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Horatio J. Abbott (1876-1936) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Clayton, Lenawee
County, Mich., March 26,
1876.
Son of Aaron Abbott and Mabel (Johnson) Abbott.
Democrat. Builder;
merchant;
oil distributor; Washtenaw
County Register of Deeds, 1909-12; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1924; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1925-29; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1929; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1932; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1933-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 24,
1936 (age 60 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Robert Gaylord Barnes (1914-1977) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., October
18, 1914.
Son of George Emerson Barnes and Myrtle Kendall (Montague) Barnes.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1964-66; manager of international government relations,
Mobil Oil Corporation.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
24, 1977 (age 63 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Cagwin Bellows (1895-1966) —
also known as Harold C. Bellows —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Bay
County, Mich., September
19, 1895.
Son of George W. Bellows and Stella E. Bellows.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; gas and oil
dealer; poultry
farmer; Bay
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1933-36; defeated in primary, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1938.
Died February
27, 1966 (age 70 years, 161
days).
Interment at Roseburg
I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
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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.
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John H. Callahan (1878-1939) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Randall, Gregory
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
oil producer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1922; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1929-32; defeated, 1932, 1936, 1938.
Died in 1939
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin N. Carpenter (1885-1962) —
also known as Ben Carpenter —
of Harrison, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Osceola
County, Mich., May 8,
1885.
Republican. Gas and oil jobber; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1931-36, 1941-46; defeated in
primary, 1950.
Died in 1962
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Harrison, Mich.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star
Oil Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum
Oil Company, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) —
also known as Fred L. Crawford —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born near Dublin, Erath
County, Tex., May 5,
1888.
Son of William Carroll Crawford and Mary Jane (Rape) Crawford.
Republican. Accountant;
builder, financier, and operator of beet sugar
mills; director, Michigan National Bank;
director, Petroleum Transit Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated in
primary, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1957 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Kenneth W. Cunningham (1896-1981) —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Texas, September
23, 1896.
Sales manager, Sun Oil Company; mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1957-64; resigned 1964.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 27,
1981 (age 84 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Walter Kelly —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Republican. Service
station operator; automobile
dealer; oil distributor; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1950-53, 1960-61; appointed 1950; defeated,
1961; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1953; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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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.
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John H. Perry (1900-1993) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Sanilac
County, Mich., July 12,
1900.
Son of George W. Perry and Laura J. Perry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil business; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1944-50.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died January
20, 1993 (age 92 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in
oil refining; real estate
business; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Edward William Staebler (1872-1946) —
also known as Edward W. Staebler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born December
26, 1872.
Democrat. Coal
dealer; oil distributor; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1927-31; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1932.
Died November
10, 1946 (age 73 years, 319
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William C. Vandenberg (1884-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., 1884.
Republican. Oil business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1945-50; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1951-52; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1971
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
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