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  Will H. Acord (1896-1977) — of Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. Born in Jackson Township, Pike County, Ohio, March 14, 1896. Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Odd Fellows. Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, September 16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186 days). Interment at Evergreen-Union Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
  Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) — also known as M. Livy Agens — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., June 17, 1855. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died in office 1909. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died, of pneumonia, in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., March 30, 1909 (age 53 years, 286 days). Burial location unknown.
  A. B. Allen — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Physician; owned and operated Grace Hospital, 1911-21; candidate in primary for mayor of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) — also known as Miles C. Allgood; "Simon" — of Allgood, Blount County, Ala. Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount County, Ala., February 22, 1878. Son of William Barnett Allgood and Mary Matilda (Ingram) Allgood. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th District 1933-35). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala., March 4, 1977 (age 99 years, 10 days). Interment at Valley Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of William Barnett Allgood and Mary Matilda (Ingram) Allgood; married, February 1, 1917, to Willie Randall Fox; cousin of Clarence William Allgood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) — also known as Harvey S. Amerson — of Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel) Amerson (1846-1906). Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in 1943 (age about 67 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of William Amerson (1841-1922) and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel) Amerson (1846-1906); married to Louise E. Dougherty (1881-1941; daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty). See Dougherty family of Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) — of Omena, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Blekinge, Sweden, October 3, 1857. Lumberman; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18; defeated (Independent), 1918. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1883 to Marit Bohley; father of Louis Edwin Anderson.
  Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Van Buren County, Mich., November 5, 1879. Son of Seneca Benjamin Anderson and Achsah Adelaide (Bennett) Anderson. Lawyer; member of Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1912; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35; died in office 1935. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died, from a heart ailment and pneumonia, in Crook Sanitarium, Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., April 9, 1935 (age 55 years, 155 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
  Relatives: Married, October 8, 1908, to Patty Crook.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1955) — also known as Louis E. Anderson — of Northport, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Omena, Leelanau County, Mich., September 18, 1884. Son of Andrew F. Anderson and Maret (Bahle) Anderson. Republican. School teacher; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32, 1941-54; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in 1955 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Winfred G. Armstrong (1876-1954) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Mich., September 8, 1876. Republican. Engineer; farmer; mail carrier; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1944-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1954 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles W. Austin (b. 1869) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 16, 1869. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1909-12. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 31, 1904, to Phebe E. Van Atta.
  Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Mason, Ingham County, Mich., July 6, 1893. Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin. Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1948; Ingham County Treasurer, 1939. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1981 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married, June 7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy Wentz.
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of Alvin W. Bailey; married 1864 to Rachel Aldrich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur D. Bangham (1859-1918) — of Homer, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, Mich., November 8, 1859. Son of Sandusky Bangham and Minerva (Hanchett) Bangham. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1901-04. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Odd Fellows; Maccabees. Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., April 24, 1918 (age 58 years, 167 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Sandusky Bangham and Minerva (Hanchett) Bangham; married, August 26, 1880, to Estella Austin (1861-1905); married, March 24, 1906, to Ruth Ludlow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Loughead Bartlett (b. 1871) — also known as Charles L. Bartlett — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., December 18, 1871. Son of Dr. Charles E. Bartlett and Mary (Loughead) Bartlett. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1922-29; American candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, Gamma Eta Gamma; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary C. Carpenter.
  Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known as Witter J. Baxter — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware County, N.Y., June 18, 1816. Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; member of Michigan state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857; resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1877-78. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died February 6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice Beaumont (1831-1872; granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent abolitionist)).
  Elmer A. Beamer (b. 1881) — of Blissfield, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Lenawee County, Mich., 1881. Son of Daniel Beamer and Eleanor (Rockwood) Beamer. Republican. Livestock producer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 28, 1906, to Edna E. Porter.
  John David Bingham (1884-1942) — also known as John D. Bingham — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., May 16, 1884. Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham. Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali Company; manager, Huron Port Cement; director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1930-40. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died, from kidney failure, June 14, 1942 (age 58 years, 29 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham; married, June 10, 1911, to Laura Sanborn (granddaughter of Lee R. Sanborn; daughter of James L. Sanborn). See Sanborn family of Michigan.
  Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) — also known as Otto W. Bishop — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., December 17, 1875. Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop. Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal dealer; insurance business; banker; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of Alpena County Republican Party, 1950. Protestant. Member, Exchange Club; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles. Died November 22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop.
  William Wallace Blackney (1876-1963) — also known as William W. Blackney — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Clio, Genesee County, Mich., August 28, 1876. Son of William Wallace Blackney and Frances M. (Bell) Blackney. Republican. School teacher; Genesee County Clerk, 1905-12; lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1935-37, 1939-53; defeated, 1922, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., March 14, 1963 (age 86 years, 198 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Clio, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Roy H. Brigham (1888-1967) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Mich., August 27, 1888. Son of Adelbert Brigham and Vinnie (Lanphear) Brigham. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District, 1949-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in 1967 (age about 78 years). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Adelbert Brigham and Vinnie (Lanphear) Brigham; married 1909 to Carrie P. Lane (1885-1944); married, November 1, 1945, to Clara Niergarth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William H. Bright (b. 1863) — of Ocean City, Cape May County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac County, Mich., October 21, 1863. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; Cape May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912 (alternate), 1920; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew James Brodie (b. 1875) — also known as Andrew J. Brodie — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2, 1875. Son of William Brodie and Susan (Jacqus) Brodie. Republican. Funeral director; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1936. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 31, 1900, to Anna Behrandt.
  William S. Broomfield (b. 1922) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 28, 1922. Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Optimist Club; Lions; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Arthur Ellison Brown (b. 1892) — also known as Arthur E. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Tuscola County, Mich., October 23, 1892. Son of Robert Brown and Ida May (Moshier) Brown. Republican. Lawyer; oil executive; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1940; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu Phi; American Legion; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 18, 1918, to Elfrieda A. Juengel.
  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
  Earl L. Burhans (b. 1884) — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in New Buffalo, Berrien County, Mich., April 12, 1884. Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Harriet E. Breed.
  Fred W. Burritt (1875-1948) — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in South Riley, Clinton County, Mich., June 18, 1875. Republican. Houghton County Clerk, 1929-38; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1943-48; died in office 1948. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died April 5, 1948 (age 72 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Grace B. Chedister.
  Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) — also known as Howard R. Carroll — of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Ovid Township, Clinton County, Mich., July 24, 1907. Son of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County 1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary, 1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu Phi. Died January 10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ercel G. Oliver.
  Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) — also known as Elford A. Cederberg — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 6, 1918. Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated, 1950, 1978. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in The Villages, Lake County, Fla., April 17, 2006 (age 88 years, 42 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) — of East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Darke County, Ohio, September 25, 1863. Republican. School teacher; flour and grain business; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Harold B. Clark (b. 1927) — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Saskatchewan, May 5, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives 73rd District, 1965-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Protestant. Member, Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1972.
  Frank Cody (1870-1946) — of Michigan. Born in Belleville, Wayne County, Mich., December 31, 1870. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1915; resigned 1943. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1946 (age about 75 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Decatur, Van Buren County, Mich., July 5, 1893. Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; lawyer; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1959. Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Exchange Club; Optimist Club. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., May 5, 1977 (age 83 years, 304 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 9, 1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen.
  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.
  Louis Convers Cramton (1875-1966) — also known as Louis C. Cramton — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, Mich., December 2, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lapeer County, 1909-10, 1949-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1913-31; defeated in primary, 1910, 1930, 1932; circuit judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1934-41; defeated, 1941; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., June 23, 1966 (age 90 years, 203 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Fame Kay (died 1950); married 1951 to Alice (Cary) White; father of Louis K. Cramton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ozro N. Cranor (1855-1933) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Wayne County, Ind., September 4, 1855. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1889; member of Indiana state senate, 1893-95; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907-08. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Albany, Delaware County, Ind., March 11, 1933 (age 77 years, 188 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 21, 1925, to Marie D'Seppo.
  Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) — also known as Richard H. Deadman — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Clandeboye, Ontario, September 20, 1872. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate business; Alpena County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50; defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Grange; Elks. Died January 16, 1962 (age 89 years, 118 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1901 to Lillie M. Rea.
  Alpheus P. Decker (1887-1965) — also known as A. P. Decker — of Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 15, 1887. Republican. Farmer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Sanilac County, 1935-50; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1951-54; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961. Brethren. Member, Lions; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich., February 8, 1965 (age 77 years, 359 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Grace L. Fritch.
