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Willis John Abbot (1863-1934) —
also known as Willis J. Abbot; Willis J.
Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., March 16,
1863.
Son of Waldo Abbot and Julia (Holmes) Abbot.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; chairman of Henry
George's campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1898; director of
the Democratic National Press Bureau, 1900 and 1908; close friend and
spokesman of William
Jennings Bryan; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; editor, Christian Science
Monitor, 1922-27.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American
Economic Association.
Died in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 19,
1934 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Daniel Brainard Ainger (1844-1913) —
also known as Daniel B. Ainger —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Huron
County, Ohio, March 9,
1844.
Son of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1868,
1876;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878, 1894; postmaster of
Washington, D.C., until 1882; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1887-91; Michigan state banking
commissioner, 1896-97.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 2,
1913 (age 69 years, 24
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Ainger and Nancy (Brainard) Ainger; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie Rhodes; married 1896 to Kittie
Rose Savage. |
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Frank Aldrich (b. 1850) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pierpont, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 17,
1850.
Republican. Newspaper editor; book
publisher; manager and electrician for the Hansen Battery Light and
Power Company, Washington, D.C., 1889-90; quartermaster-general
of the District of Columbia National Guard, 1890-92; invented
in 1893 and patented a
railroad
car seal which became widely used; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) —
also known as James B. Angell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., January
7, 1829.
Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell.
Editor of Sen. Henry
B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal,
1860-66; president,
University of Vermont, 1866-71; president,
University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1916 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Raymond Lee Anglemire (1876-1936) —
also known as Raymond L. Anglemire —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Remington, Jasper
County, Ind., June 3,
1876.
Democrat. Newspaper work; dentist;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1926; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928, 1932; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Allegan County,
1933.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., January
8, 1936 (age 59 years, 219
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saugatuck, Mich.
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Henry S. Babcock (b. 1866) —
of Emmet
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., April 26,
1866.
Son of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; Emmet
County School Commissioner, 1900-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-37.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock; married, September
15, 1891, to Una M. Hathaway (died 1910); married, June 23,
1915, to Elinor Gage. |
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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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William S. Ballenger III (b. 1941) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 28,
1941.
Son of William Sylvester Ballenger and Marie Elizabeth (Daley)
Ballenger.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; chair of
Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1966-68; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1969-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1971-74; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2007.
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George Albert Barnes (1885-1963) —
also known as George A. Barnes —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., February
1, 1885.
Son of George
Barnes.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1915-16.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes (1837-1918).
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; real estate
broker; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew and adoptive son of Rice
Aner Beal; son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive
son of Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella
Travis. |
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Allan Louis Benson (1871-1940) —
also known as Allan L. Benson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., November
6, 1871.
Son of Adelbert L. Benson and Rose (Morris) Benson.
Socialist. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1916.
Resigned from the Socialist Party in 1918 over its non-support of
American participation in World War I.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
19, 1940 (age 68 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Berkey (1874-1952) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cambria
County, Pa., February
24, 1874.
Son of Joshua Berkey and Barbara (Mahan) Berkey.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920
(alternate), 1940;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1930-47; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cass County,
1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Berkey Hall, a classroom and office building at Michigan State
University, is named for
him.
Died in 1952
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Harman Booth (1873-1931) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
September
29, 1873.
Son of Henry Wood Booth and Clara L. (Gagnier) Booth.
Newspaper publisher; president, Booth Newspapers; U.S.
Minister to Denmark, 1930-31.
Episcopalian.
Died June 20,
1931 (age 57 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Breitman (1916-1986) —
also known as Albert Parker; Philip Blake; Chester
Hofla; Anthony Massini; John F. Petrone; G.
Sloane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
28, 1916.
Son of Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman.
Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935; arrested
about 1936 and charged
with inciting
riots; jailed
for a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;
member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workers
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1954; editor-in-chief
of the weekly newspaper, The Militant, 1941-43,
1946-54; writer
under several different pen names; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Member, International
Typographical Union.
Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1986 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Switzer Brown (1913-1969) —
also known as Aaron S. Brown —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.; Lyme, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 15,
1913.
Son of Guy Carlton Brown and Millie Belle (Switzer) Brown.
Newspaper reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul
in Mexico City, 1937-38; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1961-67.
Died February
22, 1969 (age 55 years, 313
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lyme, N.H.
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Charles F. Brown (b. 1862) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., September
13, 1862.
Son of George W. Brown and Avis (Bunker) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank D. Brown (b. 1901) —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Middleville, Barry
County, Mich., February
8, 1901.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Lelah Smith. |
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March 20,
1874.
Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim N.
Brown. |
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memorial |
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1939 |
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Lou J. Burch (b. 1863) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., February
28, 1863.
Republican. Publisher, Eaton Rapids Times; editor,
Truth, the official organ of the organized liquor
interests in Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Paul Butler (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert P. Butler —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Prairieville, Barry
County, Mich., December
25, 1883.
Son of Robert W. Butler and Bertha E. (Watson) Butler.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1934-45.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Donald Case (b. 1877) —
also known as Leon D. Case —
of Watervliet, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Pierce
County, Wis., January
15, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1913-14, 1933-36; defeated, 1914,
1928; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.
English
and French
ancestry.
Interment at Old
Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Mich.
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Paul M. Chandler (1919-1964) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., November
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 21st District,
1963-64; died in office 1964; elected Michigan
state senate 14th District 1964, but died before taking office.
Lutheran.
Died in Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., December
12, 1964 (age 45 years, 16
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Chandler (b. 1846) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Raisin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., April 27,
1846.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1876; superintendent of the
ship
canal at Sault Ste. Marie, 1881-85; involved in electric
power development; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Henry Clancy (1882-1962) —
also known as Robert H. Clancy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 14,
1882.
Son of Owen Clancy and Helen (Reardon) Clancy.
Newspaper reporter; private secretary to U.S. Rep. Frank
E. Doremus 1911-13, and to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Edwin
F. Sweet, 1913-17; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1923-25, 1927-33;
defeated, 1924 (Democratic, 1st District), 1932 (Republican, 14th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1924;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 23,
1962 (age 80 years, 40
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Kenneth Vern Cockrel, Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Ken Cockrel, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born October
29, 1965.
Son of Kenneth Cockrel, Sr. and Carol Cockrel.
Democrat. Journalist; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2008-09; defeated, 2009.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) —
also known as Thomas M. Cooley —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
6, 1824.
Son of Thomas Cooley (1778-1847) and Rachel (Hubbard) Cooley
(1790-1869).
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; law partner of Charles
M. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64; law
professor; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1865-85; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,
1884-85; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1887-92.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. is named for
him.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
12, 1898 (age 74 years, 249
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Clyde Eugene Cooper (1885-1963) —
also known as Clyde E. Cooper —
of White Cloud, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich., January
28, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1947-60.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Terry T. Corliss (b. 1867) —
of Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., February
10, 1867.
Newspaper publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1913-16.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Son of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster.
French,
Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Herbert Culver (1870-1950) —
also known as Charles H. Culver —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
founder, Little Stick (satirical newspaper); member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18, 1921-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in 1950
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) —
also known as Frank P. Darin —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy,
September
21, 1899.
Son of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Murl Holcomb DeFoe (1879-1964) —
also known as Murl H. DeFoe —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., March 10,
1879.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1919-20, 1943-46; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936.
Died January
24, 1964 (age 84 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Edmond O. Dewey (b. 1861) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., August
24, 1861.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Martin Dewey (d. 1927) —
also known as George M. Dewey —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster.
Died in 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel W. Dexter (1792-1863) —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
18, 1792.
Son of Samuel
Dexter.
Newspaper publisher; Washtenaw
County Judge, 1826-27; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1831.
Died in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
6, 1863 (age 70 years, 353
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Nelson Dingley (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward N. Dingley —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
21, 1862.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1899-1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1900;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1912, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank E. Doremus —
of Portland, Ionia
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., August
31, 1865.
Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,
1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., September
4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Son of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper reporter; school
teacher; real estate
agent; probation
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-38; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. F. Doyle (1897-1988) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
13, 1897.
Son of Michael
J. Doyle.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1988
(age about
90 years).
Interment at St.
Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Ate Dykstra (1865-1953) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Netherlands,
December
1, 1865.
Republican. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; political editor of a weekly newspaper;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1910; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-34, 1939-42, 1945-46; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
18, 1953 (age 87 years, 291
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna Feenstra (died 1938). |
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Elton R. Eaton (1881-1952) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, July 30,
1881.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; Kalamazoo
County Sheriff, 1917-20; executive secretary to Gov. Alex
J. Groesbeck, 1923-26; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
5th District, 1933; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-40, 1945-48 (Wayne County
5th District 1937-40, Wayne County 7th District 1945-48); defeated,
1948; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1942.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1952
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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William Paul Faust (1929-1995) —
also known as William Faust —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bucyrus, Crawford
County, Ohio, March 29,
1929.
