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Clark J. Adams (1904-1981) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 24,
1904.
Son of Jayno W. Adams and Blanche Earl Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1937-44; candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1944; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated,
1953; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., September
26, 1981 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas B. Adams (b. 1919) —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1962-68.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1968.
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Dorothy K. Adrounie (1891-1988) —
also known as Dorothy Kalaidjian; Mrs. H. A.
Adrounie —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Everek, Ankara, Turkey,
September
11, 1891.
Daughter of Tatios Kalaidjian and Rose (Minasian) Kalaidjian.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Presbyterian. Armenian
ancestry.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., April 2,
1988 (age 96 years, 204
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr. (1907-1967) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M.
Alger —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 3,
1907.
Son of Mary
Eldridge Alger and Frederick
Moulton Alger.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., January
5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Eldridge Alger (1876-1956) —
also known as Mary E. Alger; Mary Eldridge Swift;
Mrs. Frederick M. Alger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 21,
1876.
Daughter of Edward Young Swift (1827-1913) and Irene (Battell) Swift
(1840-1913).
Republican. Delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District, 1933; member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1933,
1935.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
9, 1956 (age 80 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
8, 1914.
Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Justices William
W. Potter and Emerson
Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in DeWitt, Clinton
County, Mich., November
6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to
Virginia Verdier (1917-1974; daughter of Leonard
D. Verdier). |
| | | Epitaph: "He loved his state, steeped
in its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michigan
forever." |
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memorial |
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Lester J. Allen (1900-1976) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Emerson Township, Gratiot
County, Mich., May 19,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-68 (Gratiot County 1957-64,
88th District 1965-68).
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Grange; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard J. Allen (b. 1933) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich., August 6,
1933.
Son of Lester
J. Allen.
Republican. Veterinarian;
college
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 88th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1972; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1975-82; defeated in primary, 1982;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1980, 1990 (primary).
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary; Audubon
Society; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1990.
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Glenn Leslie Alt (1895-1971) —
also known as Glenn L. Alt —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Denton, Doniphan
County, Kan., March 24,
1895.
Son of John L. Alt and Sarah Anna (Black) Alt.
Republican. Engineer;
university
professor; candidate in primary for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 268
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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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.
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Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) —
also known as Charles M. Armstrong —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 27,
1891.
Republican. Ranch
operator; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1927-35; Colorado
state treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40; Colorado
state auditor, 1941-43.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Exchange
Club.
Died in December, 1964
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Armstrong (1859-1948) —
also known as George W. Armstrong —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., April 18,
1859.
Son of Henry H. Armstrong and Mary (Robinson) Armstrong.
Republican. Mechanical
dentist; traveling
salesman; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1936-37.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in 1948
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Amador
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
14, 1819.
Son of Samuel Loree Axtell and Nancy (Sanders) Axtell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Amador
County District Attorney, 1854; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1875; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August 6,
1891 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Henry S. Babcock (b. 1866) —
of Emmet
County, Mich.; Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Omer, Arenac
County, Mich., April 26,
1866.
Son of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Emmet
County School Commissioner, 1900-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-37.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eri D. Babcock and Katherine M. (Keller) Babcock; married, September
15, 1891, to Una M. Hathaway (died 1910); married, June 23,
1915, to Elinor Gage. |
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Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1802.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office
1869.
Presbyterian.
Died in Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich., September
9, 1869 (age 67 years, 57
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Caroline S. Lord (1815-1887). |
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William S. Ballenger III (b. 1941) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 28,
1941.
Son of William Sylvester Ballenger and Marie Elizabeth (Daley)
Ballenger.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; chair of
Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1966-68; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1969-70; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1971-74; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2007.
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Martha S. Barber (b. 1869) —
also known as Martha Stark; Mrs. C. L.
Barber —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton
County, Mich., March 3,
1869.
Daughter of John K. Stark and Eliza (Cushing) Stark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936
(alternate); vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1937; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) —
also known as Orlando M. Barnes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
21, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1863-64; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1877; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1878.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1899 (age 74 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, 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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Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) —
also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1906.
