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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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Claude D. Aldrich (1877-1937) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, January
29, 1877.
Coal
dealer; postmaster; farmer;
Citizens candidate for supervisor
of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Maple
Ridge Cemetery, Holt, Mich.
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Homer Layton Allard (1867-1944) —
also known as Homer L. Allard —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 10,
1867.
Son of Horace Allard and Lucy (Pettengil) Allard.
Cigar
business; mayor of
Sturgis, Mich., 1911-12; candidate for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1914 (Progressive), 1944 (Republican
primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1919-22,
1935-44; died in office 1944; postmaster.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died December
3, 1944 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Warren Babcock (1866-1913) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
15, 1866.
Son of Warren Babcock and Cordelia (Twist) Babcock.
Democrat. College
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1908-09; postmaster.
Died June 3,
1913 (age 46 years, 261
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William A. Bahlke (b. 1861) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born near Pewamo, Ionia
County, Mich., July 4,
1861.
Son of Anton Bahlke and Mary (Hund) Bahlke.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; banker; village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1901-02; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1904; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1906; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adrian C. Barr (b. 1875) —
of Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Howard City, Montcalm
County, Mich., June 22,
1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; mail carrier; railway
station agent; trucking
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County; elected
1932; defeated, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Bates (1777-1825) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Belmont, Goochland
County, Va., June 23,
1777.
Son of Thomas Fleming Bates (1742-1803) and Caroline Matilda
(Woodson) Bates (born 1751).
Postmaster; secretary
of Missouri Territory, 1805; delegate to
Missouri state constitutional convention, 1820; Governor of
Missouri, 1824-25; died in office 1825.
Died in Chesterfield, St. Louis
County, Mo., August 4,
1825 (age 48 years, 42
days).
Interment at Thornhill
Cemetery in Faust Park, Near St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes (1837-1918).
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Francis P. Bogardus (1837-1900) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa., May 9,
1837.
Democrat. Banker; insurance
business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1871-73, 1888-89; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 2,
1900 (age 62 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Sarah P. Hall. |
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Martin R. Bradley (1888-1976) —
of Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., April 1,
1888.
Son of Robert Bradley and Josephine (Johnson) Bradley.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; postmaster; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1923-24,
1927-34; defeated, 1924; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1933-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-51.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Jennie Wallen. |
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Charles F. Brown (b. 1862) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich., September
13, 1862.
Son of George W. Brown and Avis (Bunker) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Woodruff Buel (1813-1868) —
also known as Alexander W. Buel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Castleton, Rutland
County, Vt., December
13, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1838, 1848,
1859-60; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1848; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1849-51; defeated,
1850; postmaster.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 19,
1868 (age 54 years, 128
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Zephaniah Webster Bunce (1787-1889) —
also known as Zephaniah W. Bunce —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1787.
Son of Mary (Drake) Bunce.
Member
Michigan territorial council, 1824-27; postmaster; lumber mill
business.
Died in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
8, 1889 (age 101 years,
328 days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Claude Ernest Cady (1878-1953) —
also known as Claude E. Cady —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., May 28,
1878.
Democrat. Owner of movie
theaters; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934; postmaster.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
30, 1953 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Barnabas Case (1799-1880) —
of Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., November
19, 1799.
Son of William Pitt Case (1762-1826) and Anna Case.
Democrat. Farmer; distiller;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1851-52.
Died in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 2,
1880 (age 80 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Clarissa M. Squires (1803-1882). |
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Elisha Champlin (1798-1855) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 25,
1798.
Son of Joshua Champlin and Hannah (Howard) Champlin.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1838, 1840;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate, 1841, 1842 (2nd District 1841, 3rd District 1842).
Died February
20, 1855 (age 56 years, 240
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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Charles Barnard Collingwood (1860-1937) —
also known as Charles B. Collingwood —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 1,
1860.
Son of Rebecca Wyman (Richardson) Collingwood (1815-1886) and Joseph
Walworth Collingwood (1822-1862).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1899-1900; postmaster; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1909-35; appointed 1909;
defeated, 1935.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
24, 1937 (age 76 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
18, 1887, to Harriet Campbell Thomas (1861-1921). |
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877).
Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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Terry T. Corliss (b. 1867) —
of Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Almont, Lapeer
County, Mich., February
10, 1867.
