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Politician members in Michigan


  Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., January 8, 1914. Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen. Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Justices William W. Potter and Emerson Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1962; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in DeWitt, Clinton County, Mich., November 6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to Virginia Verdier (1917-1974; daughter of Leonard D. Verdier).
  Epitaph: "He loved his state, steeped in its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michigan forever."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) — also known as Charles M. Armstrong — of Denver, Colo. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1891. Republican. Ranch operator; secretary of state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado state auditor, 1941-43. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Exchange Club. Died in December, 1964 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Helen Howbert; married, November 22, 1934, to Alice N. Nelson.
  Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) — of Sandstone Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Norvell, Jackson County, Mich., August 13, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Jackson County Clerk, 1939-40; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; Michigan state auditor general, 1947-50; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Moose. Suffered a heart attack while walking near his home, and died, in Sandstone Township, Jackson County, Mich., June 15, 1971 (age 69 years, 306 days). Interment at Roseland Memorial Gardens, Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Mich.
  Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known as Wilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1894. Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta Sigma Rho; Sigma Delta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Moose; Odd Fellows. Suffered an apparent heart attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Ferdinand Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker; married 1923 to Clara Hantel; father of Wilber Marion Brucker, Jr.. See Brucker family of Michigan.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known as Owen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 4, 1900. Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president, Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1954. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Moose. Died September 10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Marie DeWaele.
  Harold Reginald Collier (1915-2006) — also known as Harold R. Collier — of Berwyn, Cook County, Ill. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 12, 1915. Republican. Newspaper editor; candidate in primary for secretary of state of Illinois, 1952; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6th District 1973-75). Methodist. Member, Moose; Elks. Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 17, 2006 (age 90 years, 36 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Carol Jean Bangert.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known as Miller Dunckel — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., February 11, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile wholesaler; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1940. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died of pneumonia in 1975 (age about 76 years). Interment at Eternal Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, July 29, 1921. Democrat. Business representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District, 1955-58; member of Michigan state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1970.
  William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; Moose; Eagles. Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Corinne Helene Sletten.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Fred Gray (b. 1932) — also known as Charles F. Gray — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Oakland County, Mich., June 29, 1932. Democrat. Ypsilanti Township Clerk; member of Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1966 (52nd District). Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose. Still living as of 2004.
  Michael James Hart (1877-1951) — also known as Michael J. Hart — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Quebec, July 16, 1877. Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart. Democrat. School teacher; president, Schemm Brewing Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers; farmer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1944; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1940. Member, Moose. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., February 14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213 days). Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart; married, July 9, 1904, to Zola Hudson; married, February 11, 1924, to Wilma Ruth Slinkard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Chester Milton Howell (b. 1884) — also known as Chester M. Howell; "Chiseling Chet" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., September 10, 1884. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1923-26; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932, 1936; resigned 1945; charged on December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathic physicians, and pleaded guilty; testified against other legislators in bribery cases. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Kiwanis; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) — also known as D. J. Jacobetti; "Pooga"; "King Jake" — of Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Negaunee, Marquette County, Mich., July 20, 1920. Democrat. Representative, United Steelworkers of America; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County 1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, United Steelworkers of America; Moose; Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Lions. Died November 28, 1994 (age 74 years, 131 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Northland Chapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Marie D. Burnette.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward John Jeffries, Jr. (1900-1950) — also known as Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 3, 1900. Son of Edward J. Jeffries and Minnie (Stotts) Jeffries. Republican. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1930, 1946; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1940-48. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Moose. Died in 1950 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 24, 1930, to Florence Bell.
  Raymond C. Kehres (1915-1998) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Monroe, Monroe County, Mich., June 2, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960; member of Michigan state house of representatives 39th District, 1965-80; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 11th District, 1975. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Disabled American Veterans. Died February 27, 1998 (age 82 years, 270 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Eleanor M. Payment.
  Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Maybee, Monroe County, Mich., 1887. Republican. School teacher; grocer; mayor of Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, Odd Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees; Freemasons. Died in 1957 (age about 70 years). Interment at Northside Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
  Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) — of Redford, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Vassar, Tuscola County, Mich., May 25, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1915-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  William W. Lee (b. 1900) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Gratiot County, Mich., May 10, 1900. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; retail food business; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1944; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946. Methodist. Member, Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1926 to Mildred Hileman.
  William John Leppien (1894-1979) — also known as William J. Leppien — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born October 7, 1894. Son of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream business; Saginaw County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1963-64. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Civitan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Commercial Travelers. Died in 1979 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Myrtle V. Sheriff.
