1978
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Neal McMillan —
of Michigan.
U.S. Consul in Sarnia, 1904-06.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bartlett H. McMullen (1856-1918) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Stratford, Ontario,
September
15, 1856.
Son of John S. McMullen and Margaret (Holland) McMullen.
Physician;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1907-08, 1916-17.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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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 E. Merrill (b. 1897) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Yale, St. Clair
County, Mich., March 16,
1897.
Son of John H. Merrill and Janet M. (Brown) Merrill.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1936.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Merriman (b. 1920) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 15,
1920.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member
of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Lions.
Still living as of 1974.
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Son of Thomas Henry Merry and Candida (Xavier) Merry.
Steamship
captain; wholesale
grocer; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April 18,
1925.
Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy E. McCorkell. |
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George W. Millen (b. 1863) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
17, 1863.
Republican. Insurance
business; vice-president, Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ann
Arbor; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo Miller (1892-1955) —
of Blackman Township, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 25,
1892.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1950-55; died in office 1955.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in 1955
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert M. Montgomery (1901-1976) —
of Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
3, 1901.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1945-52.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas C. Morgan (1875-1953) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Monmouth, England,
February
24, 1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1943-50.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1953
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Dean Morley (1897-1976) —
also known as F. Dean Morley —
of New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New Troy, Berrien
County, Mich., January
10, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1933-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1942.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlton H. Morris (1917-1983) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Keeler, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
20, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1946-48; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1949-62; defeated in primary, 1962;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1964; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1981.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in 1983
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Elaine Michael. |
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John D. Morrison (b. 1896) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., September
13, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927
to Edith O. Drevdahl. |
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Carl D. Mosier (b. 1887) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., October
7, 1887.
Son of William Mosier and Myrtice (Downing) Mosier.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1948-59; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Joseph
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Hendryx. |
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Frederick Henry Mueller (1893-1976) —
also known as Frederick H. Mueller —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1945-57; appointed 1945; defeated,
1957; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died August
31, 1976 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Graceland
Mausoleum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Raymond M. Murphy (b. 1927) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
13, 1927.
Son of John Murphy and Etta (Thompkins) Murphy.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1964,
1996;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1983-98 (17th District 1983-92,
7th District 1993-98); defeated in primary, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1999-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; AFSCME;
Lions;
Optimist
Club; Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Loretta Blackwell. |
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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