Newspaper
publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1913-16.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Stanley Coutant (b. 1854) —
also known as A. S. Coutant —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, December
11, 1854.
Son of Isaac Newton Coutant and Anne (Oglevee) Coutant.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-1900; postmaster.
French,
Dutch,
Scotch-Irish,
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster; miller; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
The village of Dansville, Michigan is named for
him.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Miles S. Curtis (1852-1943) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Kingsville, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, April 1,
1852.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1917-26 (Calhoun County
2nd District 1895-96, 1917-24, Calhoun County 1st District 1925-26);
defeated in primary, 1926; mayor
of Battle Creek, Mich., 1898-99; postmaster.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., 1943
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868;
Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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George Cutler (b. 1870) —
of Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Keene Township, Ionia
County, Mich., September
16, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Son of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881).
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1900.
Dalrymple Elementary School, in Albion, Mich., was named for
him.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881);
married, November
27, 1866, to Jane Ellen Knickerbocker (1842-1891); married 1896 to Ann
(White) Marsters (1833-1912). |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Grace L. Fritch. |
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Clarence B. Dell (1899-1998) —
of Ozark, Mackinac
County, Mich.; St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Fibre, Chippewa
County, Mich., May 11,
1899.
Son of John Dell and Clarice (King) Dell.
Republican. Postmaster; realtor;
Mackinac
County Treasurer, 1931-55, 1957-62; chair of
Mackinac County Republican Party, 1940-54; secretary to U.S. Rep.
Victor
A. Knox; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Chippewa
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1998 (age 99 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene A. Davis. |
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David B. Dennis (1817-1902) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 12,
1817.
Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1848-50; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1863-64, 1871-72; postmaster.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April 11,
1902 (age 84 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmond O. Dewey (b. 1861) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., August
24, 1861.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Martin Dewey (d. 1927) —
also known as George M. Dewey —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Son of George M. Dewey (1832-1897) and Emma (Bingham) Dewey
(1837-1910).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died in 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Townsend A. Ely (b. 1843) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., August
27, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
postmaster; village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1894-96; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1909-13.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Son of Daniel Myron Faunce (1840-1910) and Samantha Lucretia (Alton)
Faunce (1844-1913).
Real
estate broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Len W. Feighner (1862-1948) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, June 5,
1862.
Son of William Feighner and Henrietta (Stauffer) Feighner.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1929-32;
defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Nashville, Mich.
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April 29,
1812.
Democrat. Livery
business; hotelier;
farmer;
Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851;
postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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Andrew Bird Glaspie (b. 1876) —
also known as Andrew B. Glaspie —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
21, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
printing
business; newspaper
editor; postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1917-22; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1923-24.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Ezra S. Hall (b. 1860) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Ailsa Craig, Ontario,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; Missaukee
County School Commissioner, 1895-1910; postmaster; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1917-22.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Mark Harvey (b. 1873) —
also known as J. Mark Harvey —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, November
26, 1873.
Lawyer;
postmaster; farmer; St.
Joseph County Clerk; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1914 (Progressive, 4th District),
1924 (Republican primary, 3rd District); member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1919-20; defeated (Republican), 1916
(6th District), 1938 (21st District).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Kaminski (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Prussia,
August
14, 1870.
Son of Constantine Kaminski and Pauline (Lewandowski) Kaminski.
Republican. Mail carrier; lawyer; Wayne
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William Osmund Kelly (1909-1974) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., December
10, 1909.
Democrat. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1940-44; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1946; postmaster.
Died in July, 1974
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Edwin William Klump (b. 1886) —
also known as Edwin W. Klump —
of Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Riga, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
2, 1886.
Republican. Druggist;
postmaster; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1950;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Huron County, 1952.
Interment at Rock
Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Ada Collison. |
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Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Postmaster; real estate
business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1842-52; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Gray and Linda Vought (librarian; namesake of
Landon Hall at Michigan State University). |
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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.
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William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) —
also known as William S. Linton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
4, 1856.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1890; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,
1896; postmaster; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Maccabees;
Foresters.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
22, 1927 (age 71 years, 291
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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William N. Lister —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; druggist;
candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1903; postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Cora E. Winslow (died 1919); married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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John Y. Martin (b. 1863) —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., 1863.