  John Lesinski, Jr. (b. 1914) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 28, 1914. Son of John Lesinski. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1951-65; defeated in primary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960. Polish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Polish National Alliance. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1941 to Jennie Kubinger.
  Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known as Thomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 4, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Delta Epsilon; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died November 10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  John Morgan (b. 1956) — of Melvindale, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., November 8, 1956. Libertarian. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 25th District, 2000. Member, Moose; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2000.
  Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., June 2, 1875. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1940; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis; Rotary. Vice-president of General Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known as Haskell L. Nichols — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Homer, Calhoun County, Mich., July 28, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; Jaycees; Eagles; Moose. Died in 1991 (age about 94 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1922 to Mary Townsend.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 13, 1891. Democrat. Patternmaker; real estate sales; Muskegon County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Woodmen; Foresters. Died in 1964 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 25, 1911, to Anna Neis.
  Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) — of Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 24, 1904. Democrat. Trained as an engineer; gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co., Nevada; worked for Chrysler Corporation in the 1930s; executive board member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1941-48; advertising business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees; Knights of Equity. Died in 1967 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Velma Eugen Jones.
  Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., November 10, 1871. Son of Charles H. Paddock and Helen R. Paddock. Saginaw County Treasurer; mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1915-. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died, from gastritis, in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., December 2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22 days). Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, March 12, 1896, to Ella Mae Sager (1872-1951).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., September 18, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater, Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County 1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Niles, Berrien County, Mich., July 17, 1992 (age 92 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 18, 1932, to Gladys Seidlitz.
  James C. Quinlan (1879-1948) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., December 8, 1879. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 17th District, 1925-28, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1928; died in office 1948; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1942. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions. Died January 10, 1948 (age 68 years, 33 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  F. Charles Raap (1920-1989) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Ottawa County, Mich., November 4, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; machinist; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-60, 1965-66 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1955-60, 97th District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Muskegon County 2nd District), 1966 (97th District). Member, Eagles; Moose. Died in 1989 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known as Friend W. Richardson; William Richardson — of California. Born in Michigan, December 1, 1865. Son of William Richardson and Rhoda (Dye) Richardson. Republican. Newspaper publisher; California state treasurer, 1915-23; Governor of California, 1923-27. Quaker. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Rotary; Kiwanis; Moose. Died, of a heart ailment, in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., September 5, 1943 (age 77 years, 278 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Augusta Felder.
  Cross-reference: Fletcher Bowron
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich., November 19, 1897. Son of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford. Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights of Columbus; Foresters; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died June 12, 1951 (age 53 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1924 to Florence Peterson.
  Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1928. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in office 1982. Catholic. Member, Lions; Moose; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Died January 17, 1982 (age 53 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Irene Marek.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Jane J. Frazee.
  James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) — also known as James B. Stanley — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., December 29, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934; 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. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles. Died in 1977 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  William G. Suzore (b. 1926) — of Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Newport, Monroe County, Mich., August 10, 1926. Son of Simon Suzore and Helen (Craven) Suzore. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 17th District, 1961-62. Catholic. Member, Exchange Club; Catholic War Veterans; Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Eagles; Moose. Still living as of 1962.
  Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., August 16, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Moose; NAACP; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1966.
  Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) — of Leslie, Ingham County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Leslie Township, Ingham County, Mich., November 8, 1868. Son of Ogden Valorous Tuttle and Julia Elizabeth (McArthur) Tuttle. Republican. Lawyer; Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44; died in office 1944; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone Co. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Maccabees; Woodmen; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Sons of the American Revolution. Died December 2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, March 11, 1903, to Jessie B. Stewart (died 1912).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick Walsh (1892-1978) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham, England, January 1, 1892. Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; boilermaker; member of Michigan state senate 4th District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954 (4th District), 1966 (6th District). Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Moose. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 25, 1978 (age 86 years, 358 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1916, to Mary Heaney.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank V. Wierzbicki (1925-1991) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 10, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; accountant; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1964; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-82 (25th District 1967-72, 17th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1982. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Moose. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., August 28, 1991 (age 66 years, 171 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Pattison.
  Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known as Jesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893. Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57. Universalist or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Moose. Died January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Grace Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) — of Redford Township, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 27, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering illustrator for General Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1954.
  Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) — of Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 6, 1914. Republican. Fruit farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Rotary; American Legion; Moose; Fraternal Order of Police; Farm Bureau. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., February 24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49 days). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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