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Lloyd L. Anderson (1908-1980) —
of Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., March 16,
1908.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., November
17, 1980 (age 72 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., July 6,
1893.
Son of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin.
Republican. Purchasing agent, Olds Motor
Works; real estate broker; Lansing city assessor; chair of
Ingham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936,
1948;
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred G. Austin (born 1863) and Flora (Bartlett) Austin; married,
June
7, 1916, to Eva Marie Duncan; married to Ivy
Wentz. |
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Paul J. Averill (1857-1943) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin (now Marne), Ottawa
County, Mich., March 20,
1857.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1911-12, 1915-16; defeated, 1912.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1943
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis D. Beadle (1899-1983) —
also known as Frank D. Beadle —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Melvin, Sanilac
County, Mich., February
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
and real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District
1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 2,
1983 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) —
also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery
Field —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
23, 1860.
Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; real estate broker; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1905-06; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers
and Merchants Bank;
president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street
Railway Co.; officer of gas and
electric utilities.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 24,
1942 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Nephew and adoptive son of Rice
Aner Beal; son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive
son of Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella
Travis. |
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Fred G. Beardsley (1883-1958) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich., June 30,
1883.
Son of Isadore Beardsley and Agelia M. Beardsley.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1949-56; defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene H. Belden (1840-1898) —
of Horton, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Spring Arbor Township, Jackson
County, Mich., December
14, 1840.
Farmer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,
1881-82; Industrial candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1890.
Died in 1898
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Horton
Cemetery, Horton, Mich.
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Walter Bezz (1922-2003) —
also known as Walter Bezruchka —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Madison Heights, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1922.
Democrat. Tool and die
maker; real estate broker; mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1967-75; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., November
27, 2003 (age 81 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Bierd (b. 1872) —
of near Auburn, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Carrollton, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
25, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1907-14; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1919-20.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Son of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward A. Borgman (1894-1980) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1944; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1949-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 7,
1980 (age 85 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
12, 1920, to Josephine Scherphorn; father of Marvin Edward
Borgman (medic in Red Arrow Division during World War II; killed on
Leyte Island in 1944). |
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Ross K. Bower —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1941-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence L. Bower. |
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Son of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in 1997
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1935
to Ethel Mallory. |
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Walter B. Brady (b. 1870) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 10,
1870.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John L. Browne —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Michigan.
Republican. Real estate business; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-08, 1911-12 (35th
District 1901-08, 38th District 1911-12); member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Son of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942).
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold (1902-1968); married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
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memorial |
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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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Noah Whittier Burdick (b. 1855) —
also known as Noah W. Burdick —
of Milbrook, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
6, 1855.
Republican. Harness
manufacturer; real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim
District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10).
Burial
location unknown.
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Axel G. Burnam (1851-1905) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in 1851.
Real estate business; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1903.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., February
10, 1905 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Ralph A. Camirand (b. 1930) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., 1930.
Real estate business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1967-68.
Still living as of 1968.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 19,
1815.
Son of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter.
Republican. Real estate business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease (1812-1839); married 1840 to Mary L.
Ellis (died 1848); married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth (died 1910). |
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memorial |
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Son of William B. Comstock (1842-1905) and Myra (Rapelji) Comstock
(1844-1921).
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1913-14; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
employed by Ford Motor
Company for 16 years; real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;
elected 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Son of Andrew Cramer (1817-1894) and Susan (Arnold) Cramer
(1818-1881).
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
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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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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks.
Died January
16, 1962 (age 89 years, 118
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Lillie M. Rea. |
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Peter Bienvenu DeLisle (1846-1908) —
also known as Peter B. DeLisle —
of Michigan.
Born in Wayne
County, Mich., January
21, 1846.
Son of Peter Bienvenu 'Welcome' DeLisle (1817-1903) and Zoe
(Riopelle) DeLisle (1823-1891).
Democrat. Builder;
grocer;
real estate and insurance
business; supervisor
of Springwells Township, Michigan; elected 1901; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1906.
Died January
8, 1908 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clarence B. Dell (1899-1998) —
of Ozark, Mackinac
County, Mich.; St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Fibre, Chippewa
County, Mich., May 11,
1899.
Son of John Dell and Clarice (King) Dell.