Republican. Dean, adult
education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52;
vice president dean of
public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank;
member of New York
state assembly 119th District, 1967-70.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Sigma Nu.
Died in October, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice Kleinhans. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (1831-1872; granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent
abolitionist)). |
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William Robert Beasley (1919-1999) —
also known as William R. Beasley —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., January
7, 1919.
Son of Robert M. Beasley and Elizabeth J. (Edwards) Beasley.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-76; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1976-; appointed 1976.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died June 1,
1999 (age 80 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) —
also known as Frederick C. Belen —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
25, 1913.
Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Lawyer;
aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew
J. Transue and George
D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association.
U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created
the ZIP code.
Died, of complications from Parkinson's
disease, in Arlington Hospital,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., October
13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Edward D. Black (1853-1939) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Genesee
County, Mich., September
22, 1853.
Son of Henry A. Black and Caroline (Center) Black.
Republican. Lawyer; Genesee
County School Commissioner, 1878-85; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1918-39; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died May 3,
1939 (age 85 years, 223
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) —
also known as Roscoe O. Bonisteel —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Crossing, Ontario,
December
23, 1888.
Son of Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member of
Wayne
State University board of governors, 1956-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 64
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Xenophon A. Boomhower —
of Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio.
Son of Addison Boomhower and Almy (Stuart) Boomhower.
Republican. Lawyer; Huron
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Gillies. |
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John A. Boyne (b. 1878) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marlette, Sanilac
County, Mich., December
22, 1878.
Son of George Boyne and Ida A. (Jones) Boyne.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Michigan Central Railroad;
recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1925-28, 1930-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898-1947) —
also known as Fred Bradley —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 12,
1898.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1939-47; died in
office 1947.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in the infirmary at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
New
London County, Conn., May 24,
1947 (age 49 years, 42
days).
Interment at Rogers
City Memorial Park, Rogers City, Mich.
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Russell Wallen Bradley (b. 1921) —
also known as Russell W. Bradley —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich., August
12, 1921.
Son of Martin Bradley and Jennie (Wallen) Bradley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Menominee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-64; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial
District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Amvets.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Marian Knapp. |
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Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (b. 1828) —
of Michigan.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
20, 1828.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert C. Brennan (1914-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
27, 1914.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-74 (86th District 1969-72,
100th District 1973-74); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1985 (age 70 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Peter Briggs (1903-1998) —
also known as Robert P. Briggs —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Elk Rapids, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., April 3,
1903.
Son of Robert Douglas Briggs and Rose (Pierce) Briggs.
Republican. Accountant;
university
professor; vice-president, Consumers Power
Company; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1964-68; defeated, 1964; appointed 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died September
2, 1998 (age 95 years, 152
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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James D. Brooker (1863-1930) —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Mallorytown, Ontario,
March
18, 1863.
Son of James Brooker (1831-1918) and Lois (Thompson) Brooker
(1842-1916).
Republican. Lawyer; one
of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone
Company, later president and manager; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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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.
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Donald A. Brown (1924-1999) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
2, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District;
defeated, 1952; elected 1956; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Died June 30,
1999 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Son of E. Lakin Brown and Blanche (Jackson) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft
Cemetery, Schoolcraft, Mich.
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Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
9, 1926.
Son of Vernon
Jacobs Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 14,
1991 (age 64 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Jacobs Brown (1874-1964) —
also known as Vernon J. Brown —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vevay Township, Ingham
County, Mich., March 20,
1874.
Son of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown.
Republican. Grocer; Ingham
County Clerk, 1919-22; newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1929-38; Michigan
state auditor general, 1939-44; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1945-46; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Vevay Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Brown and Nancy J. (Jacobs) Brown; married to Maud R.
DeCamp; father of Jim N.
Brown. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1939 |
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William E. Brown, Jr. (1896-1970) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., May 1,
1896.
Son of William E. Brown, Sr. and Grace (Palmer) Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; insurance
business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1945-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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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.
