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Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) —
of Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Gary, Lake
County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Poland,
January
17, 1867.
Son of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski.
Architect;
superintendent of construction
for steel mills, 1907-12; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County
3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated,
1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930
(Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary,
Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Bing (b. 1943) —
also known as Dave Bing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1943.
Played professional
basketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;
named to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing
Steel (later The Bing Group), supplier to automobile
manufacturers; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009-.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Robert Peter Brown (1909-1980) —
also known as Robert P. Brown —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.; Baraga, Baraga
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 14,
1909.
Son of Felix Brown and Anna Brown.
Democrat. Foundry owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1947-48.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Died in Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., November
6, 1980 (age 71 years, 237
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining
Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company,
1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry J. Eikhoff (b. 1861) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1861.
Republican. Metal polisher; president,
Metal Polishers International Union of America; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Fischer (1910-1994) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 11,
1910.
Son of Fred Fischer and Ottilie (Becker) Fischer (died 1919).
Republican. President, Harris and Fischer Iron Works; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1954-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died May 12,
1994 (age 83 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 30,
1890.
Republican. School
teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) —
also known as William B. Harrison —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 28,
1889.
Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
secretary-treasurer, Foundry Products Co.; president, Kentucky
Refrigerating Co.; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet
County, Mich., July 13,
1948 (age 58 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Lyman A. Holmes (b. 1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Truman Handy Newberry (1864-1945) —
also known as Truman H. Newberry —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
5, 1864.
Son of John
Stoughton Newberry and Helen Parmelee (Handy) Newberry.
Republican. Paymaster and agent, Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railway,
1885-87; president and treasurer, Detroit Steel and Spring
Co., 1887-1901; director, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.; director,
Grace Hospital;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Tried
and convicted
in 1921 of overspending
on his campaign (federal laws at that time set an unrealistically
low limit); his conviction was reversed by Supreme Court; following
an investigation, the Senate declared him entitled to his seat but expressed
disapproval of the sum spent
on his election; resigned
under pressure.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
3, 1945 (age 80 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin W. Pinkos (born c.1917) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1917.
Chairman, American Metal Processing Co.; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., 1974-78.
Still living as of 1978.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "Be Bright, Vote Right." |
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Mason P. Rumney (1883-1944) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born December
4, 1883.
Son of John G. Rumney.
Steel executive; mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1939-44; died in office 1944.
Died, following surgery for a stomach
ailment, in the Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., January
20, 1944 (age 60 years, 47
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Miriam Hull. |
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Andrew J. Siney —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Foreman, Standard Malleable Iron Co.; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1912-13, 1914-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Voisine (1897-1959) —
also known as Wilfred William Voisine —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, November
20, 1897.
Son of Abel Voisine (1859-1930) and Eugenia Jennie (Blais) Voisine
(1870-1909).
Steel executive; village
president of Ecorse, Michigan, 1936-37; members of a steelworker
terrorist group, the Black Legion, repeatedly attempted
to kill him in 1936; Jesse Pettijohn and Lawrence Madden were
later convicted of conspiracy to commit murder; mayor of
Ecorse, Mich., 1948-49, 1954-57.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Convicted
in April, 1950, of falsely
testifying to a Congressional committee in 1948 that he had
received only the regular price for steel; sentenced
to two years in federal prison.
In October, 1956, a warrant
was issued for his arrest,
along with several members of the city council, for knowingly permitting
illegal gambling in Ecorse, in return for bribes and
gratuities; Gov. G.
Mennen Williams initiated removal
proceedings against the officials.
Died in 1959
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert L. Wales (b. 1921) —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich., December
6, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M.
A. Hanna Iron Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64;
defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District),
1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1980.
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Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) —
also known as Frank D. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
welder; machine designer and repairman, Ford Motor
Company; business
representative for AFSCME Local 595; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1st
District 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated in
primary, 1950; died in office 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; AFSCME;
Amvets.
Died in 1960
(age about
43 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Mary Louise Beard. |
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William Wilson (born c.1934) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1934.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; quality
control manager, Standard Forge Corp.; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., 1977.
Still living as of 1977.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "Leadership for a change!" |
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