Republican. Postmaster;
realtor; Mackinac
County Treasurer, 1931-55, 1957-62; chair of
Mackinac County Republican Party, 1940-54; secretary to U.S. Rep.
Victor
A. Knox; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Chippewa
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1998 (age 99 years, 129
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene A. Davis. |
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James Del Rio (b. 1924) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
30, 1924.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 24th District, 1965-72.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2000.
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Andrew L. Deuel (1850-1926) —
of Harbor Springs, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Oakland
County, Mich., August
23, 1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate and insurance
business; Emmet
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1904;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 29th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet County, 1917-20.
Died in 1926
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Harbor Springs, Mich.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert J. DiNello (1935-1996) —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.; Clinton Township, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1935.
Real estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1973-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1979-94; defeated (Republican), 1994;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Lions.
Died of a heart
attack, on an escalator
at the Somerset Mall shopping
center, Troy, Oakland
County, Mich., 1996
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,
November 24, 1863; real estate business; banker; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died September
5, 1912 (age 73 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Leslie B. Donnelly —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Real estate business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1940-41; defeated, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1941,
1943, 1947, 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Martin Doyle (b. 1892) —
also known as Albert M. Doyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chatham, Ontario,
September
3, 1892.
Son of Michael Doyle and Catherine (Dillon) Doyle.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; naturalized U.S. citizen;
newspaper
reporter; school
teacher; real estate agent; probation
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1926-29; Brisbane, 1929-31; Sydney, 1931-38; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1944-47.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur G. Elliott, Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
17, 1916.
Son of Arthur G. Elliott, Sr. and Geraldine (Neidlinger) Elliott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; appraiser;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1955-58; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
5th District, 1961-62; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1963-65.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary; Delta
Chi.
Still living as of 1965.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Ann Vining. |
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Daisy L. Elliott (b. 1916) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1916.
Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
Democrat. Realtor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Benjamin Alden Faunce (1874-1941) —
also known as Benjamin A. Faunce —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich., March 3,
1874.
Son of Daniel Myron Faunce (1840-1910) and Samantha Lucretia (Alton)
Faunce (1844-1913).
Real estate broker; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1929-31; postmaster.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
25, 1941 (age 67 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
3, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; AFSCME.
Died December
7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.; Linden, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., about 1868.
Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper
publisher; real estate developer; lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged
with assault
in connection with his participation in a Socialist
rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying
the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; Progressive
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1924;
elected (Democratic) mayor of
Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, while addressing a
meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in St.
Elizabeth Hospital,
Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1930 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Gardner (b. 1904) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
20, 1904.
Republican. Realtor; builder;
Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1938 (primary), 1944, 1948, 1950,
1958, 1960 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1952, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel H. Gillette (b. 1851) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Bertrand Township, Berrien
County, Mich., March 22,
1851.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
real estate business; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1893-96; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Francis Marion Hamilton (1839-1914) —
also known as Francis M. Hamilton —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, 1839.
Son of James Hamilton and Elizabeth (Walker) Hamilton.
Republican. Real estate business; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905-07; defeated, 1907.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 2,
1914 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Olive Kreger. |
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Fred W. Harding (1876-1966) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1876.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1929-32; defeated, 1932.
Died in 1966
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard E. Harkins —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor; insurance
business; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Still living as of 1960.
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George Arthur Hart (1848-1925) —
also known as George A. Hart —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real
estate business; mayor
of Manistee, Mich., 1894-95.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., August 2,
1925 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manistee, Mich.
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John Hawley (b. 1860) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., November
11, 1860.
Son of Michael Hawley and Mary (Whelan) Hawley.
Democrat. Lumber
business; real estate business; Village president of
Ontonagon, Mich.; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
15, 1862.
Democrat. Builder;
real estate developer; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 31,
1958 (age 95 years, 197
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Luella Phillips. |
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Perley C. Heald (b. 1849) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, May 5,
1849.
Republican. Civil
engineer; real estate business; mayor of
Midland, Mich., 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David B. Hermelin (1936-2000) —
of Michigan.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
26, 1936.
Real estate owner and developer; co-owner of the Palace of
Auburn Hills, venue for the Detroit Pistons professional basketball
team; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1997-2000.
Jewish.