  Herman Dehnke (1887-1979) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Henry County, Ohio, November 26, 1887. Son of Hermann Dehnke and Katherine (Sattler) Dehnke. Republican. Lawyer; Alcona County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-27; circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1928-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1945; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Alpena District, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Grange. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 10, 1979 (age 91 years, 135 days). Interment at Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1913, to Maude Frances Dodge.
  Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) — also known as Francis H. Dodds — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9, 1858. Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., December 23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; brother of Peter F. Dodds; married to Mollie Nugent; married 1892 to Harriet A. 'Hattie' Cole; father of Nugent Dodds. See Dodds family of Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank L. Dodge (1853-1929) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, October 22, 1853. Son of Hervey Dodge and Angeline (Stevens) Dodge. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1883-86; candidate for Michigan state senate, 1890, 1900; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1908, 1914, 1920, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died December 24, 1929 (age 76 years, 63 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, November 21, 1888, to Abby Turner.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dean B. Doty (1919-1998) — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., August 3, 1919. Son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; chair of Eaton County Republican Party, 1956-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died August 24, 1998 (age 79 years, 21 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  Relatives: Great-grandson of Philo Doty; son of Mark Doty and Gladys (Walsh) Doty; married to Roberta Boswoth.
  John Paxton Espie (1881-1949) — also known as John P. Espie — of Eagle, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Moscow Township, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 14, 1881. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Clinton County, 1923-32, 1935-49; defeated, 1932; died in office 1949. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died December 2, 1949 (age 68 years, 291 days). Interment at North Eagle Cemetery, Eagle, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Edith H. Sprague (1880-1932); married 1933 to Alice Sexton Slocum.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Alger Fancher (b. 1833) — also known as Isaac A. Fancher — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Florida, Montgomery County, N.Y., September 30, 1833. Son of Jacob Schuyler Fancher and Eunice (Alger) Fancher. Republican. Lawyer; surveyor; postmaster; railroad promoter; Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-66, 1871-72; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Midland District, 1873-74; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1875-76; law partner of Peter F. Dodds, 1875-82; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1878-80; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1899. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 6, 1860, to Althea May Preston.
  Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) — also known as Edward W. Fehling — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis., June 27, 1880. Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling. Republican. Lawyer; Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for Farmers State Savings Bank, and State Bank of St. Johns; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital, St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., August 10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44 days). Interment at Sowle Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 7, 1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960).
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 26, 1884, to Stelle L. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 10, 1941, to Thelma Roselpha Booth.
  Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) — also known as Fred C. Fischer — of Belleville, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Flat Rock, Wayne County, Mich., November 12, 1879. Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer. Republican. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. A library in Belleville, Michigan, and an elementary school in Taylor, Michigan, are named for him. Died, from a stroke, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., 1963 (age about 83 years). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 24, 1908, to Reva Ruthruff.
  Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (1885-1939) — also known as Frank D. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., January 27, 1885. Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1925-26; secretary of Michigan Republican Party, 1929-30; secretary of state of Michigan, 1931-34; resigned 1934; Governor of Michigan, 1935-36, 1939; defeated, 1936; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Knights of Pythias. Died in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Mich., March 16, 1939 (age 54 years, 48 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Fitzgerald and Carrie G. (Foreman) Fitzgerald; married, June 28, 1909, to Queena M. Warner; father of John Warner Fitzgerald; grandfather of Frank Moore Fitzgerald. See Fitzgerald family of Michigan.
  Cross-reference: Emerson R. Boyles
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  Augustus Herbert Gansser (1872-1951) — also known as Augustus H. Gansser — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, July 5, 1872. Son of Augustus Gansser and Johanna (Bauer) Gansser. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1911-12; member of Michigan state senate 24th District, 1915-18, 1923-32; defeated, 1912, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion. Died in 1951 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 17, 1898, to Elizabeth Richardson.
  Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born near Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., September 13, 1852. Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner. Democrat. Farmer; lumber business; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933. Universalist. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, July 24, 1938 (age 85 years, 314 days). Interment at Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
  Relatives: Married, November 28, 1875, to Corinna A. Sherer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daniel Joseph Gerow (1864-1950) — also known as Dan J. Gerow — of Shiawassee County, Mich.; Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, March 24, 1864. Democrat. Shiawassee County Sheriff, 1900-04; hotel proprietor; mayor of Sturgis, Mich., 1930-31; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-39, 1947-49; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from St. Joseph County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Quaker. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 26, 1950 (age 86 years, 155 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, Mich.
  William G. Gover (b. 1909) — of Sheridan, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in Crystal Valley, Oceana County, Mich., November 26, 1909. Son of Noel Gover and Myrtle (Wood) Gover. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Montcalm District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1962. Methodist. Member, Lions; Toastmasters; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to June B. Patterson.
  Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (b. 1820) — also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 26, 1820. Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor. Republican. Banker; merchant; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1903. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor; married, February 22, 1844, to Sally Ann Champlin (daughter of Elisha Champlin).
  George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) — also known as George C. Hafford — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 10, 1862. Son of Jacob Tisdale Hafford and Lydia Ann (Matteson) Hafford. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1928. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Legion. Died in Michigan, August 19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1887, to Cora E. Ulsaver (1861-1957).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) — also known as John S. Haggerty — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Springwells (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., August 22, 1866. Son of Lorenzo D. Haggerty and Elizabeth (Strong) Haggerty. Republican. President, Haggerty Brick Co. and Campbell Land Co.; Wayne County Road Commissioner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1928; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; secretary of state of Michigan, 1927-30; treasurer of Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1950 (age about 83 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Grandson of John Strong, Sr.; nephew of John Strong, Jr.; son of Lorenzo D. Haggerty and Elizabeth (Strong) Haggerty. See Buhl-Strong family of Michigan.
  Charles F. Haight (1865-1954) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in North Newburg (now Newburg), Shiawassee County, Mich., March 21, 1865. Son of R. Bruce Haight and Phoebe Eliza (Deveraux) Haight. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Michigan, 1911-18; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1923-32, 1935-36; defeated, 1936. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Sons of the American Revolution. Died February 13, 1954 (age 88 years, 329 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 29, 1889, to Harriet B. Lightbody (1866-1963).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Shubael Hammond (b. 1851) — of Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Junius town, Seneca County, N.Y., July 29, 1851. Son of Morris Hammond (1821-1900) and Lydia (Wadham) Hammond (born 1826). Democrat. Supervisor of Meridian Township, Michigan; Ingham County Sheriff, 1901-04. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 29, 1879, to Ceilia Smith (born 1858).
  Ray Hart (b. 1872) — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., April 21, 1872. Son of Henry Hart and Maria (Parsons) Hart. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Midland, Mich., 1899-1900; Midland County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1918-47. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 8, 1900, to Flora Sias.
  George B. Hartrick (1891-1958) — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Mich., July 2, 1891. Son of Thomas Hartrick and Mary Elizabeth (Briggs) Hartrick. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1936-58; died in office 1958. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Exchange Club. Died August 12, 1958 (age 67 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 16, 1913, to Bernice Bossardet.
  Ervin J. Haskill (1906-2003) — of Lapeer, Lapeer County, Mich. Born in Lapeer County, Mich., August 22, 1906. Son of William Haskill and Minnie (Westendoff) Haskill. Republican. Farmer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Lapeer County, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Odd Fellows. Died January 6, 2003 (age 96 years, 137 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Marion S. McGonegle.
  Harry Hermann (1872-1964) — of Laurium, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 9, 1872. Republican. Plumber; steamfitter; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1947-54 (Houghton County 1st District 1939-44, Houghton District 1947-54); defeated, 1936 (Houghton County 1st District), 1944 (Houghton District), 1954 (Houghton District). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in 1964 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1902, to Theresa Kasper.
  Byron P. Hicks (b. 1873) — of Durand, Shiawassee County, Mich.; Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Tyrone Township, Livingston County, Mich., November 27, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Shiawassee County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1919-21. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  George Neil Higgins (1900-1982) — also known as George N. Higgins — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Montreal, Quebec, August 24, 1900. Republican. Automobile dealer; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1939-44; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1945-46, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1936; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1956; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1982 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1920 to Eva Isabelle Quayle.