Son of Paul Joseph Faust and Teresa (Johnson) Faust.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; supervisor
of Nankin Township, Michigan, 1963-65; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state senate, 1967-94 (13th District 1967-82, 12th District
1983-94).
Catholic.
Member, Civitan.
Died in 1995
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March 26,
1893.
Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland
(1852-1950).
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; insurance
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Rufus Fleming (1852-1920) —
of Avondale, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Indiana, 1852.
Son of Dr. Jackson F. Fleming.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; U.S.
Consul in Edinburgh, 1897-1920.
Died April 3,
1920 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ransom L. Ford (1878-1973) —
of Montrose, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Byron, Shiawassee
County, Mich., February
12, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1915-18; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 1973
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sheridan Ford (b. 1867) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe
County, Mich., January
28, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper correspondent; art critic;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate
developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1924;
elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing a
meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in St.
Elizabeth Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
28, 1861.
Newspaper publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County,
1933.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died, in Caro Community Hospital,
Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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George Edwin Gillam (b. 1863) —
also known as George E. Gillam —
of Montague, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., December
20, 1863.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Bird Glaspie (b. 1876) —
also known as Andrew B. Glaspie —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
printing
business; newspaper editor; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1917-22; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1923-24.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald W. Gordon (b. 1923) —
also known as Don Gordon —
of Leland, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Sand Lake, Kent
County, Mich., June 28,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1963-64;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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Joseph Gulvezan (1907-1991) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1907.
Progressive. Auto
worker; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1948.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Retiree director of
Region 1B, United Auto Workers; columnist
in UAW newspaper; president of the Detroit Metropolitan
Council of Senior Citizens.
Died in 1991
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas Hall (1869-1958) —
of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw
County, Mich., June 6,
1869.
Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; rancher; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., December
4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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William B. Hallett (b. 1860) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., July 1,
1860.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1917-18; defeated, 1908, 1918, 1922, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Halloran (b. 1884) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
30, 1884.
Son of John Halloran and Mary (Henry) Halloran.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; president,
Michigan Federation, Typographical Union; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Labor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1930; member, National Labor
Relations Board, 1934-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March 10,
1855.
Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; newspaper publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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James W. Hine (b. 1846) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in West Meredith, Delaware
County, N.Y., 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist;
newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick L. Homsher (1885-1950) —
of Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Strasburg, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
19, 1885.
Son of John
G. Homsher.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; railroad
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 13th District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died in Michigan, May 3,
1950 (age 64 years, 165
days).
Interment at Strasburg
Mennonite Cemetery, Strasburg, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Bryson. |
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Warren Green Hooper (1904-1945) —
also known as Warren G. Hooper —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 2,
1904.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1939-44; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1945; died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
During a grand jury investigation,
admitted
to taking
bribes and was given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony against others; however,
four days before the hearing, he was shot and
killed
in his
car, alongside highway M-99, near Springport, Jackson
County, Mich., January
11, 1945 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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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.
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Nathaniel Ingersoll (1817-1881) —
also known as John N. Ingersoll —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in North Castle town, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 4,
1817.
Son of Nathaniel Ingersoll (1783-1824) and Abigail (Webber) Ingersoll
(1786-1830).
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849, 1869-70 (Chippewa County
1849, Shiawassee County 1st District 1869-70); member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1861-62; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868;
mayor of Corunna, Mich.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 13,
1881 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Ingersoll (1783-1824) and Abigail (Webber) Ingersoll
(1786-1830); married 1834 to Harriet
M. Robinson (died 1860); married, November
27, 1864, to Julia (Hammond) Barnum. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew Johnson (b. 1889) —
of Empire, Leelanau
County, Mich.; Beulah, Benzie
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., September
12, 1889.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District; elected
1942; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948;
chair
of Benzie County Republican Party, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Garnet Dailey. |
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Son of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Frederick Joy (1810-1896) —
also known as James F. Joy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., December
2, 1810.
Son of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858).
Republican. Lawyer; led,
built, reorganized, or merged many railroad
companies, including the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Michigan Central; an incorporator of the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal
Company, which built the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie in 1853-55;
president of the Detroit Post-Tribune newspaper; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-85.
English
ancestry.
Died September
24, 1896 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858);
married 1841
to Martha Alger Reed (daughter of John
Reed); married 1860 to Mary
Bourne. See Reed
family of Massachusetts. |
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article |
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Kurt R. Keydel (1904-1990) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1969-80; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; defeated, 1980.
Publisher of the Detroit German newspaper Der
Apendpost.