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Vincent H. Buck (1926-2005) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born March 7,
1926.
Republican. Realtor;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1964-65.
Presbyterian.
Died, of multiple
sclerosis, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., March 20,
2005 (age 79 years, 13
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Suzanne Oakes. |
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Claude E. Burton (1902-1972) —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich., March 30,
1902.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1962 (Eaton District), 1966 (56th District), 1968 (56th District),
1970 (56th District).
Presbyterian. Member, Grange.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 29,
1972 (age 70 years, 91
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William G. Burton (b. 1875) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, Kent
County, Mich., August
31, 1875.
Son of Lester Burton.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Son of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Eichelberger Bushnell and Annie Carter (Terrill)
Bushnell; married, November
5, 1923, to Ida Mary Bland; brother of Miller
Bushnell. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1939 |
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Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., December
1, 1805.
Son of Ezra Carpenter (died 1841).
Carpenter;
surveyor;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1863-64.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morton F. Case (b. 1840) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., August
22, 1840.
Son of Richmond Case and Lydia Case.
Republican. Supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1876-83, 1884-1901.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Cavanagh (b. 1883) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born near McBain, Missaukee
County, Mich., April 27,
1883.
Republican. Mayor of
Midland, Mich., 1916-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland County, 1949-56.
Presbyterian.
Interment somewhere
in Midland, Mich.
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Edmund B. Chaffee (c.1887-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rose Center, Oakland
County, Mich., about 1887.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Dropped dead, while making a
speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1936 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Martyn Cheever (b. 1832) —
also known as Henry M. Cheever —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1832.
Son of Rev. Ebenezer Cheever (1791-1866).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Buckbee (died 1890). |
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Chris Chocola (b. 1962) —
of Bristol, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
24, 1962.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Archbold, Fulton
County, Ohio, March 10,
1888.
Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman.
Republican. Lawyer; business
executive; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1945-54; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from complications of bladder
cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 29,
1979 (age 91 years, 111
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Arietta O. VanNess. |
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Herb Clements (b. 1890) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 30,
1890.
Republican. Farmer; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-56 (Sanilac County 1951-54,
St. Clair District 1955-56).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Florence Seyfried. |
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Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) —
also known as Dan R. Coats —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 16,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
district representative for U.S. Rep Dan
Quayle, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1988-99, 2011-; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2012.
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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.
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Anne M. Conklin (b. 1925) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, York
County, Maine, January
27, 1925.
Daughter of Forrest Daniels and Anna (Desotelle) Daniels.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
21st District, 1961-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Arthur Gorton Conklin. |
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Alfred Barnes Connable, Jr. (1904-1999) —
also known as Alfred B. Connable —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
20, 1904.
Son of Alfred
B. Connable, Sr. and Frances (Peck) Connable (died 1929).
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1999 (age 95 years, 269
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Henry H. Coolidge (d. 1884) —
of Edwardsburg, Cass
County, Mich.; Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1852; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1872-78; appointed 1872; resigned
1878.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
15, 1915.
Son of Louis
Convers Cramton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72,
102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1980.
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor;
lawyer;
Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite DenHerder. |
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William Frederick Dannemiller (1927-2001) —
also known as William F. Dannemiller; Bill
Dannemiller —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August 9,
1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1964.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
5, 2001 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry M. Dean (d. 1902) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1863.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Coan. |
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James E. Defebaugh (b. 1926) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 65th District, 1971-82.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1982.
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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.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Son of Roy P. Dethmers and Agnes (DeRoos) Dethmers.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert W. Dimmers, Jr. (b. 1904) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 25,
1904.
Son of Albert W. Dimmers and Cora (Bailey) Dimmers.
Republican. Lawyer; Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-40; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1945-48;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen McFarland. |
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Fred R. Dingman (1889-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale
County, Mich., April 1,
1889.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-59 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 10th District 1955-59);
defeated, 1946; died in office 1959.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died January
23, 1959 (age 69 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) —
also known as Leland I. Doan —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in North Bend, Dodge
County, Neb., November
9, 1894.
Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) —
also known as James D. Doty —
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., November
5, 1799.
Democrat. Federal
judge, 1828-32; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor of
Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor of
Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 13,
1865 (age 65 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fort
Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Marvin Lionel Esch (b. 1927) —
also known as Marvin L. Esch —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Flinton, Cambria
County, Pa., August 4,
1927.
Republican. University
professor; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1967-77; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1990.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Homer Ferguson (1889-1982) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Harrison City, Westmoreland
County, Pa., February
25, 1889.
Son of Samuel Ferguson and Margaret (Bush) Ferguson.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1928; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1929-42; appointed 1929; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1955-56; federal
judge, 1956-71.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Died December
17, 1982 (age 93 years, 295
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles T. Ferries (b. 1880) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Scotland,
June
6, 1880.
Son of John Ferries and Annie (Broadfoot) Ferries.
Republican. Dental
surgeon; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Dental Association; Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Charlotte Brimacombe. |
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Cornelius Ferris, Jr. (b. 1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 26,
1866.
Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John K. Finley (d. 1885) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. College
professor; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1843, 1855.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1885.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur D. Gallery (1861-1943) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., October
28, 1861.
Newspaper
publisher; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Tuscola County,
1933.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died, in Caro Community Hospital,
Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., October
3, 1943 (age 81 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich., May 11,
1879.
Son of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster.
Republican. Insurance
business; organinzer, treasurer, general manager, Petoskey
Portland Cement Co.;
mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1924;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 1960
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorene Buell. |
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R. Robert Geake (b. 1936) —
of Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1936.
Republican. Educational
psychologist; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1970; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1973-77; defeated
in primary, 1964; resigned 1977; member of Michigan
state senate, 1977-98 (14th District 1977-82, 6th District
1983-94, 9th District 1995-98); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1992.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; National
Education Association; American
Psychological Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) —
also known as Mrs. Peter Gibson —
of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
29, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Peter Gibson. |
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Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) —
also known as Fred W. Green —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., October
19, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1920,
1928,
1932,
1936;
mayor
of Ionia, Mich., 1913-25; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1915-19; Governor of
Michigan, 1927-30.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Munising Hospital,
Munising, Alger
County, Mich., November
30, 1936 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.
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Martha Wright Griffiths (1912-2003) —
also known as Martha W. Griffiths; Martha Edna
Wright —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Pierce City, Lawrence
County, Mo., January
29, 1912.
Daughter of Charles Elbridge Wright and Nell (Sullinger) Wright.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1949-52; defeated in primary, 1946; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1955-74; defeated,
1952; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1953; appointed 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1984;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1983-90.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in 2003
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Rockwell T. Gust, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1924.
Son of Rockwell T. Gust, Sr. and Anne (Sexton) Gust.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1956; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 1st Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1962.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Baldwin. |
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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.
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Fern Smith Hammond (b. 1900) —
also known as Fern Smith —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
9, 1900.
Daughter of Louis Smith and Sarah Elizabeth (LeRoy) Smith.
Republican. Nurse; Deputy
state welfare director; vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1939.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Russel W. Hammond. |
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William P. Hampton (b. 1938) —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
24, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
executive assistant to gubernatorial candidate Paul
D. Bagwell, 1958 and 1960; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 65th District, 1965-70.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married 1961
to Elizabeth Taft Bradley. |
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Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Kansas.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1873.
Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes) Hanna.
U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March 28,
1950 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) —
also known as William B. Harrison —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 28,
1889.
Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
secretary-treasurer, Foundry
Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Zeta Psi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet
County, Mich., July 13,
1948 (age 58 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) —
also known as Henry C. Hart —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
20, 1889.
Son of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Hartman (b. 1918) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at McMillan, Luce
County, Mich., December
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1961-64; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1965-72.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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Eurotus P. Hastings (1791-1866) —
of Michigan.
Born July 20,
1791.
Whig. President of the Bank of
Michigan, 1825-39; Michigan
state auditor general, 1840-42.