  William Henry Hinebaugh (1867-1943) — of Illinois. Born near Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., December 16, 1867. County judge in Illinois, 1902-12; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1913-15. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Albion, Calhoun County, Mich., September 22, 1943 (age 75 years, 280 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Donald E. Holbrook (1909-1986) — of Clare, Clare County, Mich. Born in Clare, Clare County, Mich., August 20, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; Clare County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1948-64; resigned 1964; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1963; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-78. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; Farm Bureau. Died February 19, 1986 (age 76 years, 183 days). Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
  Relatives: Father of Donald E. Holbrook, Jr..
  Harold B. Hughes (1911-1997) — of Clare, Clare County, Mich. Born in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich., July 7, 1911. Son of Ellis Hughes and Bertha (Bowen) Hughes. Republican. Lawyer; Clare County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-52; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1961-64; defeated in primary, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died, in Tender Care Nursing Home, Clare, Clare County, Mich., November 11, 1997 (age 86 years, 127 days). Interment at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 10, 1938, to Vivian Baughman.
  James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) — also known as J. Russell Hughes; "Rip" — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 22, 1907. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan; Episcopal priest. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a hard surface, November 8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47 days). Interment at Springport Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
  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.
  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
  James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) — also known as James J. Jakway — of Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., May 20, 1862. Son of James H. Jakway (1820-1898) and Mary (Pearl) Jakway (1821-1866). Democrat. Fruit grower; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (Berrien County 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District); supervisor of Benton Township, Michigan, 1926; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Berrien County, Mich., August 13, 1949 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, July 9, 1888, to Nettie M. Closson (1867-1951).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Francis James (1873-1945) — also known as W. Frank James — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., May 23, 1873. Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; Houghton County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Foresters; Eagles. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, March 18, 1904, to Jennie M. Mingay.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ira Waite Jayne (b. 1882) — also known as Ira W. Jayne — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Fenton, Genesee County, Mich., June 16, 1882. Son of Daniel G. Jayne and Alice (Waite) Jayne. Republican. Law professor; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-56; defeated, 1917; resigned 1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928. Member, NAACP; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Foresters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Jean Bilton.
  Frederick Albert Jeffers (b. 1869) — also known as Fred A. Jeffers — of Painesdale, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio, July 24, 1869. Son of Isaac Jeffers. Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 25, 1894, to Cora Doolitle.
  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.
  Chauncey Joslin — also known as Chauncey Joslyn — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1843-44; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1844; member of Michigan state board of education, 1851-54; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1858-59; circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1882-87. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) — of Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., July 23, 1864. Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1893, to Alice L. Wilson.
  E. N. Karay (1905-1992) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Samos, Greece, November 2, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1942-46; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 (alternate), 1972 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964. Eastern Orthodox. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Order of Ahepa. Died in 1992 (age about 86 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) — of Rose City, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich., June 7, 1868. Son of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher. Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist; insurance business; postmaster; probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in 1939 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 26, 1887, to Issa M. Whitaker.
  William Kettner (1864-1930) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California 11th District, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1916, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker), 1928 (alternate). Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., November 11, 1930 (age 65 years, 356 days). Interment at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Ill., November 18, 1891. Republican. Railway yardmaster; oil business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1960 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel W. Kircher; married 1918 to Ada P. Maher.
  Clarence E. Kistler (1869-1947) — of Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Gaines Township, Kent County, Mich., July 14, 1869. Fruit farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Mason County, 1917-18, 1929-32; defeated, 1918 (Democratic), 1932 (Republican), 1934 (Republican primary). Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Grange; Gleaners. Died in 1947 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 19, 1894, to Lillie M. Eldridge.
  Charles Frederick Klump (1885-1958) — also known as Charles F. Klump — of East Tawas, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., August 6, 1885. Son of Frederick Klump and Alice (Hannah) Klump. Republican. Dentist; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 25, 1958 (age 72 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 6, 1907, to M. Maud Brown.
  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.
  John D. Kruse (1893-1971) — also known as Jack Kruse — of Manistee, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Manistee, Manistee County, Mich., June 24, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44, Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Crippled by an injury in 1919. Died in 1971 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Levi J. Law (1854-1909) — of Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., December 1, 1854. Son of George D. Law. Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892; postmaster; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Presbyterian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees. Died in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., 1909 (age about 54 years). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
  Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Isabella County, Mich., October 1, 1902. Son of G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand. Republican. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; circuit judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th Senatorial District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in 1967 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Shirley L. Hodge.