Died in 1990
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Son of Eugene Vernon Lathrop and Sarah (Parsons) Lathrop.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper, a chain of
movie
theaters, two radio
stations, two banks, and
the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) —
also known as John C. Lodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
12, 1862.
Son of Dr. Edwin Albert Lodge and Christiana Hanson Lodge.
Newspaper reporter; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-10; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Detroit's John C. Lodge Expressway is named for
him.
Died February
6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Will Leonard Lowrie (1869-1944) —
also known as Will L. Lowrie —
of Illinois.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 8,
1869.
Son of A. H. Lowrie and Mattie Beckwith (Pease) Lowrie.
Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in
Rio de Janeiro, 1899-1901; U.S. Consul in Hobart, 1906; Weimar, 1906-08; Erfurt, 1908-09; Carlsbad, 1909-12; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1912-20; Athens, 1920-22; Wellington, 1926-29; Frankfort, 1931-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died April 2,
1944 (age 75 years, 25
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) —
also known as Russell V. Mack —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.
Born in Hillman, Montmorency
County, Mich., June 13,
1891.
Son of Cornelius W. Mack and Lucy (Deacon) Mack.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1960 (age 68 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fern
Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Wash.
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John Bartlow Martin (1915-1987) —
of Illinois.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, August 3,
1915.
Son of John Martin and Laura Martin.
Journalist; author;
speechwriter for Adlai
E. Stevenson, John
F. Kennedy, Robert
F. Kennedy, and Hubert
Humphrey; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1962-63.
Died, from throat
cancer, in Highland Park Hospital,
Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., January
3, 1987 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Herman
Cemetery, Herman, Mich.
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James N. McBride (1864-1933) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Mercer Center (unknown
county), Pa., December
12, 1864.
Newspaper editor; farmer;
member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899;
Progressive candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1914; Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Burton, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 10,
1933 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Burton, Mich.
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Will McGillivray (b. 1877) —
of Oscoda, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Phornburry, Ontario,
April
12, 1877.
Republican. Postmaster;
newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper; Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a stroke, in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Daniel P. McMullen (b. 1852) —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
September
8, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; farmer; mayor
of Cheboygan, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1899-1902.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Woodmen;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. J. Miner (b. 1869) —
of Sykeston, Wells
County, N.Dak.; International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1869.
Newspaper publisher; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives; member of North
Dakota state senate; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 62nd District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) —
also known as Blair Moody —
of Michigan.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., February
13, 1902.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, during his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of a heart
ailment and pneumonia,
in University Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 20,
1954 (age 52 years, 157
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Michael Moore (b. 1954) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 23,
1954.
Elected to Davison school board at age 18; founder and
publisher of the Flint Voice alternative
newspaper, which later became the Michigan Voice;
Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
editor, Mother Jones magazine; directed
and appeared in Roger and Me and other movie
documentaries; host of the 1994-95 television
series "TV Nation".
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harry Webster Musselwhite (1868-1955) —
also known as Harry W. Musselwhite —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born near Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., May 23,
1868.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in San Lorenzo, Alameda
County, Calif., December
14, 1955 (age 87 years, 205
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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F. Jack Neller (1908-1987) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Croydon, England,
May
14, 1908.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper reporter; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1939-42; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-56; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1959, 1974.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah T. Newcomb (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Newspaper work; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1902, 1904;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1909-12; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Archibald Nichols (1876-1920) —
also known as Charles A. Nichols —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne City, Charlevoix
County, Mich., August
25, 1876.
Son of Thomas Whitney Nichols.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; city clerk of Detroit, Mich.,
1908-12; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1915-20; died in
office 1920.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 25,
1920 (age 43 years, 244
days).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Frank E. Nimocks (b. 1865) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Hillsdale
County, Mich., 1865.
Newspaper reporter; dentist;
manager, Minneapolis Rebate Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 30th District, 1915-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Patrick O'Brien (b. 1858) —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Georgia Elliott. |
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Horace Mann Oren (1859-1912) —
also known as Horace M. Oren —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland, Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1859.
Newspaper editor; lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1899-1902; circuit
judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1911-12; appointed 1911; died in
office 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., 1912
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Son of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April 11,
1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Milton Robert Palmer (1878-1932) —
also known as Milton R. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
25, 1878.
Son of Milton Josiah Palmer and Jane (Bayne) Palmer.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1921-32.
Unitarian.
Died in 1932
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin S. Palmiter (1854-1925) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born June 20,
1854.
Son of Judson Palmiter (1827-1886) and Harriet S(tow) Palmiter
(c.1832-1895).