Presbyterian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1866 (age 74 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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R. Lester Hill (1902-1991) —
also known as Mike Hill —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., August
11, 1902.
Democrat. Fruit
farmer; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1968; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian. Member, Exchange
Club; Rotary.
Died, in the Tuscola County Medical
Care Facility, Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., March 4,
1991 (age 88 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Leona May Ames (died 1977); married 1978 to Frances
Shubel. |
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Theodore Henry Hinchman (1869-1936) —
also known as Theodore H. Hinchman —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 24,
1869.
Son of John Marshall Hinchman (1845-1905) and Ella Kate (Cropsey)
Hinchman (1846-1876).
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; engineer;
village
president of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 1933-36; died in
office 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Phi; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich., July 16,
1936 (age 67 years, 22
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Roy Duncan Hollingsworth (b. 1889) —
also known as Roy Hollingsworth —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Bar River, Ontario,
December
16, 1889.
Son of Edward Hollingsworth and Jessie (Fremlin) Hollingsworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
parts business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Johnson (b. 1914) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., December
3, 1914.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1962; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1970.
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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.
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Dan E. Karn (1890-1969) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Miami
County, Ind., April 29,
1890.
Son of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn.
Republican. President, Consumers Power
Company, 1950-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in 1969
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vivian Vardell Vanderlyn. |
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Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) —
also known as Fred L. Keeler —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Sharon Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 4,
1872.
Republican. Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;
died in office 1919.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 46 years, 274
days).
Interment somewhere
in Grass Lake, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Bertina Bliss. |
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John Russell Kellogg (1793-1868) —
also known as John R. Kellogg —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 16,
1793.
Son of Jesse Kellogg and Susanna (Griswold) Kellogg.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1838; member
of Michigan
state board of education, 1855-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., March 13,
1868 (age 74 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Otterson. |
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Francis King (b. 1863) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
5, 1863.
Son of Henry W. King (1829-1898) and Aurelia R. (Case) King
(1833-1900).
Republican. Mayor of
Alma, Mich., 1907-08, 1918; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1908;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Juniata Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 2,
1907.
Son of James
Kirk and Jane Catherine 'Janie' (Borland) Kirk (1880-1971).
Republican. Chemist;
farmer;
chair
of Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,
1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Exchange
Club.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., November
6, 2003 (age 96 years, 188
days).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Victor Alfred Knox (1899-1976) —
also known as Victor A. Knox —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born near Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., January
13, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1937-52;
defeated in primary, 1934; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1953-65; defeated,
1947, 1964.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Lions;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
31, 1976 (age 77 years, 353
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
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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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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.
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Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (b. 1921) —
also known as Lawrence B. Lindemer —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1921.
Son of George F. Lindemer and Altamae (Reimers) Lindemer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1957-61; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; resigned 1975; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,
1976; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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John Christian Lodge (1862-1950) —
also known as John C. Lodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
12, 1862.
Son of Dr. Edwin Albert Lodge and Christiana Hanson Lodge.
Newspaper
reporter; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1909-10; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1922-23, 1924, 1927-29.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Detroit's John C. Lodge Expressway is named for
him.
Died February
6, 1950 (age 87 years, 178
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) —
also known as John Luecke —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., July 4,
1889.
Son of Frederick Luecke and Suzanne Maria (Lange) Luecke.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill
worker; secretary,
and president,
Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president,
Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., March 21,
1952 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Verner Wright Main (1885-1965) —
also known as Verner W. Main —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Ashley, Delaware
County, Ohio, December
16, 1885.
Son of Elwyn B. Main and Margaret (Lawrence) Main.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1927-28; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County
2nd District, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated in
primary, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 6,
1965 (age 79 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Son of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin.
Lumber
business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March 26,
1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Matthews (born c.1860) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Orange Township, Ionia
County, Mich., about 1860.
Son of Bernard Matthews and Rachael D. (Smith) Matthews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1907; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1917.
