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  Reilly Atkinson, Sr. (b. 1880) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 7, 1880. Son of John Atkinson. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1944; Idaho Republican state chair, 1945; candidate in primary for Governor of Idaho, 1948. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary. Interment somewhere in Boise, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of James Henry Hawley. See Atkinson-Hawley family of Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) — also known as Max Badgley — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., December 9, 1898. Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1969 (age about 70 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Forrest C. Badgley and Anne V. (Beers) Badgley; married, February 4, 1924, to Irene Reed (divorced 1932); married, September 25, 1947, to Helen Robson Haynes.
  Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known as Owen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 4, 1900. Son of Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; president, Cleary College; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946; Michigan Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1952-53; secretary of state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1954. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Moose. Died September 10, 1960 (age 60 years, 219 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Marie DeWaele.
  William Byrnes Cudlip (1904-1988) — also known as William B. Cudlip — of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne County, Mich.; Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., March 4, 1904. Son of William J. Cudlip and Luella (Byrnes) Cudlip. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 13th District, 1961-62; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1964-72; defeated, 1955. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Mich., November 12, 1988 (age 84 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Lynwood Rockwell Bope.
  Thomas Bradford Curtis (1911-1993) — also known as Thomas B. Curtis — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1951-69 (12th District 1951-53, 2nd District 1953-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1968, 1974. Unitarian. Member, American Political Science Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Lions; American Legion. Died in Allegan, Allegan County, Mich., January 10, 1993 (age 81 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1941, to Susan Ross Chivvis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edwin Denby (1870-1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., February 18, 1870. Son of Charles Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1903-04; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1905-11; defeated, 1910; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1921-24. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 8, 1929 (age 58 years, 356 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Grandson of Graham Newell Fitch; son of Charles Harvey Denby and Martha (Fitch) Denby; brother of Charles Denby; married, March 18, 1911, to Marion Bartlett Thurber. See Denby-Fitch family of Indiana.
  Cross-reference: M. Hubert O'Brien
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Dewey — of Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 24, 1902. Son of George Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; Governor of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956. Episcopalian. English and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Farm Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 16, 1971 (age 68 years, 357 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
  Relatives: Nephew of Edmond O. Dewey; son of George Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16, 1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Cross-reference: Herbert Brownell, Jr. — Charles C. Wing — Martin T. Manton — Herman Methfessel
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M. Stolberg, Fighting Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E. Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas E. Dewey and His Times (out of print)
  Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) — also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Forty and Eight; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Humane Society; Elks; American Bar Association. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., December 26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165 days). Interment at Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962); married, October 15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011); half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr..
  Cross-reference: Richard M. Nixon — L. William Seidman
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Gerald R. Ford: A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford (1983)
  Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier, Gerald R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography — James Cannon, Time and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History — Douglas Brinkley, Gerald R. Ford
  William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; Moose; Eagles. Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Corinne Helene Sletten.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry G. Gault (b. 1892) — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Mt. Morris Township, Genesee County, Mich., January 25, 1892. Son of William Henry Gault and Nora (Ryan) Gault. Republican. Lawyer; Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; director and general counsel, First National Bank and Trust Co. of Flint; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1917, to Alice Margaret Wiard.
  Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) — also known as Horace W. Gilmore — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 4, 1918. Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP. Died January 25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Talbott Hays.
  See also Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article
  Frederick Hale (1874-1963) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1874. Son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1917-41. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  Relatives: Grandson of Zachariah Chandler; son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; cousin of Robert Hale. See Chandler-Hale family of Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hazen van den Berg Hatch (b. 1932) — also known as H. V. Hatch — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., January 18, 1932. Son of Hazen J. Hatch and Clare (van den Berg) Hatch. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Calhoun County 1st District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Grandson of Jesse M. Hatch; nephew of Blaine W. Hatch; son of Hazen J. Hatch and Clare (van den Berg) Hatch; married to Mary Louise Holmes. See Hatch family of Michigan.
  James H. Heinze (b. 1914) — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 4, 1914. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; insurance executive; member of Michigan state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated in primary, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Tau Delta; Navy League. Still living as of 1972.
  Roberts P. Hudson (b. 1872) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., 1872. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1912; appointed 1912. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known as Thomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., March 4, 1896. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Delta Epsilon; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died November 10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Michigan Manual, 1939
  Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., April 28, 1882. Son of Thomas O'Hara and Mary (Barratt) O'Hara. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1920; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69; defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District). Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; United Spanish War Veterans. Died in Washington, D.C., August 11, 1969 (age 87 years, 105 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Florence M. Hoffman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Edmund Claude Shields (1871-1947) — also known as Edmund C. Shields — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., December 30, 1871. Son of Dennis Shields and Lydia (Lonergan) Shields. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1909-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1920, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1932 (alternate), 1940, 1944; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1933-35, 1938-45; defeated, 1901, 1923, 1929; appointed 1933; defeated, 1935; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1937-44. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1947 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1900, to Mary Foley.
  Cross-reference: Byron L. Ballard
  Talbot Smith (1899-1978) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., October 11, 1899. Son of Franklin Campbell Smith and Mary (Majors) Smith. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1955-61; defeated, 1953; appointed 1955; resigned 1961; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Died, of heart disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 21, 1978 (age 79 years, 71 days). Cremated.
  Myron H. Walker (b. 1855) — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Westborough, Worcester County, Mass., January 17, 1855. Son of Silas Walker, Jr. and Louisa (Everett) Walker. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1892; Prohibition candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1893; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1894 (Prohibition), 1902 (Democratic); Democratic candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1914-22; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1888 to Nettie Stevens.
  Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known as G. Mennen Williams; "Soapy" — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 23, 1911. Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Amvets; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Order of Ahepa; Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; United World Federalists. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams; married, June 26, 1937, to Nancy Lace Quirk (sister of Daniel Trowbridge Quirk).
  Cross-reference: Frederick E. Tripp — William W. Voisine
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Rollin Robbins Winslow (b. 1893) — also known as Rollin R. Winslow — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Mich., August 11, 1893. Son of Charles Bertrand Winslow and Cynthia Kelly (Robbins) Winslow. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, 1920-21; Vladivostok, 1922-23; Batavia, 1923; Soerabaya, 1923-25; U.S. Consul in Soerabaya, 1925; Winnipeg, 1926-28; Trieste, 1930-34; Plymouth, 1934-35; Quebec City, 1943. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1922 to Mary Locke Macgowan.

 

 


 
   
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