Died, of brain
cancer, November
22, 2000 (age 63 years, 332
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis N. Hilsendegen (b. 1856) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 29,
1856.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1915-16.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Hinds (b. 1840) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born near Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
9, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wendell W. Hobbs —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Realtor; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1965; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1969.
Still living as of 1969.
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Donald W. Howe (born c.1928) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1928.
Democrat. Real estate broker; candidate in primary for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of
Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John T. Kelsey (b. 1921) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; tool and die
maker; real estate sales; municipal judge in Michigan,
1958-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
1st District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 70th District, 1965-82; defeated
in primary, 1992.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Eagles; Exchange
Club; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Anne Ambrowski. |
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Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois
County, Ill., November
18, 1891.
Republican. Railway
yardmaster; oil
business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Kok (b. 1919) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
24, 1919.
Republican. Realtor; appraiser;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (93rd District 1965-72,
91st District 1973-78).
Christian
Reformed.
Still living as of 1978.
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Rufus W. Landon —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Postmaster;
real estate business; Berrien
County Treasurer, 1842-52; mayor of
Niles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Gray and Linda Vought (librarian; namesake of
Landon Hall at Michigan State University). |
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James E. Lawson (1879-1945) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1879.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1925-30; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1931-32; defeated in primary, 1932.
Died in 1945
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman B. Lawson —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich.; elected 1906; defeated, 1913, 1915, 1916,
1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lesinski (1885-1950) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
3, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate business; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1933-50; died in
office 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1950 (age 65 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Arthur Long (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph A. Long —
of Commerce Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., May 28,
1885.
Son of Joseph Wallace Long and Clara C. (Horton) Long.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate developer; auctioneer;
supervisor
of Commerce Township, Michigan, 1928-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1935-36; defeated, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; shoe
merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant;
real estate investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1891.
Democrat. Patternmaker;
real estate sales; Muskegon
County Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2nd
District 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Woodmen;
Foresters.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Obermeyer —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Contractor;
automobile
dealer; real estate business; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1962-63.
Still living as of 1973.
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Bernard F. O'Brien, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
11, 1934.
Son of Bernard
F. O'Brien.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1960,
1966.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1967.
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Frank L. Palmer (born c.1863) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Jackson
County, Mich., about 1863.
Postal
worker; real estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Mary A. Hogle. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913) —
also known as Thomas W. Palmer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 1830.
Son of Thomas Palmer and Mary A. (Witherell) Palmer.
Republican. Merchant;
real estate business; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1879-80; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1883-89; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1889-90.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 1,
1913 (age 83 years, 127
days).
Entombed at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) —
also known as Benjamin F. Partridge —
of Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby, Macomb
County, Mich., April 19,
1822.
Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate business; farmer; historian;
Bay
County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Michigan
land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1881-82.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay
County, Mich., October
19, 1892 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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John Paul (b. 1849) —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
April
1, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; Kent
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Reardon Peirsol (died c.1959) —
also known as T. Reardon Peirsol —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1940.
Died about 1959.
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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John J. Perren (b. 1848) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 21,
1848.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry J. Phillips (1904-1984) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Red Deer, Alberta,
October
27, 1904.
Republican. Real estate broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-62 (St. Clair County 1st
District 1943-44, St. Clair County 1945-54, St. Clair District
1955-62); defeated in primary, 1962 (St. Clair District), 1964 (76th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1984
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alex J. Polk (1883-1950) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., April 23,
1883.
Republican. Real estate broker; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1947-48; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1944; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Died in 1950
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn M. Porter —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Real estate dealer; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1916-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles T. Prescott —
of Prescott, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., October
1, 1884.
Son of George
A. Prescott (1862-?).
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate broker; rancher; cattle
breeder; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Prescott (1913-1988) —
of Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., March 6,
1913.
Republican. Real estate broker; Iosco
County Clerk, 1951-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (102nd District 1967-72,
105th District 1973-78).
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1988
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry C. Rankin (1843-1915) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
1, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent
of schools; land agent; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1911-12; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died July 15,
1915 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Alton T. Roberts (b. 1880) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Stockton, Waldo
County, Maine, March 9,
1880.
