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George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) —
also known as George W. Armstrong —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., April 18,
1859.
Son of Henry H. Armstrong and Mary (Robinson) Armstrong.
Republican. Mechanical
dentist; traveling salesman; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in 1948
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business owner; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1979
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ken Asmus (b. 1954) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
22, 1954.
Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Baird (1860-1934) —
of Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Quebec,
February
11, 1860.
Son of Robert Baird and Bridget (Joy) Baird.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; salt industry; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1895-96; defeated, 1896, 1897; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1901-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-17.
Member, Elks; Foresters.
Died in Zilwaukee, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1934 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Carrollton, Mich.
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Jim Berryman (b. 1947) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
17, 1947.
Democrat. Business owner; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1985-90; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1988; member of Michigan
state senate, 1991-98 (11th District 1991-94, 17th District
1995-98); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1998.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber
business; salt industry; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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James A. Burns (1899-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1899.
Purchasing agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; member of
Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1924
(Republican primary, 2nd District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 4th
District), 1942 (Democratic, 4th District), 1944 (Democratic primary,
4th District); 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; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Died in 1963
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bert Campbell (1863-1946) —
also known as William B. Campbell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saranac, Ionia
County, Mich., 1863.
Republican. Business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938.
Died in 1946
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman.
Republican. Lawyer;
business executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Arietta O. VanNess. |
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Jesse T. Church (b. 1949) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Drummond Island, Chippewa
County, Mich., November
14, 1949.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 25th District, 2000.
Member, Moose; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendy Sue Conway (b. 1949) —
also known as Wendy Conway —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1949.
Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1996, 1998, 2000;
Natural Law candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Alexander D. Cuthbertson (b. 1887) —
also known as Alex D. Cuthbertson —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born near Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. Parole
officer; personnel director; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School
teacher; sales manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August 7,
2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Carol Jean Schultze. |
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Charles Flowers (b. 1845) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
14, 1845.
Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84; Detroit corporation
counsel, 1896-1900; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-18.
English
and Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. L. Garver —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Socialist. Laborer; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Heimann (1891-1958) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Aviston, Clinton
County, Ill., September
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
business executive; economist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1932
(alternate); Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1929-31.
Member, Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
September
12, 1958 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom Hickey (b. 1955) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1955.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1998.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Peter Hoekstra (b. 1953) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Groningen, Netherlands,
October
30, 1953.
Republican. Business executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1993-.
Reformed
Church in America.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bill S. Huffman (b. 1924) —
of Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Estelle, Walker
County, Ga., December
27, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sales
representative; mayor
of Madison Heights, Mich., 1961-63; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-74 (Oakland County 6th
District 1963-64, 66th District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1956;
member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1975-82; resigned 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1982.
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Malcolm C. Johnson (b. 1937) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 11,
1937.
Libertarian. Business owner; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1996, 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Patterson Lamont (1867-1948) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
1, 1867.
Son of Robert Lamont and Isabella (Patterson) Lamont.
Business executive; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1929-32.
Died February
20, 1948 (age 80 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
mechanic; union
representative; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1984;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964;
defeated, 1988;
Macomb
County Commissioner.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died March 15,
2004 (age 80 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
16, 1921.
Democrat. Salesman; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Moose.
Blind
from the age of 16.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Jennie Kubinger. |
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George Porterfield McCallum (1871-1952) —
also known as George P. McCallum —
of Thompson, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March 27,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1899-1902;
member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1937-44.
Died in 1952
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McGarry (1860-1935) —
also known as Patrick H. McGarry —
of Walker, Cass
County, Minn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June, 1860.
Son of James Alfred McGarry (1822-1904) and Catherine (McGlynn)
McGarry (1828-1906).
Hotel-keeper;
first village president, Walker, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1909-10, 1913-14;
member of Minnesota
state senate 52nd District, 1915-22; resort owner.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in California, 1935
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
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Manual 1917 |
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William T. McGraw (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., May 12,
1868.
Republican. Business executive; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Moore (1845-1915) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
6, 1845.
Son of Reuben Moore (1805-1857) and Margaret (Riddle) Moore
(1806-1868).
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
salt manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1899-1902.
Died, from atrial
stenosis, in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 12,
1915 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Genevieve Nutto (1902-1993) —
also known as Genevieve Heffernan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
23, 1902.
Daughter of James Heffernan and Anna M. Heffernan.
Republican. Stenographer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Female.
Irish
and German
ancestry.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., May 2,
1993 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael J. O'Brien (1907-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 30,
1907.
Son of Thomas
Cornelius O'Brien.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; sanitation inspector; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 4th District 1955-64);
defeated, 1946; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1965-74; died in office 1974.
Catholic.
Died in 1974
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brian Palmer (b. 1949) —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
30, 1949.
Republican. Business owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Son of Capt. I. T. Palmer (born 1818) and Mary M. Palmer.
Republican. Stenographer; lawyer; Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to H. May Shrigley. |
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Alexander Riebe —
of Michigan.
Born in Germany.
Socialist. Laborer; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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James T. Upjohn (1858-1936) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
29, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
real
estate business; business executive; one of the organizers
of the Upjohn pharmaceutical
company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1929-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Died in 1936
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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David Frederick Upton (b. 1921) —
also known as David F. Upton —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich., November
13, 1921.
Son of Frederick S. Upton and Margaret (Beckley) Upton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business
executive; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1963-64; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1964; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1974, 1976.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet W. Skinner. |
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; school
teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ethyl Van Etten —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Stenographer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to John W. Van Etten. |
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Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) —
also known as H. Randall Wickes —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1889.
Son of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur E. Wood (1870-1966) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1870.
Republican. Milliner;
banker;
business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-18; member of Michigan
state senate, 1919-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48 (3rd District
1919-26, 4th District 1927-32, 1935-36, 1943-44, 1947-48); defeated,
1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1944.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1966
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Wreford (d. 1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; business executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1931-32; defeated in primary, 1932, 1934.
Died in 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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