  Charles H. Leonard (b. 1895) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., March 9, 1895. Son of William Leonard and Bessie (Palmer) Leonard. Democrat. Funeral director; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1913, to Bertha Ferris.
  Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) — of Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren County, Mich. Born in Bangor, Van Buren County, Mich., June 3, 1876. Son of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20. Welsh and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died in 1938 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1895, to Nellie Gray.
  Colon C. Lillie (b. 1860) — of Coopersville, Ottawa County, Mich. Born in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Mich., January 6, 1860. Republican. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1907-08. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Peter Lind (b. 1851) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Sweden, 1851. Son of John Lind (1822-1876) and Catherine Lind. Republican. Lumber business; grocer; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1896-1901; supervisor of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan; elected 1923. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1892, to Ellen Croft.
  Carl O. Little (1899-1988) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., September 17, 1899. Republican. Saginaw County Treasurer, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1939-60; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1961-68 (Saginaw County 2nd District 1961-64, 86th District 1965-68). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in 1988 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) — also known as Willis L. Lyons — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, Mich., April 15, 1877. Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of Howell; Livingston County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948; defeated, 1953. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans. Died October 7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1899 to Teresa Scully.
  Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) — also known as Sandy MacKay — of West Branch, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 13, 1881. Republican. Jeweler; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44, Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952. Episcopalian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died December 9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1901 to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7, 1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman.
  Carl Edgar Mapes (1874-1939) — also known as Carl E. Mapes — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Eaton County, Mich., December 26, 1874. Son of Selah Warrington Mapes (1836-1920) and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes (1839-1917). Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1909-12; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1913-39; died in office 1939. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Suffered a heart attack, and died, in his hotel room at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 12, 1939 (age 64 years, 351 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, August 14, 1907, to Julia Pike (1874-1948).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Vincent A. Martin (b. 1870) — of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Mich. Born in Dane County, Wis., February 17, 1870. Republican. Train master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric railway; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas R. McAllister (1905-1977) — of Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich. Born in Huron County, Mich., August 14, 1905. Son of Thomas A. McAllister and Alice (Sparling) McAllister. Republican. Lawyer; Huron County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1930-32, 1954-62; Huron County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-40, 1943-46; chair of Huron County Republican Party, 1946-60; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956 (alternate), 1960; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Huron County, 1961-62. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in 1977 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ruth M. Lawitzke.
  Duncan McRae (b. 1869) — of Harrisville, Alcona County, Mich. Born in Au Sable, Iosco County, Mich., February 16, 1869. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; lumber business; postmaster; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1917-22. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Grange; Gleaners. Burial location unknown.
  Leo Miller (1892-1955) — of Blackman Township, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., April 25, 1892. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1950-55; died in office 1955. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in 1955 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Andrew L. Moore (1870-1935) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in a log house in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 28, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1933-35; died in office 1935. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Maccabees. Died December 2, 1935 (age 65 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Francis Dean Morley (1897-1976) — also known as F. Dean Morley — of New Troy, Berrien County, Mich. Born in New Troy, Berrien County, Mich., January 10, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; miller; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1933-38; defeated, 1938; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1942. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died in 1976 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Julius Movius — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1849-50. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) — of Indian River, Cheboygan County, Mich. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., November 1, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; pharmacist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1945-54; defeated in primary, 1938 (Cheboygan District), 1954 (Emmet District); candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 29th District, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in 1971 (age about 76 years). Interment at Oakhill Cemetery, Indian River, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1922 to Thelma L. Corwin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) — also known as H. Wirt Newkirk — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 1, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18 (Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10, 1917-18); Washtenaw County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Eleanor J. Birkett.
  Frank T. Newton (b. 1867) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., September 30, 1867. Republican. Washtenaw County Sheriff, 1905-06; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Presumably named for: Salmon P. Chase
  Relatives: Married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1911
  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
  Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) — also known as Benjamin F. Partridge — of Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich. Born in Shelby, Macomb County, Mich., April 19, 1822. Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge. Republican. Lumber business; real estate business; farmer; historian; Bay County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1881-82. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange. Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich., October 19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Married, September 13, 1845, to Olive Miranda Wright.