Presbyterian. Irish and
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Mary Roberts. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth M. Lawitzke. |
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanette E. Poet. |
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Lucille H. McCollough (1905-1996) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in White Rock, Huron
County, Mich., December
30, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-82 (Wayne County 16th
District 1955-64, 31st District 1965-82); defeated, 1982.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died March 14,
1996 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment at White
Rock Cemetery, White Rock, Mich.
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William John McConnell (1839-1925) —
also known as William J. McConnell —
of Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., September
18, 1839.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state senate, 1882; delegate to
Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-91; Governor of
Idaho, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, March 30,
1925 (age 85 years, 193
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Louis D. McGregor (1901-1993) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Linden, Genesee
County, Mich., January
9, 1901.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 1960-64; resigned 1964; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-76; retired 1976.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; American Bar
Association; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died in 1993
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Austin McLogan (b. 1920) —
also known as Edward A. McLogan —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 2,
1920.
Son of Edwin McLogan and Helen (Austin) McLogan.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1962.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Beatrice A. Bouchard. |
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Frank Merriman (b. 1920) —
of Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Deckerville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 15,
1920.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture; defeated, 1957; elected 1959; member
of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1960-74; defeated, 1974;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 20th Senatorial
District, 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Still living as of 1974.
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Candice S. Miller (b. 1954) —
of Harrison Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 7,
1954.
Republican. Macomb
County Treasurer, 1993-94; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1995-2002; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 2003-; defeated, 1986.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hiram Lindsley Miller (1804-1896) —
also known as Hiram L. Miller —
of Michigan.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., January
28, 1804.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1841, 1844;
supervisor
of Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1842-43, 1854-55; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1854-57; appointed 1854; resigned 1857;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Presbyterian.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 16,
1896 (age 92 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Truman Handy Newberry (1864-1945) —
also known as Truman H. Newberry —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
5, 1864.
Son of John
Stoughton Newberry and Helen Parmelee (Handy) Newberry.
Republican. Paymaster and agent, Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railway,
1885-87; president and treasurer, Detroit Steel and
Spring Co., 1887-1901; director, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.;
director, Grace Hospital;
served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1908-09; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Tried
and convicted
in 1921 of overspending
on his campaign (federal laws at that time set an unrealistically
low limit); his conviction was reversed by Supreme Court; following
an investigation, the Senate declared him entitled to his seat but expressed
disapproval of the sum spent
on his election; resigned
under pressure.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., October
3, 1945 (age 80 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) —
also known as Haskell L. Nichols —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Homer, Calhoun
County, Mich., July 28,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Jackson
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936; chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member of Michigan
state senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District
1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Eagles;
Moose.
Died in 1991
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) —
also known as Charles G. Oakman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
4, 1903.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1973 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Roseland
Park Cemetery, Berkley, Mich.
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Son of Samuel Lowry Orr and Louise (Dunkerson) Orr.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 10,
2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack.
Republican. Forester;
president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Alice Gertrude Hatch. |
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons.
Wholesale
grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian; later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Bryan Porter (1791-1834) —
also known as George B. Porter —
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
9, 1791.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1824-29; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1827; Governor of
Michigan Territory, 1831-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died in a cholera
epidemic in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 6,
1834 (age 43 years, 147
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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S. Don Potter (b. 1928) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
15, 1928.
Republican. Journalist;
radio and television news
director; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1966.
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy C. Quinn (b. 1908) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August
13, 1908.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1953-64; resigned 1964; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1965-77; resigned 1977.
Presbyterian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer L. Radka (b. 1920) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers (now Rogers City), Presque Isle
County, Mich., October
13, 1920.
Son of Elmer G. Radka and Anna (Trapp) Radka.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Presque
Isle County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-76; chair of
Presque Isle County Republican Party, 1957; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Presque Isle
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Krueger. |
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Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 6,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary for
circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich., August 5,
1991 (age 88 years, 91
days).
Interment at Caro
Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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George Arthur Rathbun (1884-1958) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Dundee, Monroe
County, Mich., May 30,
1884.