Republican. Shiawassee
County Clerk, 1901-08; postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1915-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; shoe
merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Matthew McAuliffe (1875-1964) —
also known as Daniel M. McAuliffe —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., April 11,
1875.
Son of Patrick McAuliffe and Mary (Wrenne) McAuliffe.
Democrat. Farm
implement dealer; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1906-08; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
postmaster.
Catholic.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., June 2,
1964 (age 89 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Will McGillivray (b. 1877) —
of Oscoda, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Phornburry, Ontario,
April
12, 1877.
Republican. Postmaster; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Son of Elijah Miles.
Postmaster; St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Franklin Moore (1845-1915) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
6, 1845.
Son of Reuben Moore (1805-1857) and Margaret (Riddle) Moore
(1806-1868).
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; salt
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1899-1902.
Died, from atrial
stenosis, in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., July 12,
1915 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Mark Norris (1796-1862) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1796.
Postmaster; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1848-49.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 6,
1862 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Patrick O'Brien (b. 1858) —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 9,
1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1915-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Georgia Elliott. |
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April 11,
1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Calvin Alexander Palmer (b. 1866) —
also known as Calvin A. Palmer —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
25, 1866.
Son of Capt. I. T. Palmer (born 1818) and Mary M. Palmer.
Republican. Stenographer;
lawyer;
Manistee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1897-98; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904,
1912.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to H. May Shrigley. |
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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal worker; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Mary A. Hogle. |
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Manual 1917 |
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Perry F. Powers (1858-1945) —
of Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Ohio, September
5, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1900; Michigan
state auditor general, 1901-04; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1920-21; postmaster; vice-president,
Peoples Savings Bank.
Died in 1945
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) —
also known as Henry H. Pulver —
of Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., September
2, 1843.
Son of James Pulver.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1885-86; postmaster.
Died in 1936
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Pulver; married to Achsah Hardy; married 1872 to Rosalia
Feezler; father of Seth
Quarles Pulver. |
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Harry Mark Royal (1867-1945) —
also known as Harry M. Royal —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 26,
1867.
Son of Albert Henry Royal and Sarah Fidelia (Woodruff) Royal.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, White Lake Canning Company; vice-president,
Oceana Canning Company; postmaster; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 15,
1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) —
also known as Carmi R. Smith —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Girard, Branch
County, Mich., May 19,
1862.
Son of Mahlon A. Smith (c.1830-1892) and Louise (Reddick) Smith (born
1834).
Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp for paper
mills; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1898; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;
postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1939
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Rupert Stephens, Sr. (1873-1952) —
of Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich.; Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
February
22, 1873.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
postmaster; furniture
and undertaking
business; Mason
County Coroner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Mason County 1939-44,
Mason District 1945-48).
Died in 1952
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Freesoil, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Edna M. Baxter. |
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James Swain (1867-1944) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1867.
Republican. School
teacher; Branch
County School Commissioner; postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1937-40.
Died in 1944
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) —
also known as Enos T. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
21, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1815-16; circuit
judge in New York, 1823; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1829; Governor of
New York, 1829-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1838-41.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
1, 1874 (age 90 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Peter and St. John Churchyard, Auburn, N.Y.
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George B. Throop (1793-1847) —
of New York.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1793.
Lawyer;
postmaster; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1828-31; banker.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1847
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd E. Wagner (1898-1983) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 13,
1898.
Republican. Postmaster; real estate
broker; Cass
County Clerk, 1941-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (St. Joseph District
1959-64, 42nd District 1965-66).
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich., September
28, 1983 (age 85 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Son of David Walbridge (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge
(1771-1804).
Republican. Hardware
merchant; miller;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59;
postmaster.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Samuel J. Wall (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Courtland Township, Kent
County, Mich., July 10,
1851.
Son of Samuel Wall and Mary (Morris) Wall.
Republican. Lawyer; Wexford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; Wexford
County Clerk, 1889-96; chair of
Wexford County Republican Party, 1892-1900; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1894-96; postmaster.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., September
24, 1905 (age 54 years, 76
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died March 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; postmaster; real estate
business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster; insurance
business; Bay
County Clerk, 1895-98; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810-1878) —
also known as Alpheus S. Williams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
20, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Michigan, 1839; recorder's court judge
in Michigan, 1842; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
postmaster; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1866; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Suffered a stroke and
died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1878 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue erected 1921 at Belle
Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster; member of
Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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