  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.
  Harvey A. Penney (b. 1866) — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., April 26, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Berlin, Germany, August 9, 1877. Son of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn. President, Peoples Bank of Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter; mayor of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44. Protestant. German ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died October 16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1922 to Ruby J. Chapel.
  William W. Potter (1869-1940) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich., August 1, 1869. Son of Lucien B. Potter and Clarinda L. Potter. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1899-1900; Barry County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1924; Michigan state attorney general, 1927-28; resigned 1928; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928-40; appointed 1928; died in office 1940; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1935. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, following an automobile accident, July 21, 1940 (age 70 years, 355 days). Interment at Wilcox Cemetery, Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret D. Richardson.
  Cross-reference: Glenn S. Allen, Jr.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  Seth Quarles Pulver (1879-1943) — also known as Seth Q. Pulver — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Mich., July 20, 1879. Son of Henry Hamilton Pulver and Rosalia (Feezler) Pulver. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Theron W. Atwood; later, attorney for the Ann Arbor Railroad and for the Michigan Central Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (alternate), 1932; Shiawassee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1927-28; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., July 3, 1943 (age 63 years, 348 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 30, 1901, to Grace M. Galusha.
  Leonard C. Reid (b. 1887) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich., May 6, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Illinois, 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Neil E. Reid (1871-1956) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born near Romeo, Bruce Township, Macomb County, Mich., April 24, 1871. Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1910-23; circuit judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1923-43; resigned 1943; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1944-56; died in office 1956; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1951. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Foresters. Died May 4, 1956 (age 85 years, 10 days). 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
  Harry E. Rohlfs (1902-1974) — of Akron, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in Akron, Tuscola County, Mich., July 15, 1902. Republican. Farmer; fertilizer manufacturer; director, Akron State Bank; member of Michigan state house of representatives 84th District, 1965-70. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Lions; Odd Fellows. Died in Pigeon, Huron County, Mich., September 5, 1974 (age 72 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 27, 1888, to Isabella Johnston.
  Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) — also known as Frank D. Scott — of Alpena, Alpena County, Mich. Born in Alpena, Alpena County, Mich., August 25, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in primary, 1926. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Kelly S. Searl (1862-1942) — also known as Kelley S. Searl — of Ithaca, Gratiot County, Mich.; St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Fairfield, Shiawassee County, Mich., February 1, 1862. Son of Chauncey D. Searl and Harriet E. (Kelley) Searl. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1906-17, 1927-42; died in office 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died April 28, 1942 (age 80 years, 86 days). Interment at Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1885, to Maggie A. Smith.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) — also known as Edward M. Sharpe — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Bay County, Mich., December 18, 1887. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Lions. Died in Hampton Township, Bay County, Mich., March 3, 1975 (age 87 years, 75 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  Frank A. Smith (1876-1947) — of Luther, Lake County, Mich. Born in Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio, January 8, 1876. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1915-24; defeated in primary, 1924 (Wexford District), 1940 (Mecosta District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1944. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Maccabees. Died in 1947 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 14, 1894, to Martha A. Younce.
  John M. C. Smith (1853-1923) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), February 6, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-88; president, First National Bank of Charlotte, 1889-1923; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 15th District, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1911-21, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Knights of the Maccabees. Died, of heart disease, in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., March 30, 1923 (age 70 years, 52 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  Relatives: Married 1887 to Lena Parkhurst.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Quincy Adams Smith (b. 1844) — also known as Quincy A. Smith — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 6, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Michigan, 1885-91; resigned 1891; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1896; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Stearns Fisher Smith.
  Robert C. Stites (1915-1981) — of Manitou Beach, Lenawee County, Mich.; Rollin Township, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Hudson, Lenawee County, Mich., January 7, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lenawee County Sheriff, 1957-64; member of Michigan state house of representatives 40th District, 1967-70; defeated in primary, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Died in Addison, Lenawee County, Mich., December 26, 1981 (age 66 years, 353 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry E. Straight (b. 1864) — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Colwater Township, Branch County, Mich., December 26, 1864. Republican. Farmer; clothing merchant; Branch County Clerk, 1905-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1909-12; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1913-16. Member, Grange; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1899 to Sarah B. Depue.
