Mormon Politicians in Michigan
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Community of Christ)
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Mormon Politicians in Michigan
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Community of Christ)
Orval Carl Finkbeiner (b. 1910) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., March 30,
1910.
Son of Charles Finkbeiner (1873-1948) and Alma (Strebe) Finkbeiner.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of Sandusky.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Scott Romney (born c.1942) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., about 1942.
Son of George
Wilcken Romney and Lenore
Romney.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 2000-; appointed 2000.
Mormon. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi.
Still living as of 2005.
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George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) —
also known as George W. Romney —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua,
of American parents, July 8,
1907.
Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney
(1876-1926).
Republican. Board chairman and president, American
Motors, 1954-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.
Mormon. English
and German
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., July 26,
1995 (age 88 years, 18
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Willard Mitt Romney (b. 1947) —
also known as Mitt Romney; "Mittens";
"The Mittster" —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 12,
1947.
Son of George
Wilcken Romney and Lenore
Romney.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1994; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2003-07; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 2008;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008
(delegation chair).
Mormon.
Still living as of 2012.
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Nelson G. Tisdale (1901-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland Township, Midland
County, Mich., August
30, 1901.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-70 (Midland County 1960-64,
103rd District 1965-70).
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
22, 1992 (age 91 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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