Republican. Real estate business; publishing
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1924;
member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph C. Roosevelt (1900-1987) —
also known as Joe Roosevelt —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
8, 1900.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-36; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1937-38; defeated in primary, 1938,
1940, 1942; implicated
in the Michigan legislative bribery
scandal
in 1944 as a go-between providing
bribes to legislators; granted immunity from
prosecution, and testified against others.
Died in 1987
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo H. Roy (1908-1968) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., May 6,
1908.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1949-58; defeated, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Lions.
Died in 1968
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Dorothy McDonald. |
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George W. Rulison (b. 1834) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1834.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1897-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Gregory Sadowski (1903-1961) —
also known as George G. Sadowski —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 12,
1903.
Son of Charles Sadowski and Ludwika (Jurkiewitz) Sadowski.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1931-32; defeated, 1928; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1929; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1933-39, 1943-51;
defeated in primary, 1938, 1940, 1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
9, 1961 (age 58 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry M. Schmidt (b. 1866) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas George Sharpe III (1917-2000) —
also known as Thomas G. Sharpe —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Fowlerville, Livingston
County, Mich., April 6,
1917.
Son of Thomas George Sharpe, Jr. and Laura (White) Sharpe.
Republican. Farmer;
realtor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Shiawassee
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78 (Shiawassee District
1963-64, 51st District 1965-78).
Nazarene.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau.
Died December
1, 2000 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Esther Diana Cornell. |
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Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) —
also known as Carlos D. Shelden —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Walworth
County, Wis., June 10,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; machinist;
real estate business; steamboat
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1893-94; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903.
Died in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., June 24,
1904 (age 64 years, 14
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
realtor; insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate business; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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George S. Stanley —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate for mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Otto Stockmeyer (b. 1907) —
also known as Norman O. Stockmeyer —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Caseville, Huron
County, Mich., July 17,
1907.
Son of C. August Stockmeyer and Bertha (Singleton) Stockmeyer.
Republican. Realtor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(alternate); secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1957-65; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1962; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; appointed 1964; elected 1966;
defeated, 1974; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1981-88; appointed 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
NAACP;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Lillian R. Hitchman. |
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Adam William Sumeracki (b. 1911) —
also known as Adam Sumeracki —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
6, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-44, 1955-64 (Wayne County
1st District 1939-44, Wayne County 9th District 1955-64); removed
1944; defeated, 1964 (7th District), 1974 (71st District); candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1942; Charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to 3-5 years in prison;
also charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson G. Tisdale (1901-1992) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Midland Township, Midland
County, Mich., August
30, 1901.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-70 (Midland County 1960-64,
103rd District 1965-70).
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
22, 1992 (age 91 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March 29,
1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius W. Tuomy —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; gasoline
retailer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) —
also known as Ed Turanchik;
"Choo-Choo" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born about 1956.
Son of John Turanchik.
Anderson Coalition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1980;
lawyer;
real estate developer; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives:
Married 1992
to Jenny Pierson. |
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Fred Turner (born c.1909) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1909.
Democrat. Builder;
real estate broker; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James T. Upjohn (1858-1936) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
29, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
real estate business; business
executive; one of the organizers of the Upjohn pharmaceutical
company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1929-34; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Died in 1936
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March 23,
1912.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd E. Wagner (1898-1983) —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Cass
County, Mich., June 13,
1898.
Republican. Postmaster;
real estate broker; Cass
County Clerk, 1941-58; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-66 (St. Joseph District
1959-64, 42nd District 1965-66).
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich., September
28, 1983 (age 85 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert E. Walter (1877-1939) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Litchfield, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate business; Grand
Traverse County Clerk, 1901-08; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1911-16.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1939
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer Warren (1855-1928) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich., December
1, 1855.
Republican. Real estate broker; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1903.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit Diagnostic Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
17, 1928 (age 72 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Fred E. Watkins (1866-1950) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington Township, Macomb
County, Mich., August
18, 1866.
Democrat. Postmaster;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Watson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Merchant;
lumber
business; real estate investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1866-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Duncan A. Wayne (b. 1858) —
of Bradford, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Canada,
1858.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1905-08 (Midland
District 1899-1900, Midland County 1905-08); defeated, 1922 (Midland
County), 1926 (Midland District).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
real estate business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John H. Wilkins (b. 1836) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Real estate business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1879-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maxcine Young (b. 1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd
District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966,
1968.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit
farmer; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary; American
Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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