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Luther Henry Baker (1872-1944) —
also known as Luther H. Baker —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
8, 1872.
Son of Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Helen (Davis) Baker
(1841-1918).
Republican. Insurance
executive; director, Lansing National Bank;
director, Capitol Savings &
Loan Co.; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1925-28.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Died February
3, 1944 (age 71 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
23, 1880.
Son of Edwin C. Chapin and Ella (King) Chapin.
President, Hudson Motor Car
Company; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.
Member, Phi Delta Theta.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph M. Fee (1888-1938) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, May 15,
1888.
Son of Thomas M. Fee (judge).
Lawyer;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938; died in office 1938.
Member, Phi Delta Theta.
Died, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 15,
1938 (age 49 years, 335
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hopwood. |
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Joe C. Foster (1904-1974) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Antrim
County, Mich., April 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1931-34.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi Delta Theta; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19.
Member, Phi Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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