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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 26,
1876.
Son of Aaron Abbott and Mabel (Johnson) Abbott.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant; oil
distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 24,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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William H. Allswede (1874-1962) —
of Sanford, Midland
County, Mich.; Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Midland
County, Mich., January
22, 1874.
Son of George H. Allswede and Dora Allswede.
Farmer;
merchant; grain dealer;
gravel
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Osceola District, 1926.
German
ancestry.
Died in July, 1962
(age 88
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) —
also known as Harvey S. Amerson —
of Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Illinois, November
29, 1875.
Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel)
Amerson (1846-1906).
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1943
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
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Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) —
of Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Blekinge, Sweden,
October
3, 1857.
Lumberman;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18;
defeated (Independent), 1918.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) —
also known as Louis E. Anderson —
of Northport, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich., September
18, 1884.
Son of Andrew
F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32,
1941-54; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1955
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Arnold (1893-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany,
June
29, 1893.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; building
contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Royal
Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) —
also known as Florence Lewis Smalley —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 19,
1847.
Daughter of Mortimer C. Smalley (1821-1899) and Nancy Maria (Lewis)
Smalley (1821-1887).
Democrat. Antique dealer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
29, 1814.
Democrat. Merchant; Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54; first
village president, Hastings, Mich., 1855.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 6,
1887 (age 72 years, 158
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Norman Bailey (1822-1896) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1822.
Republican. Merchant; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1861-62.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., February
15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) —
also known as Henry P. Baldwin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., February
22, 1814.
Son of John Baldwin and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1869-72; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Nathan Barlow (b. 1785) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant; farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Barlow, Jr. (1818-1899) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
1, 1818.
Son of Nathan
Barlow.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; merchant; Barry
County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry
County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;
Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; mayor, Hastings, Mich., 1873;
director, Grand River Valley Railroad,
1872-97.
Died January
25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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John Allison Barry (1848-1913) —
also known as John A. Barry —
of Coral, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Harrietta, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Handy Township, Livingston
County, Mich., July 29,
1848.
Son of Kendall Barry and Elizabeth (Badger) Barry.
Republican. Physician;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1907-08.
Died in Wexford
County, Mich., February
9, 1913 (age 64 years, 195
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Beeson (1807-1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, September
7, 1807.
Democrat. Merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1840; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857.
Died April 19,
1885 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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William B. Beeson (d. 1872) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Physician;
merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1841; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1859.
Died in 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant; lumber
business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1869-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Abram V. Berry (b. 1804) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., August
20, 1804.
Merchant; village
president of Jackson, Michigan, 1843-46.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin A. Blakeslee (b. 1865) —
of Galien, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Galien, Berrien
County, Mich., July 18,
1865.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Brott (b. 1858) —
of Mooreland, Muskegon
County, Mich.; South Boardman, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Born in Casnovia Township, Muskegon
County, Mich., October
24, 1858.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1907-08.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Son of Merritt J. Brown (1826-1904) and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown
(1832-1889).
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
chair
of Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ambrose G. Bushnell (1863-1944) —
also known as A. G. Bushnell —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
14, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
merchant; director, First State Savings Bank of
Bronson; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1929-32,
1935-36; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Buys (b. 1864) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born near Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
16, 1864.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1926, 1932.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Son of Lyman Casey and Annie M. Casey.
Republican. Merchant; manufacturer;
U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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George Cutler (b. 1870) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Keene Township, Ionia
County, Mich., September
16, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Lewis Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1898-99; defeated, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernal Rosecranz Davy (1862-1959) —
also known as V. R. Davy —
of Evart, Osceola
County, Mich.
Born in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., August
17, 1862.
Son of Isaiah Josiah Davy (1822-1891) and Sophronia (Denison) Davy
(1827-1920).
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of a cerebral
embolism, April 19,
1959 (age 96 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Evart, Mich.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant; miller; lumber
business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Francis Xavier Desnoyers (1813-1868) —
also known as Francis Desnoyers —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 29,
1813.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1855.
Died August
13, 1868 (age 55 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius DeYoung (1860-1947) —
of Crystal, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
23, 1860.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1909-10.
Died in Crystal, Montcalm
County, Mich., 1947
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Crystal
Cemetery, Crystal, Mich.
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Robert M. Donnelly (b. 1845) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Franklin
County, Pa., 1845.
Accountant;
merchant; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Dougan —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Son of George Dougan.
Merchant; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1887.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael S. Doyle (1842-1901) —
of Elsie, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in New
Brunswick, 1842.
Farmer;
merchant; cheesemaker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1899-1901;
died in office 1901.
Died June 7,
1901 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Matthew Fenton (1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Son of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845).
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845); married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall (1812-1868); second cousin thrice removed of Walter
Samuel Fenton. |
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George B. Forrester (b. 1862) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
September
13, 1862.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1917-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry C. Glasner (b. 1872) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Barry
County, Mich., 1872.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1911-14;
defeated, 1908; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (b. 1820) —
also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1820.
Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor.
Republican. Banker;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan
state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Harris (b. 1852) —
of Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
September
19, 1852.