  Walter Ross Taylor (born c.1858) — also known as Walter R. Taylor — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., about 1858. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1905; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 9th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1909-12, 1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  James Francis Thomson (1891-1973) — also known as James F. Thomson — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson County, Mich., November 19, 1891. Son of James C. Thomson and Mary (Dack) Thomson. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1929-30; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932; Michigan Republican state chair, 1936-39; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1939-41, 1950; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940; Jackson County Treasurer, 1943-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County 2nd District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Lions; Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Tompkins Township, Jackson County, Mich., April 21, 1973 (age 81 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Florence Elvira Sanford.
  Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) — also known as C. Jay Town — of North Adams, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Jackson County, Mich., June 29, 1875. Son of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town (1853-1933). Republican. Methodist minister; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924, 1930; died in office 1942. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Gleaners. Died January 7, 1942 (age 66 years, 192 days). Interment at Pope Cemetery, Springport, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James D. Town (1852-1933) and Esther (Houghtaling) Town (1853-1933); married, October 19, 1898, to Rena C. Perrine (1876-1910); married to Nina Ives.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond Turner (b. 1884) — also known as Ray Turner — of Norway, Dickinson County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Vulcan, Dickinson County, Mich., July 30, 1884. Son of William J. Turner and Elizabeth (Howard) Turner. Republican. Lawyer; Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Esther Junell.
  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
  John W. Vancleve — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1846-48, 1853-55, 1858-59. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  John E. Van Eps (1822-1908) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Madison, Madison County, N.Y., January 15, 1822. Son of John Van Eps. Democrat. Tanner; mayor of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1885-87. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., November 3, 1908 (age 86 years, 293 days). Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Van Eps; married, February 2, 1848, to Ada Isola Traver (1825-1907); father of Celia E. Van Eps (1842-1927; who married George W. Robertson), Marie Helen Van Eps (1856-1912; who married Spencer Booth Russell) and Ada Mabelle Van Eps (1857-1940; who married William Crosley Tennant). See VanEps family of Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Webb (b. 1808) — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., 1808. Son of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb. Republican. Physician; supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1857-60; member of Michigan state senate 8th District, 1861-62. English ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb; married, February 19, 1835, to Larinda Enos; father of Frederick Webb (killed in Civil War).
  William L. Webber (1825-1901) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Ogden, Monroe County, N.Y., July 19, 1825. Democrat. Saginaw County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan state senate 25th District, 1875; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1876. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died October 15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) — also known as Carl M. Weideman — of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 5, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1934; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935; appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Lutheran. German ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich., March 5, 1972 (age 74 years, 0 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Sybrant Wesselius (c.1859-1926) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., about 1859. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1889; Independent candidate for mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1908; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Michigan, 1916. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., May 9, 1926 (age about 67 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Philip John Williams (b. 1901) — also known as Philip J. Williams — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Kastrion, Arcadia, Greece, February 17, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 4th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District). Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  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
  Claude L. Wood (1901-1974) — of Brown City, Sanilac County, Mich. Born in Sanilac County, Mich., November 12, 1901. Son of M. G. Wood and Mary (McLain) Wood. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 20th District, 1940; Sanilac County Road Commissioner, 1946-54; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1956; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 77th District, 1964. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Brown City, Sanilac County, Mich., May 28, 1974 (age 72 years, 197 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Laura Velma Storey.
  Ari Harrison Woodruff (b. 1888) — also known as Ari H. Woodruff — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., November 1, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1915-24; member of Michigan state senate, 1925-32 (5th District 1925-26, 21st District 1927-32); defeated, 1932. Irish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known as Roy O. Woodruff — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876. Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53; defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; American Dental Association; Delta Sigma Delta. Died in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff; married 1906 to Vera May Hall (daughter of De Vere Hall); married, June 11, 1921, to Daisy E. Fish.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hamilton Mercer Wright (b. 1852) — also known as Hamilton M. Wright — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., October 26, 1852. Son of Hamilton Mercer Wright and Virginia (Huckins) Wright. Democrat. Physician; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1883-86; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1887-89, 1895-97; probate judge in Michigan, 1889-1900. Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1871 to Anne Dana Fitzhugh.

 

 


 
   
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