Newspaper publisher; abstractor;
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1890; member of Michigan Prohibition Party
State Central Committee, 1899; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1902.
Died in 1925
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1877
to Lydia J. Garver. |
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S. Don Potter (b. 1928) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1928.
Republican. Journalist; radio and television news
director; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1966.
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Philip H. Power —
also known as Phil Power —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Son of Eugene
Barnum Power.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1987-98; appointed 1987; defeated,
1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Perry F. Powers (1858-1945) —
of Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
5, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1900; Michigan
state auditor general, 1901-04; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1920-21; postmaster;
vice-president, Peoples Savings Bank.
Died in 1945
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Francis H. Rankin, Jr. (1854-1925) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
28, 1854.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; printer;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1891-92; director, Union Trust and
Savings
Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
7, 1925 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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.
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Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) —
also known as Harry M. Royal —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 26,
1867.
Son of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; president, White Lake Canning
Company; vice-president, Oceana Canning Company; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 15,
1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President and
financial
secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage
Earner newspaper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke, in
the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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James Edmund Scripps (1835-1906) —
also known as James E. Scripps —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in London, England,
March
19, 1835.
Son of James Moag Scripps.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1903-04.
Died May 29,
1906 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Werntz Shafer (1893-1954) —
also known as Paul W. Shafer —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., April 27,
1893.
Son of John M. Shafer.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; municipal judge in
Michigan, 1929-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1937-54; nominated,
but died before the election 1954; died in office 1954.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
17, 1954 (age 61 years, 112
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Walter Shapiro (born c.1947) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1947.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1972.
Political columnist
for the national newspaper USA Today.
Still living as of 2001.
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James M. Shepard (b. 1842) —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1842.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate, 1879-80; U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1897-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Stanley (b. 1858) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Chester, England,
June
30, 1858.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1900;
mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1901-02; defeated, 1896, 1900, 1902, 1905,
1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) —
also known as Alfred P. Swineford —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Alaska.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, September
14, 1836.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72;
mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1874-75; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1878; Governor of
Alaska District, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1904;
candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1906.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, October
26, 1909 (age 73 years, 42
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska.
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Mark L. Thompson (b. 1945) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle
County, Mich., August 8,
1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
journalist; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1970-71; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1973.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1971
to Jeanette Hahn. |
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Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur H. Vandenberg —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 22,
1884.
Son of Aaron Vandenberg and Alpha (Hendrick) Vandenberg.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1928-51; appointed 1928; died in office
1951; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 18,
1951 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank M. Vandercook (b. 1853) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in New York, June 27,
1853.
Newspaper publisher; Gratiot
County Register of Deeds, 1897-1900; member of Michigan People's
Party State Executive Committee, 1899; secretary of Michigan People's
Party, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist; news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
14, 1885.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956,
1958.
Methodist.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 85 years, 283
days).
Interment at Maplegrove
Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Coleman C. Vaughan (b. 1857) —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Machias, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., August 1,
1857.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
state senate, 1903-04, 1911-12 (19th District 1903-04, 15th
District 1911-12); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904,
1924;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1915-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan G. Wait (1811-1873) —
of Michigan.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., November
22, 1811.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1851-52;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (16th District 1863-66, 14th District
1867-68).
Founder, editor, and publisher of the Sturgis Journal.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., October
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
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Charles A. Ward (b. 1859) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., December
28, 1859.
Democrat. Mining engineer;
publisher of the Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat newspaper;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Weissert (b. 1878) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., August
22, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper editor; author;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1915-20.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper editor; postmaster;
real
estate business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) —
also known as George W. Welsh —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
March
27, 1883.
Son of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh.
Republican. Printing
business; publisher of a The Fruit Belt (farm
magazine); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-24; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Ada, Kent
County, Mich., June 29,
1974 (age 91 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; postmaster;
insurance
business; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Enoch Thomas White, Jr. (1913-1995) —
also known as Ink White —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 8,
1913.
Son of Enoch Thomas White and Jacqueline
White.
Republican. Journalist; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961-62; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1963.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., November
4, 1995 (age 82 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Barbara Jane Raymond. |
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Guy Joseph Wicksall (1872-1910) —
also known as Guy J. Wicksall —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., August
19, 1872.
Son of Joseph Wicksall.
Lawyer;
newspaper publisher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 8th District, 1907-08.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., December
23, 1910 (age 38 years, 126
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, South Haven, Mich.
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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 20,
1824.
Son of Allen Willard and Eliza (Barron) Willard.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 26,
1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's
court judge in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; postmaster;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke and
died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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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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