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Wayne B. Sackett (1907-1983) —
of Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1907.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72,
55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons; Moose; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Melvin Harold Saur (1892-1980) —
also known as M. Harold Saur —
of Kent City, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dry candidate
for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 3rd
District, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1935-36, 1939-46; defeated, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1980 (age 88 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert B. Savidge (b. 1889) —
of Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
6, 1889.
Son of B. Newton Savidge (died 1915) and Jessia (Bates) Savidge.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Osceola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1919-28, 1933-38.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (b. 1834) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meredith P. Sawyer (b. 1890) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich., July 3,
1890.
Son of Alvah L. Sawyer and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1919-20.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Esther Snyder. |
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Robert Nute Sawyer (b. 1911) —
also known as Robert N. Sawyer —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
3, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1939-42;
defeated in primary, 1946; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54.
Member, Freemasons; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas David Schall (1878-1935) —
also known as Thomas D. Schall —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Reed City, Osceola
County, Mich., June 4,
1878.
Son of David Schall and Mary Ellen (Jordan) Schall.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1915-25; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1925-35; defeated in primary, 1923; died
in office 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Blinded
by an electric shock from a cigar lighter, 1907.
Hit by
an automobile, on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard, near
Cottage City, Maryland, suffered severe injuries, and died three days
later, in Casualty Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1935 (age 57 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Frank Schwartz (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., February
5, 1893.
Son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna (Gilbert) Schwartz.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1984 (age 91 years, 212
days).
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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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Charles B. Scully (b. 1878) —
of Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Almont Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., June 17,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1917-20; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Gleaners;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) —
also known as Kelley S. Searl —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
1, 1862.
Son of Chauncey D. Searl and Harriet E. (Kelley) Searl.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office
1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died April 28,
1942 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Son of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August 9,
1919, to Marie Seward King (1886-1981; daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward Kim Shanahan (1904-1990) —
also known as Edward K. Shanahan —
of Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., July 15,
1904.
Son of Lisle Shanahan and Mary (Dunham) Shanahan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of
Charlevoix County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Charlevoix
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., July 19,
1990 (age 86 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Phila Averill Armstrong. |
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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1898.
Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Acacia; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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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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Connor D. Smith (1907-1993) —
of Standish, Arenac
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., October
6, 1907.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1950-53, 1954-68; defeated, 1949;
appointed 1950; defeated, 1953; appointed 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees; elected 1961; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in New Lothrop, Shiawassee
County, Mich., April 28,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., January
15, 1986 (age 64 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Lynchburg, Highland
County, Ohio, January
8, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24;
defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Maccabees.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
6, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National
Bank of
Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District,
1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died
in office 1923.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., March 30,
1923 (age 70 years, 52
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) —
also known as Quincy A. Smith —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Dover, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
6, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; candidate for
circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church
of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1982.
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Samuel J. Smith (b. 1859) —
of Mackinaw City, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Grey County, Ontario,
January
16, 1859.
Republican. Hotelier;
Cheboygan
County Treasurer, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan County, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Talbot Smith (1899-1978) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., October
11, 1899.
Son of Franklin Campbell Smith and Mary (Majors) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed
1955; resigned 1961; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died, of heart
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Cremated.
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Son of Dr. Ransom S. Smith (died 1876) and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith
(died c.1840).
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith (died 1876) and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith
(died c.1840); married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North (died 1897); married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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Lawrence W. Snell (b. 1870) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., May 28,
1870.
Republican. Dairy
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1909-12.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Estelle M. Chamberlin. |
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Ernest Albert Snow (1875-1927) —
also known as Ernest A. Snow —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hanover, Jackson
County, Mich., April 15,
1875.
Son of Eugene Snow and Julia Snow.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-25; resigned 1925; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1926-27; appointed 1926; died in
office 1927.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; Elks.
Died October
20, 1927 (age 52 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane J. Frazee. |
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
of Michigan.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August 2,
1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Roy L. Spencer (b. 1919) —
of Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
10, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-76 (Lapeer County 1961-64,
78th District 1965-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1976.
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Henrik Ekroll Stafseth (1919-1968) —
also known as Henrik E. Stafseth —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 14,
1919.
Son of Henrik J. Stafseth and Inger (Nordhem) Stafseth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ottawa County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillian Mae Carisch. |
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John H. Stahlin (1914-1997) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Belding, Ionia
County, Mich., April 6,
1914.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1959-62; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla., April 14,
1997 (age 83 years, 8
days).
Cremated.
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Woodrow Stanley —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1996,
2000.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich., December
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1974 (age 75 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 21,
1895.
Son of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma Nu
Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 29,
1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Beal. |
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Potter Stewart (1915-1985) —
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
23, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Skull and
Bones.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., December
7, 1985 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert C. Stites (1915-1981) —
of Manitou Beach, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
7, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lenawee
County Sheriff, 1957-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1967-70; defeated
in primary, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
26, 1981 (age 66 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Son of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer.
Republican. Realtor;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; NAACP; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Bert J. Storey (1880-1958) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 13,
1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; chair of
Ionia County Republican Party, 1950; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952;
died in office 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died January
13, 1958 (age 77 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April 14,
1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell H. Strange, Jr. (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary; Grange; Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William
Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Strong, Jr. (1830-1913) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., April 7,
1830.
Son of John
Strong, Sr..
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62, 1879-80 (Wayne County
2nd District 1861-62, Monroe County 2nd District 1879-80); member of
Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1881-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892,
1912
(alternate); National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1896.
Member, Freemasons.
Founder of South Rockwood, Mich. Lost two
fingers on his right hand in a sawmill accident.
Died in South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, South Rockwood, Mich.
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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Son of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield (1899-1972) —
also known as Arthur E. Summerfield —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich., March 17,
1899.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1944-52; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1952-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1960;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1953-61.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April 26,
1972 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hills Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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