Son of George H. Rathbun and Sarah A. (Prindle) Rathbun.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 39th Circuit, 1930-53; resigned 1953.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
16, 1958 (age 73 years, 262
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Leila M. Geddes. |
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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.
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Lewis C. Reimann —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Washtenaw
County, 1933; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1951; candidate for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew C. Richner (b. 1961) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1961.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 1st District, 1997-; member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 2002; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Presbyterian. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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James Richard Rood (b. 1906) —
also known as James R. Rood —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in La Rose, Marshall
County, Ill., March 31,
1906.
Son of Frank Rood and Elizabeth (Simpson) Rood.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1938; chair of
Midland County Republican Party, 1940-42, 1950; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Midland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Midland County,
1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 42nd Circuit, 1967.
Presbyterian. Member, Civitan;
Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Margaret Collins. |
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Wayne B. Sackett (1907-1983) —
of Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1907.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72,
55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1955
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Near Lansing, Eaton County, Mich.
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Son of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August 9,
1919, to Marie Seward King (1886-1981; daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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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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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Joyce Cummings. |
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Henrik Ekroll Stafseth (1919-1968) —
also known as Henrik E. Stafseth —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 14,
1919.
Son of Henrik J. Stafseth and Inger (Nordhem) Stafseth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ottawa County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillian Mae Carisch. |
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James E. Stephenson (1926-2009) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Iowa, April 21,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1973-75; defeated, 1975.
Presbyterian.
Died August
29, 2009 (age 83 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April 14,
1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell H. Strange, Jr. (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary; Grange; Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joyce Symons (1927-1994) —
of Allen Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
10, 1927.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 30th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1982.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died in Allen Park, Wayne
County, Mich., June 14,
1994 (age 66 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark L. Thompson (b. 1945) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle
County, Mich., August 8,
1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; journalist;
chair
of Alpena County Republican Party, 1970-71; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1973.
Presbyterian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1971
to Jeanette Hahn. |
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Herbert Marvin Turner (b. 1908) —
also known as Herbert M. Turner —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Freeland, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
25, 1908.
Son of Marvin Turner and Ernestine Turner.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene Ethelyn Fish. |
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Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie III —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., January
2, 1931.
Son of Sanford
Martin Tweedie, Jr. and Gladys (Jones) Tweedie.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Delta
Upsilon; Toastmasters.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 25,
1991 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pat Rae Benedict. |
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Howell Van Auken. |
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-2007) —
also known as Guy Vander Jagt —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 1931.
Republican. Journalist;
news
director, WWTV, Cadillac, Mich.; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1965-66; resigned 1966; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1966-93; defeated in
primary, 1992.
Presbyterian. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., June 22,
2007 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Richard Franklin Vander Veen (1922-2006) —
also known as Richard F. Vander Veen —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974-77; defeated,
1958, 1976; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
2006 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Varnum (b. 1933) —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 9,
1933.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 107th District, 1967-82.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1982.
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George Wilson Welsh (1883-1974) —
also known as George W. Welsh —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ada, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
March
27, 1883.
Son of Joseph Welsh and Elizabeth (Wilson) Welsh.
Republican. Printing
business; publisher of a The Fruit Belt (farm magazine);
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1917-24; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1925-26; defeated in primary, 1926, 1952;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1928, 1932; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1938-49; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Ada, Kent
County, Mich., June 29,
1974 (age 91 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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.
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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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Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) —
also known as Matilda R. Wilson; Matilda Rausch;
Matilda Rausch Dodge; Mrs. Alfred Wilson —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Walkerton, Ontario,
October
19, 1883.
Daughter of George Rausch and Margaret (Glinz) Rausch.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1928;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Left her estate, Meadow Brook Hall, to Oakland University.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
September
18, 1967 (age 83 years, 334
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Warner Wing (1805-1876) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, September
19, 1805.
Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1838-39; circuit
judge in Michigan, 1845-56; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1845-56; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1852-53.
Presbyterian.
Died March 12,
1876 (age 70 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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