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Edmond S. Rankin (c.1856-1924) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1856.
Son of Dr. John Rankin.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; insurance
business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1924
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis H. Rankin, Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 6,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August 5,
1991 (age 88 years, 91
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich., May 30,
1884.
Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died February
16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Leila M. Geddes. |
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Audley Rawson (1893-1981) —
also known as William Audley Rawson —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.; Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born near Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 5,
1893.
Son of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson.
Republican. Farmer;
Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Tuscola County Republican Party, 1950; lobbyist
for the Michigan Association of Insurance
Companies.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pinellas Park, Pinellas
County, Fla., September
27, 1981 (age 88 years, 175
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married, December
22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day (died 1969); married 1971 to Mildred
Hutchinson. |
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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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Samuel William Raymond (1872-1950) —
also known as Samuel W. Raymond —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 23,
1872.
Son of Samuel Raymond and Rebecca (Burgess) Raymond.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; inventor;
member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Swiss
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Forty and
Eight; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., May 6,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb
County, Mich., April 24,
1871.
Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died May 4,
1956 (age 85 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvin E. Richards (b. 1886) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Soudan, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1886.
Republican. Mining
superintendent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1947-54;
defeated, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) —
also known as Friend W. Richardson; William
Richardson —
of California.
Born in Michigan, December
1, 1865.
Son of William Richardson and Rhoda (Dye) Richardson.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; California
state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of
California, 1923-27.
Quaker.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Robert L. Richardson, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 20,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin
Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1979.
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Frederick W. Richter (b. 1866) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., 1866.
Son of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter.
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1896-97.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Richter and Eva (Madison) Richter; married 1890 to Mattie
E. Allen; married 1902 to Mabel
E. Baker. |
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George W. Robertson (1839-1917) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born February
22, 1839.
Son of Benjamin Robertson.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb
County Register of Deeds; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., May 9,
1917 (age 78 years, 76
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Carl A. Robinson (b. 1886) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in La Grange, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1917-18.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Robison (b. 1824) —
of Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1824.
Son of Gertrude (Hoag) Robison (1797-1878) and Andrew
Robison.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1869-72, 1883-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1872;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1874, 1876; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1879-80; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1886-87.
Scotch-Irish,
English,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Rockwell (1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerry D. Roe (b. 1936) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Conrad, Pondera
County, Mont., May 18,
1936.
Son of Howard O. Roe and Ialene B. (Freel) Roe.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
2004.
Methodist.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married 1965
to Shirley Carol Hands. |
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Cyril H. Root (1896-1983) —
of Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born May 23,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1950-68 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1950-64, 47th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1983
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Grand
Prairie Cemetery, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Mich.
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Edson V. Root, Jr. (1903-1971) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
27, 1903.
Son of Edson V.
Root, Sr..
Republican. Fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1948-50; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-71 (Van Buren County
1953-64, 54th District 1965-71); died in office 1971.
Church
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1971
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937
to Frieda Shaefer. |
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William H. Rose (b. 1844) —
of Bath, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Bath, Clinton
County, Mich., July 25,
1844.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County 1st District,
1881-84; Michigan
land commissioner, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) —
also known as Harry M. Royal —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 26,
1867.
Son of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, White Lake Canning Company; vice-president,
Oceana Canning Company; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 15,
1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick J. Russell (b. 1841) —
also known as Fred J. Russell —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Orion (now Lake Orion), Oakland
County, Mich., October
7, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; probate
judge in Michigan; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1881-87, 1894-1905; appointed
1881; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Walter White Russell (1886-1975) —
also known as Walter W. Russell —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
9, 1886.
Son of Charles T. Russell and Nettie M. (White) Russell.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1916-18; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., February
7, 1975 (age 88 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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