Republican. Miner; lumberman;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1905-10,
1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872
to Margaret Barry. |
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Charles A. Hulse (1852-1918) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Greenbush Township, Clinton
County, Mich., October
10, 1852.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1913-18; died
in office 1918.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 65 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant; treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co.
and Chesaning Home Telephone
Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Ida Nason. |
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David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) —
also known as David H. Jerome —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
17, 1829.
Son of Horace Jerome (died 1831) and Elizabeth Rose (Hart) Jerome.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District
1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of
Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 23,
1896 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment somewhere
in Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant; miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John Russell Kellogg (1793-1868) —
also known as John R. Kellogg —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 16,
1793.
Son of Jesse Kellogg and Susanna (Griswold) Kellogg.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1838; member
of Michigan
state board of education, 1855-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., March 13,
1868 (age 74 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Otterson. |
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Stanley Sebastian Kresge (1900-1985) —
also known as Stanley S. Kresge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1900.
Son of Sebastian Spering Kresge (1867-1966; founder of S.S. Kresge
dime store chain which later became K-Mart) and Anna E.
(Harvey) Kresge.
Republican. Philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1952.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died June 30,
1985 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Laflamboy (b. 1856) —
of McBride, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1856.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 14,
1820.
Republican. Merchant; miller; banker; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elroy M. Loose —
also known as E. M. Loose —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Merchant; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1928;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932 (Prohibition), 1938 (Commonwealth);
Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Monroe County,
1933; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1936; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Lyon (b. 1855) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jasper Mason (d. 1848) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1846.
Died in 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Austin McLogan (b. 1920) —
also known as Edward A. McLogan —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 2,
1920.
Son of Edwin McLogan and Helen (Austin) McLogan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
merchant; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Beatrice A. Bouchard. |
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Hiram McNeeley (b. 1906) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, S.C., October
31, 1906.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James W. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, May 20,
1848.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1898-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant; real estate
investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford George Olmstead (b. 1879) —
also known as Clifford G. Olmstead —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., May 20,
1879.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Pack (b. 1861) —
of Centreville, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1861.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) —
also known as Thomas W. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 1830.
Son of Thomas Palmer and Mary A. (Witherell) Palmer.
Republican. Merchant; real estate
business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1913 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward Wheeler Pendleton (1825-1889) —
also known as Edward W. Pendleton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
13, 1825.
Son of Henry Pendleton (1799-1870) and Hannah (Wheeler) Pendleton
(1805-1859).
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 18,
1889 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Phillips (b. 1845) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1845.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick A. Platt (b. 1856) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
19, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1901; resigned 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant; lumber
business; real estate
broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry C. Rose (1872-1932) —
of Ashley, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Clinton
County, Mich., June 30,
1872.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1917-20;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1926; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1931-32.
German
and French
ancestry.
Died in 1932
(age about
60 years).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Mich.
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Arthur Royce (1880-1947) —
of Mecosta, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Winfield Township, Montcalm
County, Mich., November
8, 1880.
Republican. Druggist;
merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1937-40.
Died in 1947
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Rubenstein —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Junk dealer; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wallace Smith (1849-1929) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
22, 1849.
Republican. Merchant; milling
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died in 1929
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Stenson (b. 1900) —
of Greenland, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Wakefield, Gogebic
County, Mich., July 1,
1900.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; construction
superintendent; salvage materials dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District; defeated,
1938; elected 1940, 1942; charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rupert Stephens, Sr. (1873-1952) —
of Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich.; Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
February
22, 1873.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; postmaster;
furniture
and undertaking
business; Mason
County Coroner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Mason County 1939-44,
Mason District 1945-48).
Died in 1952
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Freesoil, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Edna M. Baxter. |
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oren Stone (1833-1897) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1833.
Merchant; co-founder of Flint Woolen Mills; owner of Stone's
Opera House; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1888-89.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 20,
1897 (age 63 years, 270
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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Charles F. Sundstrom (1865-1948) —
of Michigamme, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
March
10, 1865.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1935-42,
1945-46; defeated, 1942, 1946.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Died in 1948
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Burrell Tripp (b. 1862) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1915-18.
Scottish
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Allegan, Mich.
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Frank C. Tyler —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Socialist. Junk dealer; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur N. Ward (1862-1948) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Bloomer Center, Montcalm
County, Mich., January
1, 1862.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1902-03; Isabella
County Treasurer, 1911-14; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County, 1917-18;
defeated, 1932.
Died in 1948
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Watson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Merchant; lumber
business; real estate
investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant; banker; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Wheeler (b. 1830) —
of Salem, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1830.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining company.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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Charles Sumner Winans (b. 1863) —
also known as Charles S. Winans —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyre, Seneca
County, N.Y., January
25, 1863.
Son of Benjamin Winans and Mary Jane (Sumner) Winans.
Merchant; U.S. Consul in Iquique, 1900-07; Valencia, 1907-09; Seville, 1909-14; Nuremberg, 1914-17; Cienfuegos, 1917-19; London, 1919-20; Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General in Prague, 1927.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Emma Rosina Kempf. |
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Erasmus Winslow —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Peru, La Salle
County, Ill.
Merchant; physician;
village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Zimmerman, Sr. (1835-1935) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
May
12, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; brickmason;
merchant; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1895-96.
Died October
26, 1935 (age 100 years,
167 days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Dietz. |
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